About



I am an interdisciplinary artist primarily working with collage, drawing, and painting. I recently graduated from The Glasgow School of Art with a First Class BA (hons) degree in Painting and Printmaking and will be continuing the research I started during my undergraduate degree on the MA History of Art course at The Courtauld Institute of Art in September.

Through intuitively layering imagery from a variety of sources when collaging, I explore the ennui and general sense of inauthenticity that stems from being overloaded with information. I conceal, gloss over, and scrape away imagery, until mere traces of figures can be found, in an endeavour to leave the viewer with an uncanny feeling. I’ve recently been influenced by the distressed aesthetics of frescoes excavated in archaeological sites such as Pompeii, specifically the way the artwork is embedded within the walls. In response I have been working with porous materials such as plaster to create compositions that feel as though they are embedded within the material.

I’m also interested in how textile materials and patterns, such as lace and crochet, that are often stereotyped as feminine and confined to crafts and decorative work can be confronted in fine art settings. 

I’m interested in subverting traditional methods of making and displaying work, endeavouring to create spaces that feel tangible to visitors, with a haunted quality that feel as though they’ve recently been interacted with, for example, an imprint left on a cushion. 

My work has been exhibited in venues across th UK and I am currently preparing for an upcoming solo show at The Collective Gallery in Hertfordshire.






Artist CV

Erin O’Sullivan currently lives and works in Hertfordshire, she is currently a member of The Collective Gallery and works part-time at The National Gallery.
Selected Exhibitions

October 2024 -  Graduate Exhibition, Candid Arts Trust
August 2024  -   Now and  Then (Part 2) VAS Dalkeith Palace
January 2024 - Embedded Bodies, The Barnes Garage
December 2023 - Threadbare, New Glasgow Society
May 2023 - Da Leth Part 2, French Street

January 2023 - Anatomical Implications, The Drawing Room
December 2022 - RSA 30 X 30 Exhibition
May 2022 - Sweet and Sour, Box Hub
April 2022 - End of Year Exhibition, Reid Gallery
January 2022 - Exhibit A, The RGI
July 2019 - Artsdepot Open Exhibition, Finchley, London

Education 2020 - 2024 BA (Hons)  in Fine Art - Painting  and Printmaking  from  The  Glasgow  School  of  Art
 
Awards
Visual Arts Scotland Graduate Showcase Award

Showcases
March 2022 – Testbed, Stow College
October 2021 – Drawing On Experience, Stow College


Publications

May 2023 – Da Leth Exhibition Catalogue
May 2021 – Domestic Labour Zine



Memberships

Visual Arts Scotland
Society of Scottish Artists
Tate


Volunteering
2025  -  Creative workshop facilitator at St Albans Museum
2024 -  Conservation Cleaner  at Leighton and Sambourne  House
2024 -  Volunteer gallery assistant  at  Milton Keynes  Gallery
2023 – Helping with interpretation and events for the Migrant Voice “Putting ourselves in the picture” project in collaboration with Glasgow Museums
October 2021 - Volunteered at the CCA during COP 26 helping to deliver numerous events including workshops and panels.