Irish artist, Miriam O’Connor was born in Cork and currently lives and works in Dublin. She holds a BA in photography from Dublin Institute of Technology, and completed a Research Masters at the Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Dun Laoghaire in 2011. Her work has been featured in a wide range of photography publications and she has exhibited in Ireland and internationally. Recent shows include, at The Gallery of Photography, Dublin, Galleri Image, Denmark, during THERE THERE, Cork, M.Žilinskas Art Gallery, Lithuania and at The Third Space Gallery, Belfast. In 2012, she was the recipient of the Alliance Française Photography Award, for her latest project, “The Misbehaving Camera”; the prize which includes an upcoming residency at Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris. In January, 2012, PogoBooks, Berlin and Galleri Image, Denmark published her first photo book “Attention Seekers”. Commissioned by The National Women’s Council of Ireland, she is currently working on the “Legacy Project”, and is one of the selected artists for this years PhotoIreland Festival’s main show, “New Irish Works”. Her work is held in public and private collections.
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