2008
Temperance, Letterkenny Arts centre, Donegal, November.

2007
Bella, 2007, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin.

2006
Confirmation- Martha's Cloth, 2004, Gallerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf.

2005
Fortitude, 2005, The John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago.
Garden Heaven - Holy Orders, 2001 - 2003, Centre Culture Irlandais, Paris.
The Seven Sacraments, 1995 - 2004, The R.H.A. Gallagher Gallery, Dublin.
Vita Activa, The Rubicon Gallery.

2004
The Seven Sacraments, 1995 - 2004, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany.
The Seven Sacraments, 1995 - 2004, The Kunstverein, Lingen, Germany.

2003
The Rag Tree Series, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin.
The Rag Tree Series, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf.

2001
How to Butterfly a leg of Lamb, a collaboration with Mary Kelly, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf.

2000
from The Ophelia Room - Extreme Unction, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf. .
from Baptism, The Sculpture Court, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh.
How to Butterfly a leg of Lamb, a collaboration with Mary Kelly, Edinburgh Arts Festival.

1999
Kitchen Pieces - Confession and Communion, Galerie Stadtpark, Krems, Austria.
How to Butterfly a Leg of Lamb, a collaboration with Mary Kelly, The Concourse, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, County Dublin.

1998
Kitchen Pieces - Confession and Communion, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf.

1996
Baptism, Old Museum, Belfast.
Man Eating Cream Bun, installation, Habitat, Dublin.
Baptism, Häagen Dazs/Temple Bar Gallery Solo Award, Dublin.

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2008    
Summer Interval 08, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Dusseldorf.

2007
177 Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
Gestures of Infinity, Kultutzentrum bei den Minoriten, Guaz, Austria.

2006
Einfach So, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf.
176 Annual Exhibition, (invited Artist) Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
Ten Years in the Making, an Exhibition of Art from the State
Buildings, 1995 - 2005, Farmleigh, Dublin.
National Self-Portrait Collection, University of Limerick, Ireland.
Pulse Contemporary Art Fair, New York.
Art Rotterdam, Holland.

2005
Happy Holiday, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin. 2005
Bread Matters, West Cork Arts Centre, West Cork, Ireland.
The Eye of The Storm, The IMMA Collection, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin.
 
2004
Tir na nOg, new works from the I.M.M.A. Collection, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin.
Banquet Exhibition, RHA Gallagher Gallery, Dublin.
From a Collection - For a Collection, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf.
In the time of Shaking, Irish Museum of Modern Art.
Art Brussels, Paris photo. Fiac Paris, Art Cologne.

2003
Paris Photo
Child in Time, The Gemeentemuseum, Helmond, Holland.
Art Cologne, The Basil Art Forum.

2002
Lerse Kunst uit de Collectie van het Museum Modern Art Te Dublin, Stedelijk Museum, Belgium.
Stories,Haus der Kunst, Munich.
Paris Photo, Basil Art Forum, and Art Cologne.

2001
From the Poetic to the Political, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin.
“Zwischenraum # 4” Arbeiten mit Fotografie, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf,
Basil Art Forum, Art Cologne.

2000
Series, Elke Dröscher Galerie, Hamburg.
Art Cologne, Basil Art Forum.
Der Monokulare Blick, Kunstverein Lingen, Lingen, Germany.
Zwischen - Raum, Galerie Seitz und Partner, Wielandstr, Berlin.
Zwischenraum # Editionen und Multiples, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf.
Unschärferelation, Kunstverein Freiburg im Marienbad, Germany. Travelling tour to Kunstmuseum Heidenheim and Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken.

1999
Irish Art Now: From the Poetic to the Political, 1999 - 2001, travelling U.S. exhibition (organised by I.C.I. New York and I.M.M.A. Dublin)
Silent Presence: Contemporary Still-Life Photography, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden- Baden and Bielefelder Kunstvere, 2000.

1999
The Challenge of Power, Limerick City Gallery, Limerick, November.
Berlin Art Forum, Basil Art Forum.
Perspective 99, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast.
EV+A 99, Limerick City Gallery, Limerick.
Les Fleur du Mal, Galerie Seitz von Werder, Wielandstr.34, Berlin.

1998
EV+A 98, Limerick City Gallery, Limerick.
Art Forum Berlin.
Novisimos, Cortometrajes Mexicanos, Recientes en Cine y Video, Sala Luis Buñuel CCC/Centro Nacional de las Artes, Mexico, (a collaboration with Javier de la Garza).
Passport Exchange; (Ex) Change, National Polish Museum of Contemporary Art, Zacheta, Warsaw, Poland.
N.C.A.D. Postgraduate Show, Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery, Dublin, June.

1997
Passport Exchange, (Ex) Change, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin.
Banquet Exhibition, RHA, Dublin
Figuration, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin.

1996
Waiting Spaces, Sheriff Street Post Office, site-specific work, Dublin.
Oriel Mostyn Open, Llandudno, Wales.
Iontas, Sligo, travelling to Dublin, Limerick and Derry.

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Public Art Award, Donegal County Council, 2007/2008.
Associate member of the Royal Hibernian Academy, Ireland, 2006.
Culture Ireland Exhibition Bursary, 2005.
Cultural Relations Commitee of Ireland Award, 2003.
Arts Council of Ireland Visual Arts Bursary,2003.
Project Studio, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, 2001/2002.
Arts Council of Ireland/ Aer Lingus Art Flight Award 2000 and 2001
Arts Council of Ireland Visual Arts Bursary, 2000
Residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig, 1999
EV+A Prize 1999
Random Access Video Training Symposium, Sculptors’ Society Ireland, 1998
Arts Council of Ireland Visual Arts Bursary, 1997/1998
Arts Council of Ireland Materials Award, 1996
Artists Work Programme (residency), Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, 1996
NCEA National Student of the Year Award, N.C.A.D, 1995
Temple Bar Galleries and Häagen Dazs Solo Award, Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, 1995

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National Self-Portrait Collection, University ofLimerick, Ireland.
Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland.
Office of Public Works, Ireland.
University College Limerick, Ireland.
The Caldic Collection, Rotterdam, Denmark.
Volpinum Collection, Vienna, Austria.
European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany.
Goldman Sachs, London, UK.
Private Collections, Europe and North America

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The IMMA Collection, editor Marguerite O’Molloy, published by The Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, 2005
Artist Notes, Some thoughts on The Seven Sacraments, by Abigail O’Brien, January 2005.
Abigail O’Brien, The Seven Sacraments and The Ritualised Daily Life, essays by Stephanie Rosenthal, Ciaran Benson and Pater Friedhelm Mennekes, published by Haus der kunst and Steidl, 2004.
Some Trees, Published by Paul Andriesse for the Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin 2004.
Currents, published by The Office Of Public Works, 2004.
Career Development, Abigail O’Brien, The Visual Arts News Sheet, page16, issue 5, 2004.
Stories, Text by Stephanie Rosenthal and essays by Söke Dinkla, Christoph Hochhäusler, Thomas Jäger and Matias Martinez, pub. by Haus der Kunst, Munich, 2002.
Unshärferelation, Fotografie als Dimension der Malerie, pub. by Hatje Cantz, text by Peter FitzGerald,Das Weltliche ins Sakrale, (p.21), 2000.
Installation Programme1999, pub. by Dunlaoire Rathdown,
essay by Abigail O’Brien And Mary Kelly.
The Challenge of Power, essay by Siun Hanrahan, pub. by Adapt, Limerick 1999
Lautlose Gegenwart, Das Stilleben in der Zeitgenossischen Fotografie, Staatliche Kunsthalle
Baden-Baden, catalogue essay by Dr Jessica Mueller 1999
Irish Art Now - From the Poetic to the Political, essays by Declan McGonagle, Fintan O’Toole and Kim Levin, published by Independent Curators International, New York, in association with
the Irish Museum of Modern Art, 1999
MA Fine Art Degree Show 1998, National College of art and Design, cat. pub. by The Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, text by Peter FitzGerald, Kitchen Pieces - Confession and Communion, (p.19), 1998
Figuration, Works from the Collection of The Irish Museum of Modern Art, text by Catherine Marshall, Curator of the Collection, 1997
Representing Women: An Interview with Kiki Smith, by Abigail O’Brien, in Thought Lines, ed. by Sue McNab, pub. by National College of Art and Design, 1996
Baptism, Häagen Dazs/Temple Bar Gallery Solo Award catalogue, essay by Medb Ruane, 1996
EV+A 96, EV+A 98 and EV+A 99, catalogues

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2007
At 177 years old, the RHA’s annual show is a picture - and even
sculpture - of health, The Sunday Times Culture, June 3, 2007,
article by Cristin Leach,

2006
Splendor at the Market,  by Alison B Levy,  August, 2006

2005            
Corks Lost Opportunities, Visual Arts 2005, article by Aidan
Dunne, The Irish Times, 15/12/05.
Vita Activa, article by Sara Keating, In Dublin Magazine, February 2005. The Seven Ages of Woman, article by Aidan Dunne, The Irish Times, 1/2/05.
An Artist who uses her loaf, article by Cristin Leach, The Sunday Times Culture,30/1/05.

2004
Die Sieben Sakramente, Abigail O’Brien und der ritualisierte Altlag, article by Cornelia Gockel, Kunst Forum, vol nr 169, page 60, 1/02/04.
Frauenarbeit auf irish: “Die Sieben Sacramente”, article by Michael Dultz,
Die Welt, page68, 24/02/04.
Die Bastion der starken Frauen, article by Matthias Kuhn,
GO München, page 31, March, 2004.
Munich: Abigail O’Brien at Haus der Kunst, article by Birgit Sonna, translated by
Peter FitzGerald, page 94, Circa 108,Summer, 2004.
Statements of Intent, article by Aidan Dunne, The Irish Times, page 16, 14/05/04.
The Seven Sacraments, Abigail O’Brien, article by Roberta McGrath, Source vol 40, page 70, Autumn 2004.

2003
The Rag Tree, article by Aidan Dunne, Irish Times, 10/11/03.
Abigail O’Brien; The Rag Tree Series, The Sunday Times Culture,
article by Catherine Leen,16/11/03.
Marking Time, article by Marianne O’Kane, Irish Arts Review,
page 84, vol 21,no 1, Spring 2003.

2002
Wie Tarzan im Geschichten-Dschungel, article by Roberta De Righi, Abendzeitung
München, 28/03/02.
Das Ende ist offen, Die Ausstellung “Stories” im Haus Der Kunst, article by Annette Krauß, Donaukurier,02/04/02.
Das wahre Abenteurer findetim Kopf statt,article by Charly Prestele, Allgäuer Zeitung,
03/04/02.
Auf der Suche nach verlorenen Geschichten, article by Stephanie Krawehl,
Berchtesgadener Anzeiger, 04/04/02.

2001
Views from the Margin, article by Medb Ruane, Sunday Times Culture Ireland, 25/11/01.
Düsseldorf, Abigail O’Brien, Bugdahn und Kaimer, article by Magdalena Kröner,
Flash Art, vol XXXIV, January - February.
Re-Enter Ophelia, article by Stefanie Grebe, translated by Andrea Lange,
Source, issue 26, Spring.

2000
Tod und Aufbruch, (Death and Rebirth), article by Magdalena Kröner, Rheinische Post,10/11/00.
Das eisige Ende Von Ophelia ,(Ophelia’s icy ending), article by Helga Meister,
Westdeutsche Zeitung, 7/11/00.
How to Butterfly a Leg of Lamb: Abigail O’Brien and Mary Kelly, article by Susanna
Beaumont, The Scotsman, 8/8/00.

1999
Playing in the Ruins of Western Culture, article by Aidan Dunne,
The Irish Times, 11/08/99.
Still Leben im Stilleben, ( Still Life in Still Life), article by Ronald Berg, Tagesspiegel, Berlin, 22/05/99.
All about EV+A, article by Dorothy Walker, The Sunday Times Culture Ireland, 23/05/99.
Limerick’s mini-marathon, article by Aidan Dunne, The Irish Times, 27/05/99.
The Silence of the Lamb, article by Aidan Dunne, The Irish Times, 10/03/99.
A Women’s Work, article by Ciaran Owens, The Event Guide, March.
Abigail O’Brien, Düsseldorf, article by David Galloway, Art News, February.
Fotografie in Düsseldorf, article by Uta Maria Reindl, Eikon International Photo Journal, issue 26/27, 1998/1999.

1998
Highlights and Classic Flops of the Gallery Year, article by Dorothy Walker,
The Sunday Times Culture Ireland, 20/12//98.
Das Tägliche Brot (The Daily Bread), article by Klaus Sebastian, Rheinische Post, 30/10/98.
Ein Düsseldorf Photoprogramme - Pioniere und Experimente (A Düsseldorf Photoprogramme - Pioneers and Experimenters),
article by Ina Weinrautner, Handles Blatt, 03/11/98.
Heile Küchenwelt (Healthy Kitchenworld), article by Susanne Henle, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 28/11/98.
Altes Licht auf Neue (An Old Light on New Things), article by Helga Meister, Westdeutsche Zeitung, 30/11/98.
There is no house style, article by Aidan Dunne, The Irish Times, 03/06/98.

1997
R.H.A. Banquet Exhibition, article by Elaine Hartigan, Mary Kelly and Peter FitzGerald, Circa no 82, Winter.
Passport Exchange; (Ex) Change, review by Alannah Hopkin, The Sunday Times Culture Ireland, 21/12/97.
Waiting Spaces, article by Marian Lovett, Circa No. 79 Spring.
The Eighth Mostyn Open, article by Caoimhin Mac Giolla Leith, Circa No. 79 Spring.

1996
The Culture Ireland review of 1996, article by Medb Ruane,
The Sunday Times, 29/12/96.
Baptism, article by Nicholas Allen, Source, Vol. 3, No. 2, Summer
Front Cover, Circa No. 76, Summer.
Public Understatement, article by Marian Lovett, Circa No 76, Summer.
Abigail O’Brien, Temple Bar Gallery, article by Luke Clancy, The Irish Times, 22/05/96.
Broadening the Canvas, article by Aidan Dunne, The Sunday Tribune, 05/05/96.
Abigail the Baptist, article by Medb Ruane, The Sunday Times, 28/04/96.
Diversity of Talent and Approach, article by Brian Fallon, The Irish Times, 27/03/96.
The Guy who Made a Joke of EV+A, article by Dunne, The Sunday Tribune, 17/03/96.
Subversion by the Shannon, article by Medb Ruane, The Sunday Times, 17/03/96.

1995
Degree Showdown, ‘vox pop’, Circa, Autumn 1995, Vol. 73, p. 42.
Arty Students, article by Aidan Dunne, The Sunday Tribune, 11/06/95.
N.C.A.D. Degree Shows, article by Medb Ruane, The Sunday Times, 11/06/95.

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