artist overview
Mel O’Callaghan (b. 1975, Sydney) is a renowned Australian artist whose multidisciplinary practice spans video, performance, installation, and sculpture. Now based between Paris and Sydney, her work often delves into the human experience—exploring endurance, transformation, and ritual, as well as the psychological and physical limits of the body. Her thoughtful and immersive artworks have established her as a prominent figure in contemporary art.
O’Callaghan has exhibited widely, include solo exhibitions nationally and internationally, most recently at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2017); National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (2017-18); Kronenberg Wright, Sydney (2017); Galerie Allen, Paris (2017); Casa-Museu Medeiros e Almeida, Lisbon (2015); Galeria Belo-Galsterer, Lisbon (2015) and First Street Green, New York (2014).
