Austen O'Hanlon

Austen O’Hanlon is a painter focusing on observations from street scenes. He has a fascination for people and how they respond to their environment. The depiction of the street is treated as a meditation on space; the paintings consider the intriguing relationship between representation and subjective expression. The space within the painting has an indeterminable duration and figures set within the space offer a glimpse in to the memory of the artist. The potency of images often derives from fragmented or incomplete memories. The incomplete image offers an emotional response to the space.

2005 Chelsea College of Art and Design: Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art
2000-2001 Goldsmiths College, University of London: PGCE in Art and Design
1995-1998 Coventry University: BA Hons Fine Art (2.1)
1994-1995 Bath College of Higher Education: BTEC Foundation Art and Design

Cadogan contemporary, South Kensington, London
Empire Gallery, Cambridge Heath, London
The Mernier Gallery, Southwark, London
Atendi Gallery, Turnham Green, London
The alchemy gallery, Farringdon, London
Tavistock institute, Belsize Park, London