Bridie O'Brien

I’m a visual artist and lifelong musician. I was raised on a working farm in country NSW Australia, with wide-open spaces, motorbikes, animals and endless adventures.
I graduated from the Australian Institute of Music in 1998 with big dreams of a music career, so I set sail into the night. Music led to many adventures all over the world, however, the urge to paint became overwhelming.
In 2003-2005 I completed a diploma in Entertainment Design at Enmore Design Centre majoring in Illustration. I was on the enigmatic path to being a professional artist in 2006 after being accepted into the National Art School, however, I veered out of my studies to pursue my musical endeavours.
For the next 15 years, I travelled the world; performance and adventure - I've lived on a remote Caribbean island and busked for bread in Scotland. In 2019 I toured nationally supporting Icehouse whilst playing the guitar for Do Re Mi.
My art and music have always been entwined. Painting has inspired change and changed my perspective on what is possible. Painting is in my blood. I followed in my father and grandmother's footsteps. In 2020 I began to seriously dedicate my life to the appreciation and study of the natural world via the discipline of oil painting....

~ Diploma in Illustration & Event Design - Enmore Design Centre

~ HSC - Australian Institute of Music

2021 Innsbruck Art Fair Austria
2021 The Other Art Fair Sydney (Dec)
2022 Milano Art Fair Italy
2022 Van Gogh Art Gallery Madrid
2022 The Other Art Fair Sydney (July + Dec)
2022 Solo Exhibition ‘Energy of Risk’ Corner Gallery Stanmore 2022 Group Exhibition ‘Interlude’ Sheffer Gallery
2022 Art Goupie Group Exhibition Darlinghurst Road Gallery
2023 & 2024 The Other Art Fair Sydney (May & Oct)
2024 Solo Exhibition 'Miles To Go Before I Sleep' Aarwun Gallery, Canberra
2025 Solo Exhibition 'Full Moon Sway' Gallery Alchemy, Milton