Martin Okeefe

MARTIN O’KEEFE SCULPTURE
Born in Newry Co. Down and raised in West Cork and Dublin, Martin O’Keefe is a visual
artsist who works primarily in the mediums of stainless and mild steel, aluminium,
copper and brass.
A multi award-winning sculptor Martin's work can be found in many corporate and private collections both nationally and internationally.

Martin designs and hand crafts all his work from his studio in Kilternan, South Dublin, Ireland.

Inspired by his cultural heritage, surroundings, the ordinary, life experiences, thoughts
and observations, Martin continues to create unique pieces of sculpture which absorb,
refelct and distort light and landscape; inviting the viewer to look past the obvious into
the imperceptible and inconspicuous.
‘Steel is an amazing medium, its hard, rough and cold but when manipulated
becomes soft, smooth, warm and inviting. Work it and it becomes compliant,
stretches and bends, distorts and discolours and the most exciting part, if
allowed steel will bring you down a path you hadn’t first envisaged.

This is why for me the process is as important as the final outcome.’

2011 - 2012 DIT Bolton Street, Dublin. Certified TIG welding course, stainless steel and aluminium.

1987 – 1988 Dun Laoghaire Technical College, Co. Dublin
Course in Design

1984 – 1986 Dun Laoghaire Technical College, Co. Dublin Metal fabrication, welding, metal turning, workshop practice.

1980 – 1981 Newpark, Dublin. Metal work for Artists.

2018 Sculpture in Context, National Botanic Gardens, Dublin.

2018 Bloom, Sculpture in the Park, Phoenix park, Dublin.

2018 Kildare Gallery, Carton House, Co. Kildare.

2018 Millcove Gallery, Sculpture Garden and Kenmare Gallery.

2017 Vanishing Arts, Kildare Gallery, Carton House, Co. Kildare.

2017 Millcove Gallery, Irish Sculpture Exhibition.

2017 Sculpture in Context, National Botanic Gardens , Dublin.

2017 Oldbridge Battle of the Boyne Co. Meath Gardens Exhibition & Drogheda Arts Festival

2017 Millcove Gallery Sculpture Gardens 2017, Castletownberehaven, West Cork.


2017 Millcove Gallery, Kenmare, Co. Cork.

2016 Sculpture in Context, National Botanic Gardens, Dublin.

AWARDS

2017 Sculpture in Context award for a “Large Outdoor Work of Distinction”.

2017 Millcove award for a “Work of Distinction in any Medium.”

COMMISSIONS

2016 Goodbody Stockbrokers, Dublin (on permanent display)


My sculptures are also held in many private collections in Ireland and the UK.

Published work “DEBS” A selection of public art in Ireland
by Ann Lane.