Lillian O’Neil’s collages conjure the split selves associated with female subjectivity, and the sensate experience of departing from linear time. —Neha Kale
Lillian O’Neil (b. 1985, Naarm/Melbourne, l. Wadawarrung/Torquay) was awarded the 2021 Bowness Photography Prize at Monash Gallery of Art. O'Neil completed a Master of Fine Art at Sydney College of the Arts, The University of Sydney in 2012. In 2020, she commenced a Doctor of Philosophy at RMIT, Melbourne.
Key exhibitions
- Lillian O'Neil: The light that spills across the ground between shadows, curated by José Da Silva, UNSW Galleries, Sydney, 2024
- Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Inner Sanctum, curated by José Da Silva, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 2024
- Unpopular, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, 2022
- PHOTO 2021 International Festival of Photography: The Truth, Melbourne
- The Body Electric, curated by Shaune Lakin at the National Gallery of Australia, 2020
- In the Cut – collage as idea, curated by Hannah Matthews, at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 2013
Key readings
- Neha Kale, 'Lillian O'Neil and the shared female unconsciousness', The Saturday Paper, 10 — 16 August, 2024
- José Da Silva, Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Inner Sanctum, exh. cat. Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 2024
- Louise Martin-Chew, 'Micro Macro: Lillian O'Neil', Vault, no. 25, February — April 2019, pp. 31 — 34
Collections
Anne and Gordon Samstag Museum of Art
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery of South Australia
Artbank
Sir Elton John Collection
Monash Gallery of Art/Museum of Australian Photography
National Gallery of Australia