About Mel O’Callaghan

Mel O’Callaghan was born in 1975, Sydney, Australia. She lives and works in Paris, France and Sydney, Australia. O’Callaghan’s work explores human behaviour in relation to notions of resistance, endurance, and transformation. Recent solo exhibitions include, Carriageworks, Sydney (2022); Samstag Museum, Adelaide (2022); University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane (2020); Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers (2019); Artspace, Sydney (2019); National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (2018); Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2017). Group exhibitions include, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne; 19th Biennale of Sydney; Seoul Museum of Art; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, Manila; Serralves Museum, Porto; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Gillman Barracks, Singapore; Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Rome; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; and Kunstinstituut Melly, Rotterdam.