Suzanne O’Driscoll – Oxfordshire Artweeks

333 Suzanne O’Driscoll

Region: Woodstock – North & West

Artform: Drawing, Painting, Sculpture

Suzanne started her career studying Fine Art at Central School of Art and Design in London, and later as a post-graduate at the Slade School of Fine Art. After training, Suzanne was awarded a traveling scholarship to Mexico and Guatemala, and later a fellowship to the British School at Rome. Travel has continued to influence her work throughout her career, visiting many countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and also America and Canada.
In this studio show Suzanne will be exhibiting a selection of her colourful paintings and her distinctive mixed media drawings on textured papers. These works, influenced by her travels, show how her work has developed over the years. Also on show will be her limited edition metal sculptures inspired by forms in nature.
Many of Suzanne’s larger paintings and drawings hang in many corporate headquarters, and she has been commissioned for works in hospitals and other public buildings. Two large paper-works, commissioned for the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford, now hang in the John Radcliffe Hospital. In mid-career Suzanne began making wall-mounted relief and freestanding sculptures in metal. This area of her work grew, and she has become well known for her many public art works. She will be showing designs, photographs and models of her many public art projects.
Her latest project was a commission for benches and a noticeboard in Marcham, and this year she started design work for decorative railings on three pedestrian bridges over a chalk-based brook.
Suzanne’s spacious studio is in Bladon village, off the A4095. The entrance to the long drive is by the new 20 mph sign. The first floor studio is contemporary in design, and overlooks the unusual quarry gardens. There is some parking at the studio and also nearby in the village. For those seeking refreshments there is the nearby White House pub.