Artist Gallery

About

John O’ Carroll

John and I have worked together on several exhibitions together and I also collect his work.
John O’Carroll was born in Cornwall, and became a student at Cornwall College of Art. Among his influences at that time were Roy WALKER, Brian INGHAM and Tony O’MALLEY. Much of his adult life has been spent working and exhibiting in America, Mexico and the Netherlands.

He spent 23 years as an archaeological illustrator in the Dakhla Oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert. The experience fed his imagination, affecting his spatial and visual awareness. Here he began collecting pigments from the desert in order to make his own paints, and developed his own version of an ancient art technique which combines layers of natural pigments with layers of wax and these are some of the works you can see in this apartment today.

In 2005 he returned to Cornwall but divides his time between the UK and Egypt, where he is a trustee on the Dakhleh Oasis Project. O’Carroll is currently resident artist at Circle Contemporary at Hawksfield on the A39 near Padstow and Wadebridge.

O’Carroll’s work combines modern and natural materials, and makes reference to ancient lost worlds.

Gallery Moray

Our Online Gallery is a space where you can view the artwork from all the amazing artists we’re working with. You can also find more information about the artwork currently being showcased in our apartments, all of which is for sale.

Are you an artist interested in displaying you artwork in our apartments or in our online gallery? Get in touch today and let’s discuss how we might work together.

A link to the online Gallery Moray will be coming soon so check back regularly.