Siobhán Hapaska
{{short description|Irish sculptor (born 1963)}}
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Siobhán Hapaska (born 1963) is an Irish sculptor.
Early life and education
Hapaska was born in Belfast and studied art at Middlesex Polytechnic from 1985 to 1988 before completing a master's degree at Goldsmiths College in 1992. In 1993 she won a Barclays Young Artist Award and had her first solo exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London during 1995 and 1996.{{cite book|author=David Buckman|title=Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L|publisher=Art Dictionaries Ltd|year=2006|isbn=0-953260-95-X}}
Work
Hapaska works with a variety of synthetic and natural materials,{{Cite web|title=Siobhán Hapaska|url=https://imma.ie/artists/siobhan-hapaska/|website=IMMA|language=en-IE|access-date=2020-05-21}} and often incorporates sound and light elements into her work. Her sculptures range in form from completely abstracted to hyperrealistic.
References
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Further reading
- "Hapaska, Siobhán." In Grove Art Online. (Oxford Art Online, accessed 30 March 2013).
- [http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/siobhan-hapaska-2659 Artist Biography for Siobhán Hapaska] in the Tate Modern list of artists.
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Category:21st-century women artists from Northern Ireland
Category:Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London
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Category:Irish contemporary artists
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