Lives in London, UK

Paul O'Neill is a curator, artist and writer. His practice is interested in addressing the systems of interpretation that are involved in making sense of the world around us, as much as he is concerned with the compulsions that lead to interpretation and meaning itself. His practice explores the experience of moving across things, of traversing territory rather than patrolling boundaries. Sometimes this exploration takes the form of curatorial projects, art- making, writing or lectures. He was Gallery Curator at londonprintstudio Gallery between 2001-2003, where he curated shows such as Private Views, Frictions, A Timely Place..., Phil Collins Jumble Sale and All That is Solid. He is Artistic Director of MultiplesX an organisation that commissions and supports curated exhibitions of artist’s editions, which he set up in 1997 and exhibited at spaces such as the ICA, London; Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin; Ormeau Baths, Belfast and The Lowry, Manchester. He has curated over 40 exhibitions and projects, that include recently: Tonight at Studio Voltaire, in London, Coalesce: With All Due Intent at Model and Niland Art Gallery, Sligo and Are We There Yet?, at Glassbox in Paris. As an artist, he has exhibited internationally, including at Zacheta Gallery of Contemporary Art, Warsaw; The Irish Museum of Modern Art; Villa Arson, Nice; The South London Gallery and Cell, London; Project and Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin. Currently he is a PhD scholar at Middlesex University, researching histories of curating as a critical and professional practice. He is currently working on two publications on curatorial issues and has just written a series of articles in Art Monthly (issues 272, 275) exploring contemporary curatorial practice and writes regularly for many journals and magazines including CIRCA, Everything, Art Monthly, the Future and Space & Culture Journal.on.