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Siobhán Hapaska (born 1963) is an Irish sculptor.


Early life and education

Hapaska was born in
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and studied art at
Middlesex Polytechnic Middlesex University London (legally Middlesex University and abbreviated MDX) is a public research university in Hendon, northwest London, England. The name of the university is taken from its location within the historic county boundaries of ...
from 1985 to 1988 before completing a master's degree at
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in 1992. In 1993 she won a Barclays Young Artist Award and had her first solo exhibition at the
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in London during 1995 and 1996.


Work

Hapaska works with a variety of synthetic and natural materials, and often incorporates sound and light elements into her work. Her sculptures range in form from completely abstracted to hyperrealistic.


References


Further reading

*"Hapaska, Siobhán." In
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. (Oxford Art Online, accessed 30 March 2013).
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in the
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list of artists. 1963 births Living people 20th-century Irish women artists 21st-century Irish women artists 20th-century women artists from Northern Ireland 21st-century women artists from Northern Ireland Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London Alumni of Middlesex University Artists from Belfast Irish contemporary artists Irish sculptors {{Ireland-sculptor-stub