John Patrick O'Carroll (born 1958 in

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, England) is a British archaeological illustrator, painter, and sculptor. John O'Carroll studied at the Cornwall College of Art. He worked as an archaeological illustrator at the

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in the

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for 23 years. This experience influenced his subsequent work as an artist. He has collected pigments in the desert to create his own paints. He has also developed an art technique that combines natural pigment layers with wax layers. O'Carroll has worked and exhibited in

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, and the

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. In 2005, O'Carroll returned to Cornwall, dividing his time between Egypt and the

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. He is a trustee on the Dakhleh Oasis Project in Egypt. O'Carroll is a resident artist at the Circle Contemporary gallery in Hawksfield, located between

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and

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in north Cornwall. He has also been represented by the Roger Katwijk Gallery in

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, The Netherlands. O'Carroll's work combines modern and natural materials, referencing ancient worlds. O'Carroll's works are held in collections including the

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Collection (United States) and by the British Embassy Mondrain Foundation (The Netherlands). His work is in corporate collections, including

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, and VUmc. In 2012, the National Museum of Antiquities in

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(The Netherland) included O'Carroll in the "Colours Of Oasis" exhibition. In 2015, his work featured at the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in

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(Egypt). In 2016, O'Carroll participated in the "Antropocine" exhibition at the

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in Cornwall. He has been a consultant for the television documentary series '' Treasures of Ancient Egypt'' (2014,

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), as well as making an appearance. He also appeared on '' Treasures of Ancient Rome'' (2012, BBC Four) and was credited on ''Ancient Worlds'' (2010,

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References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:OCarroll, John 1958 births Living people Artists from Cornwall 20th-century English illustrators 21st-century English illustrators English scientific illustrators 20th-century British painters 21st-century British painters 20th-century British sculptors 21st-century British sculptors 21st-century British male artists English male painters English male sculptors Archaeological illustrators