Claudine O’Sullivan is an Irish visual artist based in Glasgow. Her practice develops embodied spatial research through endurance movement. Running functions as fieldwork: routes are experienced physically and translated into layered abstraction across painting and drawing. Through repetition, rhythm and material negotiation, the work examines the relationship between body and place.
A World Illustration Award winner, O’Sullivan’s work has been exhibited internationally and commissioned by Apple, BBC, Jameson, The Guardian, the Royal College of Art and the National Trust.
Studio practice, Glasgow
Film by Pretend Lovers, 2025.
StudioMovement structures the work. Routes, pace and physical engagement guide decisions in the studio, shaping each piece from first gesture to final layer. Composition develops through rhythm rather than pre-planning, allowing repetition, variation and spatial memory to remain present in the mark.
ProjectsSelected bodies of work across painting, drawing and exhibition. Projects are developed through process-led enquiry, with finished works retaining traces of movement, place and spatial experience.
CommercialAlongside studio practice, O’Sullivan develops work for exhibitions, gallery contexts and selected commissions, in addition to carefully considered commercial collaborations. Her work has been exhibited internationally and recognised through awards and residencies.
EnquiriesA short portfolio and selected works are available on request.
Studio updates and artwork releases are shared via the newsletter.
For gallery representation, curatorial enquiries, commissions or sales: hello@claudineosullivan.com