Liam O’Neill: 1968 – 2025 – A Retrospective
A celebration of Liam’s work from 1968 to the present, there is an opportunity to purchase works and also appreciate the breadth of Liam’s lifetime portfolio.
In 1998, Liam held a groundbreaking exhibition in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. He had spent the previous 5 years perfecting the idea of large-scale outdoor turned wood. He made a cast concrete lathe which could take logs of 1metre in Diameter and 2.5 metres high. It was the first time that lathe turned objects were used as outdoor sculpture. He exhibited 15 outdoor and 15 indoor large-scale works, and it led to a huge interest in his work. His large outdoor turned wood was exhibited for many years afterwards in Butler House Garden during the Kilkenny Arts Festival with much success. He has since made similar work for clients in Ireland, UK and USA.
This exhibition is probably the last time that his turned wood outdoor sculpture will be on public display.
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Event Address: Butler House and Garden, Kilkenny
Suitable For: All Ages
Accessibility Information
Parking in Butler House Car-Park available via pre-booking. Parking is also available outside Castle Yard. The exhibition is accessible through Castle Yard into the Butler House Gardens with accessibility ramps available.
Organiser: : Liam O'Neill
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GANS
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Irish Woodturners Guild
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