Mahali O’Hare (UK, b.1968) lives and works in Bristol, her studio is at Spike Island. She completed her BA at the University of the West of England in 1993. O’Hare has exhibited at Bosse & Baum, London (2023) Kingsgate Project Space, London (2022); Hastings Contemporary, Hastings (2022); Touchstones Rochdale, Rochdale (2022); Millennium Gallery, Sheffield (2022); The Plough Arts Centre, Torrington (2021); Exeter Phoenix, Exeter (2019); Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury (2009); Spike Island, Bristol (2007)
2023
Songbirds Solo Exhibition Bosse & Baum London
To The Birds Exeter Phoenix, Exeter
Bite Stroud Valley Arts Stroud
2022
Stage part of Pebble Shoe Kingsgate Project Space
Contemporary British Painting Prize Huddersfield Gallery, Thames Side Studios London Shepherdess Rook Contemporary Artsy
Two Doors Tart Gallery House of St Barnabas London
A Generous Space Hastings Contemporary
Football Art Prize touring Touchstones Rochdale, The Millennium Gallery Sheffield, Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
2021
Your Foot In My Face Kingsgate Project Space
We stood Around solo exhibition The Plough Arts Centre Torrington
2020
Goose Summer an outdoor instagram group show curated by Hannah Murgatroyd and Martyn Cross
Past Present and Future The Plough Arts Centre Torrington
2019
Exeter Contemporary Open Exeter Phoenix Exeter (selected by Sacha Craddock and Mark Titchner )
2018
Beep Painting Prize Swansea, Wales
Wells Contemporary Open Bishops Palace and garden, Wells A Concentration of Power Joost Van den Burgh London
2015
RWA Open Bristol
2014
Discerning Eye (selectors choice) The Mall Galleries London
2012
Collaborators 3 Room London
2011
Fade Away Transition Gallery London
Fade Away Gallery North Newcastle upon Tyne
2010
Exeter Contemporary Open Exeter Phoenix
2009
Birdland An artists Imaginary Aviary Salisbury Arts Centre Fringe Mk Westbury Arts centre Milton Keynes
2008
Artsway Open Artsway Lymington Palimpsest Cavoncor Gallery Eire
2007
ZOO Art Fair represented by Room London The Royal Academy London
Kindling Wood solo exhibition Spike Island Bristol 9 Rootstein Hopkins Award 2006
Paper Works Galerie Martin Kudlek Koln Germany
2005
ZOO Art Fair represented by LOT London
Art Futures Contemporary Arts Society London Genuine Fake Galerie Martin Kudlek Koln London
2003
Art Futures Contemporary Arts Society London
2002
Gone Camping solo exhibition Concrete Arts Bristol Art Futures Contemporary Arts Society London 2001
Dark Light Gallerie Martin Kudlek Koln Germany
Awards
Gane Travel Scholarship 1993
Rootstein Hopkins Award 2007
Additional Award Exeter Contemporary open 2019