BIO

Eavan O'Neil lives and operates out of Saint Louis, Missouri. She attended university at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (SIUE) where she received a full tuition waiver to pursue art and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting, a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology, and a minor in art history. She is a mixed-media painter experimenting with large-scale layered compositions combining drawing, painting, and textiles. ​Concentrating on themes of community and representing multiple perspectives within group portraiture, Eavan's duplicated information can obscure, confuse, and muddle reality, or even contradict itself–just as multiple perspectives are often sincere while still being at odds. These works embody the notion of paradox and contradiction by paying tribute to the love, admiration, and wholeness experienced within relationships while saving space to wrestle with the impossibility of being known by and knowing other people. 
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​Outside of the studio, Eavan has experience as a studio assistant, art instructor, and freelance painter, with commissions for live event painting and portraiture. Most recently, her work has been featured in: The Neon Museum of Saint Louis, The Sheldon, and Soulard Art Gallery--voted best gallery in Saint Louis four years in a row (see CV for full list).  Currently, Eavan works as a full-time artist, curriculum coordinator, and painting instructor for the Edwardsville Art Center and Saint Louis Artist Guild.