Ian O’Phelan

Ian O’Phelan (b. 1982, a Pisces) hails from Toledo, OH. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati, where he pursued a Frankenstein curriculum of fine art and graphic design classes. Mr. O’Phelan currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.

“I think of my artwork as a meandering study and description of natural objects. My portfolio, an ever growing Wunderkammer, is a collection of the ironic and the sentimental. It provides a means of reconciling a bubbling unconscious spiritualism with a generally secular daily life.”

Education:

BFA / DAAP, University of Cincinnati / Cincinnati, OH / 2005

Publications: Russian Esquire

Exhibitions:

2008
postcards from the frontier underground / Chango Coffee House and Gallery / Los Angeles, CA
le exhibit / Chroma Studio / Los Angeles, CA

2007
100 Artists : 100 Bucks / Safari Sam’s / Los Angeles, CA
Reunion / Create:Fixate / Los Angeles, CA
The Classic Monster Exhibition / Chango Coffee House and Gallery / Los Angeles, CA
Off they Flew: 100 Birds Benefiting Griffith Park / LittleBird Gallery / Los Angeles, CA
Flowers so Gay.. Spines so Sharp / Echo Curio / Los Angeles, CA
May Group Show / The Hive Gallery / Los Angeles, CA
Down to Earth / Create:Fixate / Los Angeles, CA

2006
Alive in Los Angeles / Create:Fixate / Los Angeles, CA
Off the Books: A Group Exhibition / Untitled [ArtSpace] / Oklahoma City, OK
WHOA!–We Hang Oklahoma Art! / Rink Gallery / Oklahoma City, OK

2005
Regional Printmaking / Elaine L. Jacob Gallery / Wayne State University / Detroit, MI
DAAP Works + STUDIO Works / Reed Gallery / University of Cincinnati / Cincinnati, OH
Rites of Passage I / Manifest Gallery / Cincinnati, OH
SOS Political Art Show / Mockbee / Cincinnati, OH