Daphne Wright

Artist

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Born: 1963
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Birthplace: Ireland
Occupation: visual artist
, sculptor
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1.Stated in The Fine Art Archive DbRetrieved 2021-04-01
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, artist
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Education: National College of Art and Design

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Daphne Wright is an Irish visual artist, who makes sculptural installations using a variety of techniques and media to explore how a range of languages and materials can be used to probe unspoken human preoccupations. Recent international exhibition highlights include Hotspot, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, curated by Gerardo Mosquera; Daphne Wright: Prayer Project, Davis Museum, USA, Portals; the Hellenic Parliament with ΝΕΟΝ, Athens; Infinite Sculpture, Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon. Wright curated the 2018 exhibition The Ethics of Scrutiny at the Irish Museum of Modern Art as part of the Freud Project. Wright has received the Paul Hamlyn Award, The Henry Moore Foundation Fellowship, and The British School of Rome fellowship. She is a member of Aosdana and is represented by Frith Street Gallery, London.

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Sex or gender: female
Member of: Aosdána
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1.aosdana.artscouncil.ie/Members/Visual-Arts/Wright.aspxRetrieved 2018-07-06
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Given name: Daphne
Represented by: Frith Street Gallery
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1.frithstreetgallery.com/artistsRetrieved 2018-04-07
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Family name: Wright

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