Curriculum Vitae
Artist Bio
Aarone Neill is an Irish-Australian sculptor and painter, working between Gadigal land in Sydney, Australia, Paris and Hillsborough, County Down in Northern Ireland. Born in 1979 along the picturesque Co. Down coast, his multidisciplinary practice is deeply influenced by the natural landscape of his youth and his formative years during The Troubles. Reflecting on this time, he notes, "It was a beautiful childhood, in a place of beauty, at a time of violence."
Aarone’s work is shaped by his experiences of living in a divided society and his profound connection to the natural world. His practice reflects a desire to find beauty and meaning amidst conflict and adversity, exploring the subtle interplay between discord and harmony.
His sculptures and encaustic paintings are immersive and emotionally resonant works. Using materials both delicate and resilient, including beeswax, steel, bronze, and found objects, he explores the quiet contradictions within form: a sheet of steel hanging weightlessly; a murmuration of translucent boxes dancing in the air; a door leaning awkwardly against a wall; a wasps’ nest cast in bronze, quietly becoming; layers of molten wax fused and excavated into tactile surfaces rich with depth and memory. Each work speaks to transformation and the quiet beauty found within change.
Through his work, Aarone brings together past and present, creating meditative spaces where memory and material intertwine.
Exhibitions
Railway Street Studios
Solo show, Sydney (2024)
Portraits of Place
Australian Galleries, Sydney (2023)
Solo Show, In This Shirt: Door
KNULP Gallery, Sydney (2022)
Queer Contemporary Exhibition, Metonymymesis
National Art School (2022)
BFA Grad Show, In This Shirt
National Art School, Sydney, 2022
BFA Grad Show Drawing Exhibition, Uncommissioned
National Art School, Sydney, 2022
Group Show, barefoot
Sculptures in the Garden, Mudgee, 2021
Margaret Olley Drawing Exhibition
Rayner Hoff Project Space, 2021
Pink in the Middle
Sculptures in the Garden, Mudgee, 2020
Margaret Olley Drawing Exhibition
Rayner Hoff Project Space, 2020
Lady Daffodil
Sculptures in the Garden, Mudgee, 2019