Arthur Cox arts bursary awarded to Áine O’Hara

Arthur Cox arts bursary awarded to Áine O'Hara

Áine O’Hara

A bursary established in memory of late Arthur Cox partner Paul Robinson has been awarded to artist, designer and disability advocate Áine O’Hara.

The Paul Robinson Studio Award, worth €7,000, is being awarded to one artist at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios (TBG+S) per year for the next five years.

Mr Robinson, a senior M&A lawyer who passed away in 2019 after two decades with Arthur Cox, was a board member of TBG+S from 2013 to 2017.

TBG+S announced O’Hara as the recipient of the Paul Robinson Studio Award 2024 at an event on 30 January.

O’Hara is an artist, designer and disability advocate based in Ireland. Their work spans mediums and is interested in community building, accessibility and care.

Recent projects include The Rest Rooms, 2022, Kevin Barry Rooms, National Concert Hall, Dublin; The High Risk Club, 2022, Chronic Collective and A4 Sounds, Dublin; A Consideration of All Bodies, 2021, The LAB Gallery, Dublin; Personal ads to the art world, 2021, Project Arts Centre; and The patient will see you now, 2020, A4 Sounds, Dublin.

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