Overview

Eva Rothschild was born in Dublin in 1971 and lives and works in London. She studied fine art at Goldsmith’s College, London and the University of Ulster, Belfast. In 2014 she was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts, London and in 2019 represented Ireland at La Biennale di Venezia, 58th International Art Exhibition 2019. Forthcoming public commissions for 2020 include outside sculptures for the Central Bank of Ireland, Dublin and a new public park at King’s Cross, London.

Recent solo exhibitions include The Shrinking Universe, Ireland Pavilion, 58th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy and Kosmos, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA), Melbourne, Australia and  City Gallery Wellington, New Zealand. The Shrinking Universe will tour Ireland through 2020.

She has recently been awarded the 13th Robert Jacobsen Prize for sculpture 2019 among other awards spanning her career including The Annual Duveens’ Commission, Tate Britain, London, 2009.

Rothschild’s works are held in major collections around the world including Arts Council Collection, London; British Council, London; Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, USA; The Hepworth Wakefield, Wakefield; Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland; Sammlung Goetz, Munich, Germany; Tate, London and Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA.