Darragh O’Connell is a self-taught figurative painter based in Wexford.

He paints people whom he likes, respects and feels empathy for. He was awarded the Ireland-US Council and Irish Arts Review Portraiture Award at the Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, in 2020, and shortlisted for the Zurich Portrait Prize, in 2018. He recently served artist residencies at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig, Co. Monaghan, and Cill Rialaig Arts Centre, Co. Kerry. O’Connell is currently working on paintings for his first solo exhibition, scheduled for 2026.