Eva Rothschild is an Irish artist based in London

London

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Rothschild was born in Dublin, Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

. Her work references the art movements of the 1960s and 1970s, such as Minimalism. She has used materials such as Plexiglas, leather

Leather

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 and paper

Paper

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 in her sculptural

Sculpture

Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...

 pieces and she also makes wall-based works and videos

Video art

Video art is a type of art which relies on moving pictures and comprises video and/or audio data. . Video art came into existence during the 1960s and 1970s, is still widely practiced and has given rise to the widespread use of video installations...

. In 2003 she selected EASTinternational

EASTinternational

EASTinternational is an open submission exhibition that was launched in 1991 and takes place at the Norwich University College of the Arts. Applications from over 1,000 contemporary artists are received each year with approximately 25-30 artists selected to exhibit...

with Toby Webster. Eva Rothschild is represented by Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London.

Selected exhibitions

2009

"Eva Rothschild", Eva Presenhuber, Zürich

"Eva Rothschild", La Conservera Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, Ceuti/Murcia

"Eva Rothschild", Duveens Commission 2009, Tate Britain, London

"Eva Rothschild", Modern Art, London

"Eva Rothschild", Francesca Kaufmann, Milan

2008

"Eva Rothschild", The Modern Institute, Glasgow

Eva Rothschild, Tate Britain, London

2007

Eva Rothschild, South London Gallery, London

Eva Rothschild, 303 Gallery, New York

2006

Living Spring, Eva Presenhuber, Zurich

2005

Douglas Hyde Gallery, Ireland

Modern Art, London

Paris-Londres: Le Voyage Interieur, Espace Electra, Paris

BRITISH ART SHOW 6, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead touring to Manchester, Nottingham and Bristol

2004

Kunsthalle, Zurich

Artspace Woolloomooloo, Australia

2003

Sit In, Francesca Kaufmann, Vienna

Heavy Cloud, The Modern Institute, Glasgow

2002

Project Art Gallery, Dublin

Modern Art, London

2001

Els Hanappe Underground, Athens, Greece

Peacegarden, The Showroom, London; Cornerhouse, Manchester

Francesca Kaufmann, Milan

1998

Titanik Galerie,Turku, Finland

External links

• Eva Rothschild information at 303 Gallery
• Eva Rothschild is represented by Stuart Shave/Modern Art
• 2006 Tate Triennial
• Further information from ArtFacts.net
• Images, texts and biography from the Saatchi Gallery
• Eva Rothschild at The Modern Institute