
SOUTH AFRICAN EXHIBITIONS
1968
One Man Show: Lidchi Art Gallery: Johannesburg.
South African Breweries Biennale: Pretoria: Merit Award.
One Man Show: Walsh Marais Gallery: Durban.
Group Show: Walsh Marais Gallery: Durban.
1969
Two Natal Artists: Durban Art Gallery and Natal Society of Arts.
Art South Africa Today: Durban: Philip Frame Award.
Sao Paulo Biennale: Sao Paulo: Brazil.
Group Show: Walsh Marais Gallery: Durban.
1970 Witwatersrand University Group Show: Johannesburg.
Group Show: Lidchi Art Gallery: Johannesburg.
1971
Art South Africa Today: Durban.
South African Graphics Touring Exhibition: Work seen in Holland, Belgium, Germany.
Group 51 Winter Exhibition: Johannesburg.
1972
One Man Show: Goodman Gallery: Johannesburg.
One Man Show: Walsh Marais Gallery: Durban.
Young Contemporaries: Durban Art Gallery: Durban.
1973
Group 51 Winter Exhibition: Johannesburg.
ARC Group Show: Natal Society of Arts Gallery: Durban.
Group Show: Walsh Marais Gallery: Durban.
1974
ARC Group Show: Natal Society of Arts Gallery: Durban.
One Man Show: Walsh Marais Gallery: Durban.
Two Person Show with Erica Berry: Association Gallery: Johannesburg.
1975
One Man Show: Walsh Marais Gallery: Durban.
Group Show: Pietermaritzburg Art Gallery: Pietermaritzburg.
Group Show: Nottingham Road Gallery: Natal.
Sao Paulo Biennale: Sao Paulo: Brazil.
1976
Two Man Show with Patrick Caulfield: Gallery International:Cape Town.
Group Show: Pietermaritzburg Art Gallery: Pietermaritzburg.
1977
Final One Man Show: Walsh Marais Gallery: Durban.
1984
Witwatersrand University Staff Show: Goodman Gallery: Johannesburg.
1994
Portraits: The Weinbren Collection: Cape Town.
IRISH EXHIBITIONS
1979
Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design: Staff/Student Show: City Hall: Dun Laoghaire.
1982
College of Marketing and Design Staff Show: Bank of Ireland: Dublin.
1995
Reflections through Art: Irish Life Mall and Trinity College: Dublin.
1997
Spectrum: Dublin Institute of Technology Exhibition: R.H.A.Gallagher Gallery: Dublin.
1999
The Druid’s Circle: Dunshaughlin: Co Dublin.
2004
Endangered Studios Exhibition: Old Chadwick’s Building: Kilkenny.
2005
‘From the Portfolios’, solo exhibition: Arts Office Gallery, 72 John Street: Kilkenny.
2006
Endangered Studios Exhibition, ‘From Here to There’ Kilkenny Arts Festival: Arts Office Gallery, 72 John Street: Kilkenny.
2006
Drawing Residency: Arts Office Gallery, 72 John Street: Kilkenny.
2006
Endangered Studios Artists: Maltings: Kilkenny.
2007
Endangered Studios Open Studios: The Old Workhouse, Callan: Co Kilkenny.
2008
Endangered Studios Artists: Berkeley Gallery, Thomastown: Co Kilkenny.
2008
‘Figure Drawing’, Upstairs Gallery, Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny.
2009
‘Museum of Broken Relationships’, Arts Office Gallery, 76 John Street, Kilkenny.
2010
Endangered Studios Artists, Shutterbug, Patrick Street, Kilkenny.
2012
Patrick O’Connor, solo exhibition, Arts Office Gallery, 76 John Street, Kilkenny.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Gertrude Posel Gallery: Witwatersrand University: Johannesburg.
South African National Gallery: Cape Town.
Johannesburg Art Gallery.
Durban Art Gallery.
Sandton Town Council.
Pietermaritzburg Municipal Art Gallery.
Natal Provincial Administration: Pietermaritzburg.
University of Durban-Westville.
University of Potchefstroom.
University of South Africa: Pretoria.
University of Natal: Durban.
South African Embassy: Brussels.
Chase Manhattan Bank Collection: New York City.
Kilkenny County Council, Ireland.
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
MURAL – “Conservation” Natal Provincial Administration Building: Pietermaritzburg: 1973.
Festschrift Contribution for Prof. H. Martienssen: University of the Witwatresrand Press: 1973.
DOOR – Environmental Piece: King Edward Hospital: Durban: Denis Claude, Architect: 1975.
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Known private collections are in Ireland, South Africa Holland, England, Belgium, France, Germany, Australia and United States of America.





