Frith Street Gallery

b. 1956, Cork, Ireland

Dorothy Cross came to widespread attention when she began a series of works featuring cow skins and cow udders. In her art she amalgamates found and constructed objects. These assemblages invariably have the effect of reinvigorating the lives of everyday things, sometimes humorous, sometimes disturbing, always intellectually stimulating and physically arresting. Her most recent work employs the revelatory and voyeuristic traits of video and photography, combining these with sculptural work, to play with what is at risk, on hold, erotic and curious.

Dorothy Cross has had numerous solo exhibitions worldwide most recently at The Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin. A major retrospective of her work was staged at The Irish Museum of Modern Art in 2005. She has been commissioned to create several public works, the most significant being Ghost Ship, located in Dublin Bay in 1999. She is currently working on a project to commemorate the death of Charles Darwin, which will be shown at Shrewsbury Museum in June – July 2008.

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