Kevin O’ Keeffe is an arts professional and artist with over a decade of experience supporting contemporary art practitioners. He holds a BA in Fine Art Painting from Limerick School of Art and Design and a Level 9 Certificate in Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship from Trinity College Dublin. He was Co-Founder and Director of Occupy Space (2009-12) in Limerick City, delivering the exhibitions and workshops of over 200 artists. In 2012, he became Co-Director of Faber Studios, a Limerick-based studio group and exhibition space and was Exhibition Manager and a Technician for the 2012/14 editions of EVA International Biennial. He was awarded a three-year Limerick City & County Council Residency in the Artist’s Apartments in 2014 and the following year, became a lecturer in Sculpture & Combined Media in Limerick School of Art and Design, during which time he also coordinated the Visual Art Ecology Limerick Conference.
Sample-Studios welcomed Kevin O’ Keeffe to the team in the role of Facilities Coordinator in January 2022.