Gerard O'Connor
Born in Naarm (Melbourne), Victoria, Australia.Bio
Gerard O'Connor (b. 1963) is an Australian photographer based in Melbourne. He graduated from the Australian Centre for Contemporary Photography in 1992, with a degree in photography majoring in Fine Art. From the mid 1990s onwards he collaborated with his life-long partner and soul mate Marc Wasiak (1971-2021) to produce lavish, large-scale photographs, working across the fields of both art and advertising. Their work was exhibited in Australia, Argentina, China, Japan, Korea and Singapore and is held in a number of prestigious public and private collections including the Fine Art Museum, Buenos Aires; the Australian Embassy in Argentina and the Government House Art Collection, Canberra. In 2011 they were awarded the Jin Hou Niao Zun trophy for best international exhibition at the Pingyao International Photography Festival, China.