Danny Osborne

[3][5] He is best known for his public sculptures, particularly his Oscar Wilde Memorial Sculpture in Merrion Square Park (originally commissioned by Guinness Ireland Group for £45,000[6]), located across from Ireland's National Gallery;[3][7][8] listed by The Irish Times as one of the sites to see before you die along with an essay by Paula Murphy in the book Wilde: The Irishman and other notable public work including "First Breath" at Millennium Park in Kilrush, County Clare.

[13] He is also known for his paintings of the Canadian Arctic[2] and his experimentation with lava flows to create sculptures,[13][14] which he is believed to be the first to figure out a process of casting sculpture out of live lava flows.

[15][16] His work has included lava cast sculptures from the active complex volcano Pacaya.

[10][17] On 1 April 2009, former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Peter Kilabuk unveiled his official portrait painted by Osborne.

[18] He is a member of the Iqaluit Visual Artists and has also taught jewellery students at Nunavut Arctic College.

Statue of writer Oscar Wilde by Danny Osborne in Merrion Square , Dublin, Ireland. Unveiled 28 October 1997 [ 1 ]