Gaynor O'Flynn is an auteur who works across artistic disciplines.
The BBC called her, ‘That Conscious, Cathartic Voice’, Artrocker, ‘Bloody Brilliant' & Le Cool London 'Hugely Enlightening'. Frieze described her work as, “exhilarating, a memory that will stay with us for a long time".
In her career O'Flynn has worked with an eclectic selection of artists including: Anton Corbijn, Alan Bleasdale, Harry Enfield, Stomp, Terry Gilliam, Clive James, Bjork, The Verve, La La La Human Steps, New Order, P.J. Harvey, Eddie Izzard, Germain Greer, Richard Long, Martin Creed & The Dalai Lama.
Performing, screening & exhibiting with organisations including UNESCO, The Actors Centre, The British Film Institute, The British Council, Mexico Design Week, Istanbul Performance Festival & Google, her work has been featured on media including, BBC, ITV, Sky, NBC, Channel 4 & Nat Geo.
She started her career making films for Channel 4, ITV, BBC & Canal Plus.
Her first video art work exhibited at The Tate, Liverpool, in 1990.
Since then accolades have included a BFI Award for her first short film, ‘Girl’ in 1991, a Women in Music Award in 2004 & she was selected as a Cultural Leader, Cultural Olympiad, 2012.
Her first solo theatre show, 'Everyone's Mother', performed at the Actor’s Centre, Soho won a John Thaw Award in 2019.
Her first immersive theatre work, ‘Time’ was selected for VAULT 5 out of 600 shows in 2022.
Her music has been featured in films including Argo, Oscar Best Picture 2013.
She holds the record for the most gigs performed at one Glastonbury, 22 in 2007.
Recent awards include: Innovation RCA, Innovate SMART, Audiences of The Future, BAFTA Connect, Creative UK, Game Changer & BFI Female Founders
She founded her company, Beinghuman® & her not-for-profit The Beinghuman Collective, in 2000. Beinghuman® is proud to be part of the B Corp movement a global movement of people using Business as a Force for Good®.
She campaigns for humanitarian & environmental issues, has spoken to millions globally, lobbies for, Fair Trade For Artists, has worked for The Dalai Lama & launched Artists For Nepal at Venice Biennale, with 500+ events globally.
Gaynor is a student of Dzogchen, a Himalayan philosophy she embeds in her life, work & art
Read Gaynor’s personal version of her bio.