Draughtsman, sculptor, designer and teacher, born in Penzance, Cornwall. Attended Bath Academy of Art, Corsham, 1964–7, then taught in Sussex for two years, from 1969–71 designing furniture in London. Eventually joined staff of Falmouth School of Art. St Michael’s Mount, stars and the sky were key subjects in the work of O’Donnell, who was included in the 1989 Newlyn Orion Galleries show A Century of Art in Cornwall 1889–1989. Lived in Marazion, Cornwall.