Artists Biography
1960 Born Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1979-80 University of Ulster, Faculty of Art and Design
1980-83 Brighton Polytechnic College of Art and Design; BA Honours Fine Art
1983-85 University College London, The Slade School of Fine Art (Post Graduate)
Awards include:
1983 Emily Lucy Boyce Travel Scholarship, Brighton Faculty of Art
1985 Richard Ford Award, The Royal Academy, London
1987 George Campbell Memorial Grant, Arts Council of Ireland, Arts of Northern Ireland and the Spanish Cultural Institute, Dublin
1992 Adams Salesrooms Choice of Artist for Future Appreciation Award, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
1997 Completed ten large paintings for the Merrion Hotel, Dublin
2001 Appointed official artist for HRH The Prince of Wales Royal Tour of the Baltic States
2003 Appointed official artist for HRH The Prince of Wales Royal Tour of Russia
2017 Completed commission of 12 paintings for a house in Merrion Square.
Works in private collections in Ireland, United Kingdom, France, Guernsey, Spain, The Netherlands, Switzerland, USA, Canada, South Africa, Morocco, Australia and Hong Kong.
Solo Exhibitions Include:
1983 Stowells Trophy Exhibitions, The Royal Academy, London
1984 Contemporary Artists, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
1984 Whitechapel Open, Bishopsgate Institute, London
1984 Stowells Trophy Exhibitions, The Royal Academy, London
1985 The Mail of Sunday ‘Young Masters’ Exhibition, Solomon Gallery, London
1987 ‘Young Artists from Northen Ireland’, Solomon Gallery, London
1988 Solomon Gallery, London
1988 On the Wall Gallery, Belfast
1990 Solomon Gallery, Dublin
1990 Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
1991 ‘Young British Artist’, Roy Miles Gallery, London
1991 Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
1991 Minerva Galleria D’Art, Barcelona
1992 Solomon Gallery, Dublin
1993 Waterman Fine Art, London
1994 Solomon Gallery, Dublin
1994 Mitchell Gallery, Toronto
1995 Waterman Fine Art, London
1996 Solomon Gallery, Dublin
1997 Waterman Fine Art, London
1998 Solomon Gallery, Dublin
1999 Waterman Fine Art, London
2000 Solomon Gallery, Dublin
2002 Solomon Gallery, Dublin
2003 Portland Gallery, Art London
2004 Portland Gallery, London
2005 Portland Gallery, International Art&Design Fair, New York
2005 AVA Gallery, Clandeboye
2006 Portland Gallery, London
2007 James Adams, Dublin
2008 Portland Gallery, London
2010 Ava Gallery, Clandeboye, Northern Ireland
2011 Portland Gallery, London
2015 Glenarm Castle, Glenarm, County Antrim
Group Exhibitions
1982 Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
1986 Mixed Exhibition, Solomon Gallery, London
1986 Mixed Exhibition, Brighton Polytechnic, England
1983 – 2012 The Last Small Picture Show, Brecon Cathedral, Powys, Wales. Group show of HRH The Prince of Wales Tour Artists
2012 – 2017 Parvis Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2012 – 2016 Sandford Gallery, Dublin
2012 – 2016 Leinster Gallery, Dublin
2012 Nedra Matteucci Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2015 Charles Gilmore Gallery, Belfast
2015 Nedra Matteucci Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2016 Trinity Gallery, Dublin
2016 Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin
2016 Charles Gilmore Gallery, Belfast
2016 Nedra Matteucci Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2016 Barbara Stanley Gallery, London
2017 Trinity Gallery, Dublin
2017 Jorgensen Gallery, Dublin
2017 Charles Gilmore Gallery, Belfast
2017 Nedra Matteucci Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2017 Barbara Stanley Gallery, London
2017 Glasthule Gallery, County Dublin
Corporate Collections Include:
AIB Bank
Arthur Cox & Co Solrs
Arts Council Collection, Northern Ireland
British Government Art Collection
Citibank NA, Ireland
Deacon Barclays, de Zoete, Wedd, Toronto
Delta Airlines
Doyle Hotel Group
Durban Museum, South Africa
Elan Corporation Ltd
Galgorm Castle Hotel
Glaxo plc, UK
Goodbody Stockbrokers, Dublin
Harvard University, USA
Merrion Hotel, Dublin
International Investment & Underwriting Ltd
Irish Intercontinental Bank
Mrs Norma Smurfit
Jefferson Smurfit Group plc
Kildare Hotel & Country Club, Ireland
Marlfield House Hotel
Paul Mellon Collection, USA
RTZ Plc, UK
Ulster Bank Group
Ulster Museum Belfast
Waterford Wedgwood plc
Westbury Hotel, Dublin
WH Smith, London
Yale Center for British Art, USA
Private Collections Include:
HRH The Prince of Wales
Sir Anthony and Lady Chryss O’Reilly
The Rt Hon Christopher Patten
Dr Michael Smurfit
Mrs Norma Smurfit
Mr Dermot Desmond
Sir Gerry and Lady Robinson
Viscount and Viscountess Dunluce
Enya