about
FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SOCIERY OF ARTS
I am a self-taught Irish artist now living in Adelaide. In 2010 I studied at the Arts Students League in New York for 3 months. I have shown regularly for over 20 years in galleries in Ireland, England, Italy and the USA. I have painted commissions for clients in Ireland, Scotland, England, Switzerland, Italy, Canada and the USA.
exhibitions
2014-2021
I have exhibited regularly in RSASA exhibitions
October 2017
Solo exhibition Bay Discovery Centre,Glenelg
November/December 2016
Solo exhibition at Gemtree Winery McLaren Vale
August 2016
SALA solo exhibition Mt Lofty RangesWinery Adelaide Hills
June 2016
Exhibition at Rising Sun Pub Adelaide
August 2015
Solo SALA exhibition Hynothaised restaurant Henley Beach
August 2014
More animals in the Vines solo SALA exhibition, Mt Lofty Ranges Winery Adelaide Hills
August 2013
Animals in the Vines solo SALA exhibition, Mt Lofty Ranges Winery Adelaide Hills
June 2013
Inaugural portrait exhibition RSASA
August 2012
Joint SALA exhibition Serpendipity at Sinclairs Gully Winery March
2012
Cats and Dogs group exhibition at Adelaide Central School of Art
1992-2012
Group shows for main Easter, Summer and Christmas at the Eakin Gallery www.eakingallery.co.uk.
2005-2012
Regular group exhibitions The Yard Gallery in Holywood Ireland www.yardgallery.com.
I still sell limited edition prints of Herbie my black cat at the Yard
galleries
I also appeared regularly in group shows in galleries listed below:
RSASA Adelaide, South Australia
Castle Gallery, Lisburn N.Ireland
Davison Gallery, Killyleagh N.Ireland
Dunluce Gallery, Bushmills N.Ireland
Manor Fine Arts, Banbridge N.Ireland
Sol Gallery, Dublin Ireland
Elaine Somers and the Davison Gallery, Holywood, N.Ireland
Gormleys, Belfast
Kerlin Gallery, Belfast
Galleria Bongiovanni, Bologna, Italy
Maltby Gallery, Winchester, England
Michael McGuire Gallery, Provincetown USA
prizes/ organizations
Winner of the inaugural portrait exhibition at the Royal South Australian Society of Arts 2014
2006
Silver medal winner of the Arts Societyof Ulster Christmas Exhibition
2002, 2004 and 2005
paintings selected for the Royal Ulster Academy annual exhibition
Professional Memberships
Fellow of the Royal South Australian Society of Arts
http://www.rsasarts.com.au
member of the Arts Society of Ulster
http://www.artssocietyofulster.com/