James MacIntyre was born in Coleraine (1926 – 2015) and from 1946 onwards he was a self-taught artist. James regularly exhibited in the 55a Gallery, Belfast along with George Campbell and Gerard Dillon. In 1955 he won a travel scholarship and so lived in London and Paris for several years working as an illustrator. Over […]

Max McCabe born 1917 was an Irish artist. He was also a talented musician; playing the violin. In 1941 Max married fellow artist Gladys McCabe. They exhibited together on many occasions, starting in Ireland at Robinson & Cleaver in Belfast, 1942 and in England at the Kensington Art Gallery in 1949. He died in 2000.

Mary Lou is in her 20s from the Glens of Antrim. She is self taught.

Keith Drury born 1964 is a Belfast artist initially known for oil paintings but is now renowned for vibrant cityscapes created by 3D modelling. Many of his early oil on canvas artworks featured leading political and religious leaders. Some were controversial and raised criticism, with the more contentious works gaining national media attention, particularly in […]

Brian Smyth was born in 1967. He studied art at the Crawford College of Art and Design in Cork, graduating in 1995 with an honours degree in Art & Design. . Although Brian specialised in painting at college he also studied other various art subjects including multi-media, print, video and photography. Brian Smyth paintings capture […]

Watch how Kathryn works in the video below. Kathryn lives and works in Northern Ireland and creates work inspired by the everyday glimpses of the beautiful world around her. Her work is created with a honey-like mix of ink and gel, which is poured freestyle onto the image surface. Free from pencil marks, she evokes […]

Robert Taylor Carson (1919-2008) was an Irish painter who adapted an impressionistic style. His subject matters include figures, portraits and landscapes, and he is known to have worked in oils, watercolours and pastels. Carson was made a member of the Royal Ulster Academy (1975) and the Ulster Water Colour Society (1983), exhibiting regularly throughout Ireland, […]

Edith McClelland is a self-taught professional artist and tutor, born in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, now living and working from her studio in the North East of Scotland. She is passionate in all forms of marine art, and also paints landscapes, still life’s, floral and figurative subjects using all forms of art media, but watercolour […]