A journey from longing to belonging—art shaped by place, process, and play.
I’m an artist rooted in the wild, weathered beauty of Northern Ireland—a landscape I once took for granted. It wasn’t until I left, living and studying in England, that I felt a deep longing for the place I was born. That distance brought clarity. It turned the familiar into something sacred.
While in England, I was introduced to plein air painting—creating art outdoors, directly in dialogue with the landscape. That experience transformed the way I work. When I returned home, I brought that practice with me, and it became the heartbeat of my process.
Over time, another shift occurred: I moved away from striving for the perfect end result and into a deeper love for process. Now, play, wonder, and experimentation guide my creative journey. Whether I’m painting or working in textiles, I’m drawn to vibrant colour, movement, and energy—creating work that evokes joy, hope, and a sense of connection.
My pieces are born from presence: standing in wind, rain, or sunlight, feeling the land beneath my feet, letting intuition take the lead. They are expressions of aliveness—both mine and the world’s.
Thank you for being here. I hope what you find brings you a moment of brightness, a spark of curiosity, or the feeling of home.
About
My Journey
1995 BA (Hons) Fine Art, University of Ulster, Belfast
2018 Level 3 City & Guilds Award in Education & Training, Loughborough College
2022 Journey of Hope Alumni, Immersive leadership Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, St Ethelburga’s, London
Awards/Residencies
2023 Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year, Main Contestant
2023 Public Art Commission, Ards Hospital, N.Ireland
2023 Shackleton Residency Award, Falkland Islands
2022 Winner of Parker Harris Mentoring Award & exhibition award
2021 Best Abstract/interpretative painting in show, Artists for Conservation, Vancouver
2021 Finalist in BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year, London
2018 John Busby Drawing Bursary Award, Society of Wildlife Artists, London
2015 Featured artist in N.Ireland television production
2013 Invited artist for Scuba Dive Art Expedition to Cayman Islands, Artists for Conservation
2011 Master Artists Seminar, Cortes Island, Vancouver Island
2011 Featured artist in BBC Wild Week Live Television production: Live broadcast art demonstration
2008 Selected to represent front cover of Artists for Conservation Exhibition international showbook
2008 Featured artist in RTE Nationwide Television production, Ireland
Group Shows
2022 Harley Open, Harley Gallery, Wellbeck, Nottinghamshire
2022 TALP Open, Patchings Art Centre, Nottingham
2021 Waterston House, Aberlady, Scotland (3 person show)
2021 Nottingham City Artists Studio Exhibition, St Marys, Nottingham
2021 Artists for Conservation, Vancouver. (Virtual Exhibit)
2021 Finalist, David Shepherd Artist of the Year
2020 Artists for Conservation, Vancouver (Virtual Exhibit)
2019 Society of Wildlife Artists, Mall Galleries, London
2018 Society of Wildlife Artists, Mall Galleries, London
2017 Artists for Conservation, Marine Exhibition Tour in Florida & China
2017 Artists and Illustrators Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2009 Society of Animal Artists, Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure, Kansas,
2009 Artists for Conservation, Dunnegan Gallery of Art, MO, Ward Museum of Wildfowl, MD
2008 Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Musuem, Wisconsin
2008 Society of Animal Artists, The Neville Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin
2008 Artists for Conservation, The Art of Conservation, Hiram Blauvelt Museum, New Jersey, USA
2007 The Wildlife Experience, Parker, Denver, CO
Solo Exhibitions
2012 Solo exhibition, WWT Art gallery, N.Ireland
2010 Solo exhibition, WWT Art Gallery, N.Ireland
2000 N.Ireland Television personalities, sporting legends, business leaders and politicians
Significant Private & Public Collections
2008 Private collector of internationally recognised wildlife collection, New York (5 paintings)
2000 Ulster Museum, Belfast (4 paintings)
1997 Northern Ireland Civil Service, Belfast
1995 Northern Ireland Civil Service, Belfast