I was born in Derry City in the north of Ireland. I live and work in London.

I was awarded my Master’s Degree in 2014 at the City and Guilds of London Art School, and won the Principal’s Prize.

In 2009 I won the Threadneedle Prize, the Winsor and Newton Painting / Watts Gallery Painting Prize. I won the ING Discerning Eye London and South East regional prize both in 2019 and in 2021.

I bring the skills of a traditional figurative artist to a spectrum of contemporary and historical subject matter, my primary interest though, is as an image maker.

My interests though wide-ranging, centre on exploring the formal and critical potential of painting and drawing. Whether through an exploration of the painterly potential of X-Ray imaging, cinematic and television stills, the tonal delicacy of the daguerreotype, or in creative reinterpretation of archival, photographic and photojournalistic sources.

I occasionally accept portrait commissions and run a small private teaching practice from my London studio.

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Sheila.