1943 -
Elizabeth Taggart was born in Donaghadee, Co. Down, in 1943. She is the only daughter in a family of three. She was trained under John Luke and Romeo Toogood in Belfast’s College of Art, and whilst her figures echo Luke, her paintings are filled with symbolic images. She works slowly, reworking ...
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1870 - 1944
Samuel Taylor enjoyed travelling around Ulster, painting watercolours of counties Derry and Down, and landscapes of Donegal and of Lough Erne. These he exhibited at the Belfast Art Society in 1891 and at the RHA in 1896. During the early twentieth century, Brittany became of great importance to hi...
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1956 -
Donald Teskey was born in Co Limerick in 1956. After graduating from the Limerick College of Art & Design with a Diploma in Fine Art in 1978 he began a successful career in Fine Art, exhibiting throughout Ireland as well as in the USA, UK, Germany and Canada. His talent has been rewarded on many...
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1902 - 1966
Romeo Toogood studied at the Belfast School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London. Returning to his home town of Belfast in 1930 he joined a small group of artists known as the Ulster Unit, and taught at various high schools and institutes including the Belfast College of Art where his stude...
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1934 - 2004
Liam Treacy was a native of Avoca, Co. Wicklow, where his family on both sides lived for many generations. During his early years Liam showed a strong interest in drawing and was encouraged and influenced by his brother Sean. He began his career in the 1950's with a solo-exhibition at the James Gal...
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