Northern Ireland Archive

Ciarán Harper is a recent Fine Art graduate of Ulster University, Belfast, specialising in painting. He was awarded the prestigious Carson McDowell Solicitors Prize at the University of Ulster School of Art degree show in 2016.

Mary Theresa Keown is a contemporary artist originally from Enniskillen in County Fermanagh, now living and working in Dublin. Mary’s paintings are inspired by collages created with cut out images from a variety of sources, to create pictorial paintings that explore the relationship between the images themselves and their historical and cultural references.

Lisa Ballard is a contemporary artist from Belfast, where she lives and works as a member of Cathedral Studios. Lisa’s work takes inspiration from the landscape, simplifying an image and exploring negative space, in order to capture a moment in time.

Karl Harron is an accomplished Glass Artist and Lecturer originally from Belfast. He is noted for design-led craftsmanship, incorporating both cold-working and fire-polishing techniques to produce pieces that possess beautiful translucent tonal qualities.  

Bronagh Wilson is a photographic artist from Belfast, who graduated from the University of Ulster in 2013.

Jennifer Morrow is a contemporary artist from Lisburn, who graduated from University of Ulster in 2013. Jennifer has hit the headlines in recent week due to her participation in the BBC series, The Big Painting Challenge.

Deirdre McKenna is a conceptual artist based in Belfast, who has exhibited her work regionally and internationally over the last ten years.

Lisa Malone is an early career artist, working and living in Northern Ireland. In recent years she has developed an international profile for her work and she currently is based in Flax Art Studios in Belfast.

Scott Benefield is an established craft-maker, who specialises in glassmaking.  In 2015 he was granted the Rosy James Memory Award by the Arts Council NI. 

The Anne O’Donoghue Award aims to support formal or informal courses, mentoring, coaching, supervision, research and/or cultural exchanges with other arts and cultural managers on a national or international level.