1938 Born Belfast
Educated Belfast College of Art, the Open University
1973 Lecturer in Art Education, Ulster Polytechnic, Belfast
1980 Senior Lecturer, Ulster Polytechnic
Senior Lecturer/Senior Course Tutor,University of Ulster
1986 Opened Cavehill Gallery with Catherine McWilliams
1994 Elected to Royal Ulster Academy
1989 Full-Time Painter and Director of Cavehill Gallery
2000 Elected President of Royal Ulster Academy of Arts
2000 Art Columnist, Irish News
2004 Retired from Presidency of RUA.
Lives and Works in Belfast
