About
John studied first and qualified at Belfast College of Art from 1953-1958 then moved on to London to a place in the Slade School of Art 1958-1960 where he studied drawing, painting, etching and lithography. finishing there with the Slade Diploma of fine Art
Professional Societies
Elected an Academician of The Royal Ulster Academy of ArtsVice President of the RUA 2003-2004
Honorary life member of the Ulster Arts Club
List of Prizes and Awards
1990 Travel award from the arts council of Northern Ireland and a place at the Tamarind InstituteNew Mexico USA To study lithography1988 Travel Award to study Print Workshops in Paris 1986
Major Award from Down District Council 1980
Award for Lithographic materials from The Art Council of Northern Ireland
Public Collections
London UniversityOxford University
Cambridge University
University College Dublin
Ulster Museum
Monaghan Museum
Down District Council
Northern Bank NI
Bank of Ireland Brussels
Arts Council of NI
Belfast International Airport
The National Self-Portrait Collection of Ireland Limerick University
Hampton House Belfast
S.D.L.P. Buildings Belfast
Ulster Television
Europa Hotel
Reviews
1989A Printmakers Hand Book by Silvia Turner
1990
Stones Become Crosses Crosses Become Stones
by Ann Davie Orr in the Ulster Architect
1992
British Printmaking Studios by Silvia Turner
2000
Royal Ulster Academy of Arts Diploma Collection
Stone Lithography by Paul Croft