Neil Shawcross Limited Edition Print for Youth Action
Local charity YouthAction Northern Ireland is delighted that Neil Shawcross, well known Ulster water colourist has generously donated a limited edition of 50 "Cup and Saucer" prints for sale to celebrate their move from their headquarters at Hampton, Belfast to their new, regional, youth resource facility in the heart of Belfast City Centre.
Neil is well known for his ability to turn a mundane object into a vibrant work of art and this print "Cup and Saucer" is in this vein. The joyful colours reflect the energy and optimism of the young people and staff past and present who have been involved with YouthAction.
All money from the sale of these unique prints will go towards YouthAction Northern Ireland's life-changing work with local young people. The charity works with young people and volunteers to develop their individual capacity to improve the quality of their lives and to affect change in their communities.
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Cup And Saucer
by Neil Shawcross
Medium: Signed Limited Edition Print (50)
Unframed size: 42cm x 60cm
Unframed price: £250 - buy now!
Framed price: £300 - buy now!
Neil Shawcross's Biography
Neil Shawcross was born in Kearseley, Lancashire in 1940. He attended Bolton College of Art between 1958-60. After a brief period of part-time teaching in Lancaster and at Morcambe Grammar School, he came to Belfast in 1962 as a part-time lecturer at the College of Art. He has remained in Ulster ever since, and teaches foundation studies at the Art and Design College. Shawcross`s gentle childlike approach has won him many admirers, and his work has been influential on many of his past students. He became an associate of the Royal Ulster Academy in 1975 and an Academician in 1977 and has been awarded several Gold Medals. Shawcross was commissioned by the Ulster Museum for a portrait of the novelist Francis Stuart in 1978. In 1979 he was commissioned to paint the portrait of Alderman David Cook for the series of Lord Mayors in Belfast City Hall. He has designed stained glass for the Ulster Museum and for St Colman`s Church, Lambeg.
His work is represented in a number of private and corporate collections and his new works are eagerly sought after by collectors both in Ireland and abroad.
