Belfast painter Daniel O’Neill made the decision to paint full time in 1945 having worked as an electrician in the Belfast Shipyard. He first exhibited with Victor Waddington in 1946, and later with the Dawson Gallery in the 1960s. He moved to London in the late 1950s, finally returning to Belfast in 1969 , where he continued to paint his highly recognisable portraits of ladies and figures in landscapes. The evocative style and intense colours used by O’Neill make for poignant and expressi
ve pictures, and he has often been described as a romantic painter.
Daniel O'Neill's work features strongly in the Adam's loan exhibition 'Gerard Dillon: Art and Friendships' (2013). Please click here to view the catalogue, with extensive essay and photographs.
His work also features strongly in 'George Campbell and the Belfast Boys' (2015). Please click here to view the catalogue.
Other exhibitions include:
'Ulster Artists' (2010). Please click here to view the catalogue.
'A Celebration of Irish Art and Modernism' (2011). Please click here to view the catalogue.
'Ireland: Her People and Landscape' (2014). Please click here to view the catalogue.
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