In the 1960s MacMiadhachain was an outstanding contributor to the Irish Exhibitions of Living Art, alongside Gerard Dillon, Camille Souter, Nevill Johnson, Patrick Collins and Louis Le Brocquy.
In the 1940s he attended Belfast School of Art, the alma mater of William Scott – a profound influence on his later work. Since 1959, he has lived and painted on the Dorset coast, close to St. Ives where he keeps a winter studio.
In Sepetember 2000 and May-June 2001 The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin held
solo exhibitions of his work. During his career he has been one of the most consistent and widely exhibited artists of his generation in the UK.
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