Sara McNeill was born in Belfast and educated at Battle Abbey & Milfield School, Somerset. She obtained a Diploma of  Art in 1974 . Post Graduate study with Kenneth Webb and The Irish School of  Landscape Painting.

Elected Fellow , Irish School of Landscape Painting in 1975,  and Elected Member of the Ulster Society of Women Artists in 1977, and was Treasurer of U.S.W.A., 1989-1999, and  Vice President from 2000 until 2003.
 
  SaraMcneill.com. Part-time lecturer with North Down & Ards Institute of  further Education, and The Irish School of Landscape Paintings.

She founded  "Ladybird Studio" , Donaghadee, Co. Down in 1978, with a purpose built Studio, facing the Irish Sea, where she provides professional training for painters in all media. She demonstrates in oils, acrylic, watercolours and mixed media , to  various art groups and societies throughout the North of Ireland, and also the south west of Ireland.
Has received various commissions for feature panels and private buildings including Bank of Ireland, Planards Limited and John House, London. She also has work in Private Collections  in U.S.A., France, England and Ireland.

Awarded a two week residence course at Tyrone Guthrie Centre, New Bliss Ireland. Invited with eleven other members of the Ulster Society of Women Artists, by The Women Painters of Washington, to exhibit in a millennium exhibition in Seattle.

 

Her exhibitions include:
                 
Solo Exhibitions
            
 
  1989     Priory Gallery, Hollywood.
1990     Cork  Arts Society, Cork.
1990     Kenny Gallery, Galway.
1994     Kenny Gallery, Galway.
1995     Jonathan Swift Gallery, Carrickfergus.
1997     Kenny Gallery, Galway.
1999     Kenny Gallery, Galway.
2002     Kenny Gallery, Galway.
2005     Kenny Gallery, Galway.
2007     Magilfineart, Dublin

Group Exhibitions   

  * National Society, London.
* Celtic Charisma, Mall Gallery, London.
* Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast.
* Ulster Society of  Women Artists.
* The Stables Gallery, Ballymoney.
* The Bell Gallery, Belfast.
* Malone House, Belfast
* The Jonathan Swift Gallery, Carrickfergus.
* Gilmore Gallery, Hollywood.
* Gallery 148, Hollywood.
* Kenny Gallery, Galway.
* Cambridge Fine Arts, Dublin.
* Millars Gallery , Clifden.
* Cill Rialaig  Ballinskelligs Co. Kerry.
* Gormely's Fine Art, Belfast / Omagh.
* Solo Art (Irish and European Art Dealers).
* James Gallery, Dublin.
* Clifden Antiques and Art.
* Purple Onion, Roscommon
* Bold Art Gallery, Galway.
 

 

Examples of Sara's work
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Ms. Sara S. McNeill
Ladybird Studio

 

  

 

49 Warren Road
Donaghadee
BT210PQ

Tel: 028 9188 3648
Mobile: 07787181976
E-mail: saramcneill@hotmail.com

 
 
 

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