Jonathan Hunter, Beezie’s Island 2004

Artwork

Beezie’s Island is the affectionate name for Cottage Island, an island on the freshwater lake Lough Gill near Sligo Town.

The name comes from Elizabeth ‘Beezie’ Gallagher, was born in the 1860s on the island and lived there all her adult life. She died on the island in 1951. She was the last full-time resident on any island on Lough Gill.

Artist

Born in 1966 in Hexham, England, Jonathan is a BA graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee and a MA graduate of the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. He has been living and working in Ireland since 1999. His work is in many public and private collections including the AIB art collection, OPW, Hennessy Craig, Haverty Trust, University College Dublin and Wesley College.

In 2008, he was awarded the invitation residency at the Joseph and Anni Albers Foundation, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America.

His paintings and prints can be seen at Hillsboro Fine Art, Dublin, SO Fine Art Editions, Dublin and the Catherine Hammond Gallery in Co. Cork.