John Kingerlee · biography
John Kingerlee was born in Birmingham in 1936 and didn't turn to art full time until his late 20's. Despite his lack of formal training he had his first solo exhibition in London in 1967 and is now a celebrated artist with numerous solo exhibitions in galleries and museums across Ireland, Canada and also the United States, where his work is highly sought-after by collectors and investors. He lives and works in isolated conditions on the Beara peninsular in Ireland where he mixes in own paints and often works on many canvases simultaneously building up layers over several years.