BIOGRAPHY

John Shinnors was born in Limerick in 1950 and studied painting and drawing under the guidance of Jack Donovan at the Limerick School of Art and Design from 1970 to 1972. Shinnors is one of Irelands leading contemporary painters and has taken part in many exhibitions throughout Ireland and internationally. He is represented by Taylor Galleries Dublin and has won several awards for his work.

Shinnors was elected a member of Aosdána in 1992. Public collections include AIB, Analog Devices, Bank of Ireland, Boyle Civic Trust, GPA, Holycross Abbey, Co. Tipperary, IMMA, Irish Life, Limerick City Gallery of Art, National Self-Portrait Collection of Ireland, OPW, RHA, Shannon Development, Ulster Museum, Belfast, University of Limerick and Wexford County Council.