Awards

2010 The Irish News Prize, Royal Ulster Academy
2009 The Academy Award, Royal Ulster Academy
2009 Perpetual Gold Medal, Royal Ulster Academy
2009 Conor Cafe Prize Royal Ulster Academy
2009 FringeMK Annual Painting Prize Finalist
2007 Celeste Art Prize Shortlisted Artist
2006 Discerning Eye London, Regional Prize
2006 Elected Royal Ulster Academician
2005 Mills Selig Award
2002 Major Individual award, (Arts Council of NI)
2010,(01,00,99,94,93) Arts Council of NI Visual Arts Bursaries
1999 Silver Medal, Royal Ulster Academy
1999 Abbey Stained Glass Studio Award, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
1999 Hunting Art Prizes, Gallery Award, London
1998 Arts Council of Ireland, Equipment Grant.
1998 Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Bursary, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
1998 Nicholas & Andre Tooth Travel Award, London
1998 Gilchrist Fisher Award, London
1997 British Institute award for Painting, London
1997 John Compton award Royal Academy, London
1996 The Guinness Award, Royal Academy Summer Show, London
1996 "Belfast ’91" Award
1994 Northern Ireland Arts Club Award
1992 Belfast Young Contemporaries, prize-winner, One Oxford Street Gallery
1992 Thomas Dammann Junior Travel Award, Arts Council of Northern Ireland