Sunset on Spellack cliffs

Valerie Giannandrea McKeag graduated from the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee, Scotland in 1985 with a 1st class BA Honours Degree in Illustration. She moved to London and worked as a freelance illustrator working for various clients in advertising and publishing over a 12 year period. 
She came to Belfast in 1997, re-trained as a teacher and is currently Head of Art at Ashfield Girls’ High School in Belfast. 
Her paintings explore the transient effects of light and weather on the landscape and the passing of seasons.

Her work is also included in the permanent collection of the Northern Ireland Civil Service.