Rowland Davidson

Rowland Davidson was born in Belfast in 1942. He studied Fine Art at the Belfast College of Art. After graduating, Davidson started teaching Art and Design at a Belfast boys’ school, becoming head of department in 1975. Davidson’s paintings are typically figurative studies of the people of Ireland, painted with a sensitivity and softness.

Davidson did not become a full-time artist until 1987. He described this change: ‘As a student I had planned to become a full-time artist within six months of graduation, but over the years I found that career demands and the need to spend time with my family meant that I had minimal time for painting. When I eventually did become a full-time painter, it was through divine intervention.’