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About James McKendry
- James Alexander McKendry (born 30 September 1935) is an Irish artist. Graduating in 1958 after 5 years study in Ireland and England, he is noted for his large scale commissioned sculptures and murals for churches and public buildings in Ireland and abroad.
- He designed the 60 foot copper frieze for the Northern Ireland American war memorial, which was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1962. In the early 1960s, he became a regular exhibitor with the young contemporaries annual group show in Dublin.
- Since then he has had several one-man shows and exhibits widely in many group exhibitions in Ireland, England and abroad.
- In addition, 16 of his paintings have been published for the worldwide market. For many years James McKendry has lived and worked internationally.
- He has travelled widely in Asia, Africa and the West Indies on assignment for the European Commission, the Commonwealth Secretariat and the British Council.
- Now resettled at Bushmills in his native County Antrim, he paints Antrim's rugged coastline.
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