Michael Quane

He began to draw and carve wood aged 12 and briefly studied science at University College Cork before transferring to the Crawford School of Art and Design.

[12] Quane's professional career began in 1987;[13] he was elected to Aosdána in 1998 and the Royal Hibernian Academy in 2004.

Equids feature prominently in his work, inspired in part by a childhood experience of witnessing a donkey dying in a bog.

According to Deborah Hickey (The Echo), "Michael’s work rebukes the traditionally classical theme of man’s power over animal.

His human figures are anti-heroic as they navigate life with their fellow inhabitants of this planet.