Born in Belfast 1973, John Stewart studied art and design at Ashfield boys secondary school leaving with O and A levels in art. In 1989 he began his life as a apprentice stained glass artist at a Belfast decorative glass studio sketching painting and engraving glass .

In 1995 he became a professional sign writer and poster writer as well as a mural artist. He has been commissioned numerous times with the Arts Council Northern Ireland and community groups working on projects and painting large scaled murals.

His first exhibition took place in Belfast 2008 and the last few years his ability is working in fine art painting in oils and acrylics capturing early life and Belfast’s industrial times. Today he paints full time and di...