Sara Sue McNeill was born in Belfast and educated at Battle Abbey & Milifield School, Somerset. She obtained a Diploma of Art in 1974 and completed post graduate study with Kenneth Webb and the Irish School of landscape Painting.

In 1978 she founded Ladybird Art Studio, in Donaghadee, Co Down with a purpose built Studio facing the Irish Sea, In this studio McNeill provides professional training for painters in all media, demonstrating in oils, acrylic, watercolours and mixed media, to various art groups and societies throughout the North of Ireland, and also the South and West of Ireland.

Sue has received various commissions for feature panels on public and private buildings including Bank of Ireland, Planards Limited, and John House London. She also has work in Private Collections in USA, France, England and Ireland.

Sue was awarded a two-week residence course at Tyrone Guthrie Centre, New Bliss Ireland. She was also invited with 11 other members of the Ulster Society of Women Artist, by The Women Painters of Washington, to exhibit in a Millennium Exhibition in Seattle.

Solo Exhibitions

2018 Purple Onion Gallery, Tarmonbarry

2010 Purple Onion Gallery, Tarmonbarry

2008 Bold Art Gallery, Galway

2007 Magilfineart, Dublin

2005 Kenny Gallery, Galway

2002 Kenny Gallery, Galway

1999 Kenny Gallery, Galway

1997 Kenny Gallery, Galway

1995 Jonathan Swift Gallery, Carrickfergus

1994 Kenny Gallery, Galway

1990 Kenny Gallery, Galway

1990 Cork Arts Society, Cork

1989 Priory Gallery, Hollywood