RHA RUA

1895 to 1974

Landscape and portrait painter. Born in Belfast, the son of William McKelvey, painter and decorator.

Studied Belfast School of Art where he won the Sir Charles Brett prize for figure drawing. In 1937 held his first Exhibition in Dublin at the Victor Waddington Galleries, another in 1939 and that year the Thomas Haverty purchased ?Farmyard, Co.Antrim ?,from the RHA Exhibition.

Co.Donegal was a favourite painting area, and also the rugged scenery of the West of Ireland .