Avril Moore was born and brought up in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, a county of lakes and forests. Her first breakthrough in art came in 1978 at the age of 17, when she entered a national competition with a painting of her pet Pomeranian dog. This was selected out of 42,000 entries to be displayed in the National Gallery in London. Back home Avril's achievement caused quite a stir and was reported in some of Northern Ireland's newspapers, inlcuding the influential Belfast Telegraph. Avril studied for an art degree at the ulster University, Jordanstown, then moved to London...more
