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Philip Mackey is a Realist Portrait Artist based in Co.Donegal, Ireland.

Early Life
Philip Mackey was raised in Letterkenny Co.Donegal and studied at St Eunan's College in 1970's.  He Graduated from North West College where he completed a Diploma in Art in 2010  Mackey worked as an Heraldiic Artist and Calligrapher in the Genealogy and Heraldry division of the National Library of Ireland

Portraiture
He has exhibited in Ireland's Royal Hibernian Academy and the Royal Ulster Academy He has also participated twice on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year Recipient of the Derek Hill Foundation Award 2016 Mackey has painted the portraits of stars such as Noel Fielding, Colm Meaney, Brian Friel and Jason Quigley.

He has had a solo exhibition in the An Grianan Theatre in 2016

His paintings has been collected by Martin Gale RHA and Dublin City University.