Valerie Weir

Valerie Weir was born, brought up, and educated in Ireland, mostly in Dublin. She has always been divided between art and music, and at one point in her education had to make a decision about which to study in University. In the end she chose music, and obtained an honours degree in music from Trinity College, Dublin.

She continued to paint, however, especially during the long student summers while travelling, and thus began the development of a highly individual, free, and un-self-conscious career as a painter. This highly talented self-taught artist considers herself 'to be unfettered by the snobbery and nonsense that goes on in the art world'.