Born in 1947 John Cullinan graduated with Honours from Limerick School of Art under the guidance of Jack Donovan. After teaching in LSA for two years, he studied under American artist Paul Brooks and Michael Dempsey. Cullinan then spent eight years enhancing his appreciation of nature and landscape in West Clare. He retired from teaching Art in De La Salle College Waterford in 1998, and has been exhibiting in group shows nationwide since 2000 including Adams and the James Gallery in Dublin, Kenny Gallery Galway, Lee Gallery Cork, Excel Centre Tipperary, Joan Clancy Gallery Ring, etc., and his solo show in the Old Market House Arts Centre Dungarvan in 2006 was an overwhelming success.