Cormac O’Leary was born in Cork city, Ireland in 1969. He studied fine art at Sligo RTC from 1987 to 1991. Since then he has exhibited his work widely in Ireland, the UK and America. His work is in many public collections including- AIB, Cork County Library Collection, UniCredito Italiano, IFSC, Crawford Municipal Art Collection, Cork, OPW, Office of Trade Enterprise and Employment, Stormont Govt. offices, Northern Ireland, Wellwoman Centre, IIC Bank, Nazareth House, Sligo, Hawkswell Theatre, Sligo, Leitrim County Council Art Collection, and Royal Hospital, Donnybrook. His work is also included in private collections in Ireland, UK, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, USA and Australia.