Bio
Clive McFarland is an author, illustrator, and educator from Northern Ireland. While studying at Liverpool John Moores University, he rediscovered the books that fueled his childhood imagination and was inspired to create his own stories. Since then, his work has garnered notable recognition, including a shortlisting for the Irish Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year Jr., two AOI World Illustration Awards shortlistings, and selection for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Now based in Northern Ireland, he continues to develop new work in a dedicated space above his hometown library in Omagh—thanks to Libraries NI.
Selected Clients
HarperCollins US, Penguin, Oxford University Press, Templar Books, The O'Brien Press, Froebel, Marks & Spencer
Exhibitions
2025 - A World of Wonder, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn
2024 - UsFolk 6, Naughton Gallery at Queen's University Belfast
2024 - UsFolk Big Queer Art Show, 2 Royal Avenue, Belfast
2023 - In Memory of the Future - Illustrators Ireland honour Tomi Ungerer, dlr LexIcon Library, Dún Laoghaire
2023 - Drawn to Nature, Carrickmines Park, Dublin
2023 - UsFolk 5, Naughton Gallery at Queen's University Belfast
2017 - Rainbow Print Party, Belfast Print Workshop, Waring Street, Belfast
2017 - UsFolk 2, Queen Street, Belfast
2015 - Humdinger Children's Book Festival, The Guildhall, Derry/Londonderry
2014 - A Long Way from Home, A-Side B-Side Gallery, Hackney Central, East London
2012 - Solo Exhibition, The Black Box, Belfast
📬 If you’d like to discuss a commission or have any questions, I’d love to hear from you—feel free to get in touch.
