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Born in Dun Laoghaire Rod Coyne studied locally before graduating from the Crawford College of Art in Cork. After 10 years working in his Düsseldorf studio he returned to Ireland in 1999. The same year saw Rod as winner of the prestigious London South Bank Banner competition.
The artist exhibits extensively in Ireland and abroad including the Origin Gallery, Royal Hibernian Academy, RUA, Solomon Gallery, London, Europe and the USA.
His paintings grace private, public and corporate collections alike, including Irish Central Bank, Bank of Ireland, Department of Justice, the Shelbourne Hotel (Dublin), OPW, Gerling Global Insurances (Germany) and Roland International Legal Insurance (Germany).
Private collections include F1 boss Eddie Jordan, actor Daniel Day-
Rod now lives and works in Co. Wicklow where he founded the
Avoca Studio Gallery and the Avoca Painting School in the beautiful
Vale of Avoca.