Artist's Bio James Alexander McKendry James Alexander McKendry is an Irish artist born in September 1935. Graduating in 1958 after five years in Ireland and England, he is noted for his large scale commissioned sculptures and murals for Churches and public buildings in Ireland and abroad. He designed the 60 foot copper frieze for the Northern Ireland American war memorial which was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1962. In the early 1960’s he became a regular exhibitor with the young contemporaries annual group show exhibitions in Ireland, England and abroad. In additions sixteen of his paintings have been published for the worldwide market. For many years James McKendry has lived and worked internationally. He has travelled widely in Asia, Africa, and he West Indies on assignment for the European Commission, the Commonwealth Secretariat and the British Council. James is now resettled at Bushmills in his native County Antrim where he paints Antrim’s and Donegal’s rugged and world famous coastlines.