‘DONEGAL’ ARTIST NOMINATED FOR TURNER PRIZE

An artist which strong Donegal connections has been nominated for the prestigious Turner Prize.

George Shaw is the son of Letterkenny woman Eilish Keys from Sentry Hill.

George is also the nephew of well-known Letterkenny businessman and garage owner Tommy Keys.

The artist, who has been painting for 15 years, was born in Coventry but regularly returns to Donegal on holiday.

He is noted and lauded for his work with paint used to colour aircraft models.

George said he is sometimes embarrassed by hos tools which he has used.

However his paintings of the surroundings in which he grew up including his own house, the pub in which he used to drink with his late father and a local phonebox have made him hot property.