Ramelton-born Professor William C Campbell has been revealed as one of the artists taking part in a unique art sale in aid of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation.
Prof William C Campbell (aged 90) is Ireland’s only Nobel Prize winner for Medicine.
Now living in Massachusetts, Prof Campbell is enjoying retirement by tapping into his artistic talents to help others.
Prof Campbell’s scientific discoveries are world-renowned. He found the cure for River Blindness while working with pharmaceutical company MSD and his treatment has saved the sight of hundreds of millions of people in Africa, Latin America and Yemen. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2015.
Prof William C Campbell, one of more than 1,200 artists taking part in this year’s Incognito online art sale
He is one of 17 artists from Donegal to take part in this year’s Incognito 2021 art sale in aid of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation. What’s different about Incognito compared with any other art sale is that the identity of the artists behind the paintings – for sale at €60 each – is kept top secret until the sale has closed. The Incognito collection is made up of 3,000-plus original postcard-sized artworks in a sale that is usually a sprint to the checkout. Everything sold out last year in just 15 minutes.
Other Donegal artists sharing their talents for Incognito 2021 are Martin Mooney from Ramelton, Paul Kerr from Buncrana, Kim Sharkey from Kincasslagh, Catherine Buck and Peadar McDaid from Letterkenny.
Pictured is Ramelton artist Martin Mooney, one of more than 1,200 artists taking part in this year’s Incognito online art sale
For Carmel Doyle, CEO of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation, Incognito 2021 is about generous, talented artists turning their art into a real currency for care: “Each year, Jack & Jill has to raise over €4 million to continue doing what we do supporting families to look after their sick children at home, where they belong. Less than 20 per cent of our funding comes from Government, and with COVID-19 continuing to restrict our public-facing fundraising and our charity shops still closed, we are relying hugely on the generosity and support of the public for Incognito 2021.
“Each piece sold translates into almost four hours of specialist home nursing care for local children, turning this beautiful art into a real currency for care.”
Some other famous national and international faces taking part this year are U2’s The Edge, rock star Bob Geldof, fashion designer Paul Costelloe, comedians Jason Byrne and Tommy Tiernan and artist Don Conroy.
So, whether you’re an art collector or a bargain hunter, there’s something for everyone at Incognito 2021.
The Incognito art collection is now live at www.incognito.ie with the online art sale taking place on Thursday April 22 at 10am sharp
