Background
He grew up on the edge of Dundalk, a small market town in County Louth, just south of the border.
He grew up on the edge of Dundalk, a small market town in County Louth, just south of the border.
Cox, the second youngest of four children, had three sisters, Sandra, Jacqui and Nicola. Cox left Ireland in 1977 to study marine radio and radar technology, at Riversdale College of Technology, Liverpool, United Kingdom in order to become a Radio Officer in the Merchant Navy. He then joined the Transglobe Expedition, led by Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
In 1989 Cox moved to London.
Transglobe expedition During the Transglobe Expedition, whose Patron was His Royal Highness Prince Charles, Cox was at sea, on an ice cap or in a remote location, surrounded by the vast and desolate spaces which had a profound effect and influenced his art During the expedition Cox"s medium was sketchbook and watercolour.
Exhibitions, Commissions & London Lives 2010 competition - Silver Medal Awarded The Royal Society of Portrait Painters regularly selects Cox for their annual exhibitions at the Mall Galleries in London since 2007.In 2010 his submission of "The Irrepressible Charlie Stock" is selected and reviewed by The Independent. In 2012 his submission of commissioned portrait of "Carlos Acosta", is selected and reviewed by the Daily Telegraph and The Argus.
