Michael Delohery was born in 1974. He grew up in Clare but has been living and working in Limerick, for the past 12 years. Moving to Limerick city to attend Art College, would inevitably bring into contrast a new life style from the country manner he was used to. His observations of human emotions, and the social and psychological problems that each of us can experience from day to day became the focus for his paintings. His college work was very graphic in nature and technique.

Before he begins painting Michael writes some text, with glue, which is to act as a reactionary element, to the image he will then overlay. This rippled relief on the surface of the canvas could act as a detrimental effect on the painted image, but for the high degree of painting skill that he puts into each piece. The writing is also a clever ploy to draw the viewer closer to his paintings as they try and decipher the clues written under the image, then up close the viewer is compelled to see the large variety of mark-making abilities that Michael possesses.

Michael joined Contact Studios in 2007 and intends to continue to work there for the foreseeable future.