Carndonagh is home to award-winning artist Sharon McDaid who is regarded as an emerging talent in Irish contemporary painting. Working primarily in oil on canvas, her paintings are inspired by her native Inishowen with her distinctive works perfectly capturing the immediacy and diversity of the ever-changing light and shade of the Irish landscape.

Sharon exhibits her works in her own Silver Birch Gallery & Studio which houses three spacious exhibitions rooms that carry a body of original oils, mixed media artworks and a diverse collection of limited edition Giclee prints. The Silver Birch also houses Sharon’s painting studio where visitors can find the artist there working on her latest collection. The gallery offers a full bespoke framing service with an extensive range of moulding to choose from.