Patrick
Canning.
Oldest of five sons, Patrick was
born on Hogmanay 1955 in Bellshill Maternity.
 As a mature student in 1998 at
Glasgow University, Patrick gained a Bachelor of Divinity with Honours
degree and a Masters in Theology degree. At Strathclyde University in
2005 Patrick achieved a Post Graduate Diploma in Religious Education.
Married to Marilyn with three grown up
children, Paula, Tracey and Danny, also three younger children
Michael, Kayleigh and Thomas. Patrick is now a supply R.E. teacher as
well and a Grandfather to Isabelle and Joel.
During Celtic’s centenary year,
Patrick also wrote a short story for the Celtic View in the summer
edition of 1988 depicting a futuristic Celtic Football Club which
Tommy illustrated as a centre fold article. Patrick has been a
life-long Celtic supporter since his Father John took him to Celtic
Park and witnessed the great George Connelly play keepy uppy around
the stadium in 1966 during half-time of a European tie.
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Tommy Canning.
Youngest of five sons, Tommy Canning was born on Christmas Day
1969 in the Lanarkshire town of Bellshill. Noted for his love for
drawing through his school years, first at St. Patrick’s School in New
Stevenston, then later at Holy Cross in Hamilton, he developed his
talents with notable achievements, beginning with the books: “The Will
to Win” (Mainstream, 1988) which was co-authored with his eldest
brother Patrick Canning and “Ha’way the Lads” (Mainstream, 1989) – a
collaboration between the two brothers and Newcastle United historian
Paul Joannou. Sandwiched between these two books, Tommy along with
Patrick, painted the now famous portrait of Jock Stein which hangs in
the lounge (of the same name) at Celtic Park. Since the early 1990’s
Tommy has broadened his range of work and become internationally
recognised with his illustrative work for the SFA and FIFA as well as
his unique style of religious art. With commissions from across the
USA and closer to home in the U.K., he is kept busy especially
following the release of the acclaimed DVD presentation: “The Art of
Divine Mercy” in 2006.
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Allan Canning
Born on 25th April 1963, Allan
Canning is the second youngest of five sons and older brother of Tommy
Canning. His early education started in St. Patrick’s in New
Stevenston and continued in Our Lady’s High, Motherwell. He went onto
further studies at the Glasgow College of Technology (now Caledonian
University) where he graduated from in 1984 with an HND in Applied Physics.
Allan went onto a career in systems engineering and IT. He brings his
talents in IT to assist with Tommy’s IT requirements including digital
enhancements and multimedia developments. In 2006, he produced the DVD
presentation “The Art of Divine Mercy” in collaboration with Tommy. He
also developed Tommy’s web presence:
www.tommycanning.co.uk
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