T.J. Miles was born in Co. Antrim, N.Ireland in 1965. He studied art until he left school at 16 to begin his working life. After a brief diversion into sociology T.J. turned back to art about 10 years ago to fulfill a need to record experiences living in Northern Ireland.

Originally working in watercolours, then progressing to acrylics for more flexibility to mould with his imagination. His art fuses elements of European surrealism with aspects of Irish figuratism and the viewer may readily discern the influences of Dali, De Chirico, Magritte and Markey in his work.