diagnosed with cancer, John ceased teaching. In 2015 he returned to Northern Ireland to be with his family, and died there on 25 April 2016 Bibliography Who's Who in Art, 33rd ed. Hillmarton Manor Press, 2007, British Art by Julian Freeman, South Bank Publishing, 2006, A Dictionary of Artists in Britain since 1945 by David Buckman, Who's Who in Art, 30th ed. Hillmarton Manor Press, 2001, References External links Official website John Long at the RHA John Long at the Jorgensen Gallery Dublin Painters from Northern Ireland People from Portadown Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art 2016 deaths 1964 births Academics of the National College of Art and Design Alumni of the Byam Shaw School of Art Alumni of Ulster University