hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐwˈɔːɹdz fɹʌmðə pˈɑːləkkɹˈæsnɚ faʊndˈeɪʃən, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, ænd wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðə mˈɑːɹʔn̩ tˈuːndɚɹ ɐwˈɔːɹd baɪ ðɪ ˈɑːɹts kˈaʊnsəl slˈæʃ æn kəmhˈɛɹl ˈiːleɪən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn.
He received awards from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York, in 1999 and 2006, and was awarded The Marten Toonder Award  by The Arts Council/An Comhairle Ealaíon in 1999.