Gladys MacCabe (1918–2018) was born in Randalstown, County Antrim. She was a distinguished Northern Irish artist. Most of her work shows gatherings of people at race meetings, at fairs or markets, on the beach or in a shop. She also painted flowers, still life and abstract works. In 1969, during the height of The Troubles, she focused on the everyday scenes she saw around her. In October 1969, four of her paintings depicting The Troubles were included in the annual exhibition of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in London. In 1982 several of her paintings were used in the Institute’s centenary exhibition. Today, you can see her work in the Ulster Museum, The Royal Ulster Academy, The Arts Council of Ireland, The Imperial War Museum and many other permanent exhibitions. She leaves a legacy of being inspirational for Northern Ireland artists.