Niall Naessens was born in Dublin in 1961.
National College of Art & Design from 1978-1983
Graphic Studio Print Workshop 1983-1986.
Niall worked in London from 1986-1990.
Artist in residence in City Arts Centre, Dublin, from 1991-1993.
From 1991 to 2006 he worked as a professional printmaker at the Graphic Studio Workshop in Dublin.
In 2004, Niall moved to Brandon in Co.Kerry where he set up his own studio with a view to concentrating more on his original work.
Niall was a director of the Graphic Studio Dublin from 2001 to 2006 and in 2007 he set up Cló Cill Rialaig, Cill Rialaig Project in Ballinskelligs, Co.Kerry.
Niall has also completed an MFA in printmaking at NCAD 2011-2013.