Stitt's family moved from Belfast in the 1960s and spent his early life in Seymour Hill, where he attended Dunmurry High School before going to Art College.
 From 1980-1999 he lived and worked in London, presenting his work increasingly internationally throughout the eighties.

He is currently a Professor of Fine Art/Painting at the Cardiff School of Art & Design, Cardiff Metropolitan University,.
 He is chair of CFAR (the Centre for Fine Art Research) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Art and of the Higher Education Academy.
Stitt's family moved from Belfast in the 1960s and spent his early life in Seymour Hill, where he attended Dunmurry High School before going to Art College.  From 1980-1999 he lived and worked in London, presenting his work increasingly internationally throughout the eighties.
He is currently a Professor of Fine Art/Painting at the Cardiff School of Art & Design, Cardiff Metropolitan University,.  He is chair of CFAR (the Centre for Fine Art Research) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Art and of the Higher Education Academy.
Andre Stitt