Artist apologises over abusive messages to fans on Facebook

ARTIST Graham Knuttel has issued an apology over an internet competition to win one of his works after claiming his Facebook page had become the target of a computer hacker.

The renowned Dublin- based artist was forced to apologise after fans who had entered the contest were subjected to abusive messages.

Knuttel had offered the prize of one of his pencil drawings through a competition hosted on his own Facebook page.