Barbara Irwin
3905 B Grayson Lane - Austin, Texas 78722 (512) 482-8163
http://foundobjectart.com
EDUCATION
| Self-taught Collage/Found Object/Assemblage Artist. | |
| 1972 | Association Montessori Internationale Teaching Certification (Primary Level): Montessori Institute of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1964 | Undergraduate Study in Art/Interior Design: University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma |
| 1963 | Associate of Arts Degree: Art/Interior Design: Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri |
AWARDS
| 2005 | Arte Sagrado, Concordia University, Austin, Texas: Juror's Commendation from Jim Janknegt |
| 2003 | Nominated for Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Award, New York City, New York |
| 2001 | Arte Sagrado, Concordia University, Austin, Texas: Juror's Commendation from Ginger Geyer |
| 1994 | The Trash Show, East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo, Hawaii: Honorable Mention from Ira Ono |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2009 | In The Garden: Koelsch Gallery, Houston, Texas (Curated by Franny Koelsch) |
| 2008 | Flowers: Daniel E. Ruiz Library, Austin, Texas |
| 2008 | In The Garden: Off The Wall, Austin, Texas |
| 2008 | After Effects: Scarborough Building , Austin, TX (Curated by Phoebe Allen) |
| 2007 | Out There: Off The Wall, Austin, Texas |
| 2007 | Play Time: Daniel E. Ruiz Library, Austin, Texas |
| 2006 | Head Trips: Off The Wall, Austin, Texas |
| 1993 | Changes: Center Stage Gallery, Hilo, Hawaii |
| 1990 | Women's Celebration: Cunningham Gallery, Hilo, Hawaii |
| 1990 | Love Is The Answer: Cunningham Gallery, Hilo, Hawaii |
TWO-MAN EXHIBITIONS
| 2009 | Keith Steber/Barbara Irwin: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Margaret and Eugene McDermott Learning Center, Austin, TX; Curated by Joe Hammer |
| 2005 | Wings: Sylvia Betts & Barbara
Irwin, The Cody Center at Laity Lodge, H. E. Butt Foundation, Leakey, Texas
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| 1998 | Sager & Irwin: Objects of Desire: Arts
Council of Brazos Valley's Local Color Gallery, College Station, Texas
(chosen from proposal)
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2009 |
5x7: Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, Texas 33rd Annual ACC Student Art Exhibition 2009: Dougherty Arts Center, Julia C. Butridge Gallery, Austin, Texas 2009 People's Gallery Exhibit: Austic City Hall, Austin, Texas (Curated by Sydney Yeager, Michael Ray Charles, Candace Briceno) |
| 2008 |
Lost And Found: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin, Texas (Curated by Matt Caldwell) 2008 People's Gallery Exhibit: Austic City Hall, Austin, Texas (Curated by Eva Buttacavoli, Debrah Roberts, Ricardo Hernandez) Graphic II: Design Center at Penn Field, Austin, Texas 5x7: Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, Texas Erotica: Gallery Lombardi, Austin, Texas (Curated by Rachel Koper) Where Do Ideas Come From?: The Family Lab, Austin Museum of Art, Austin, Texas Texas Chair Project: Austin Museum of Art, Austin, Texas (Curated by Damian Priour) EAST #7: East Austin Studio Tour, Austin, Texas |
| 2007 |
Arte Sagrado: Concordia University, Austin, Texas (Juror - Ken Schmidt, PhD) GRAPHIC: Design Center at Penn Field, Austin, Texas 5x7: Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, Texas - also travelling to Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston, Texas and Conduit Gallery, Dallas, Texas Jesus Christs Superstar: Zachary Scott Theater, Austin, Texas Red Hot Red Dot: Women and Their Work, Austin, Texas EAST #6: East Austin Studio Tour, Austin, Texas |
| 2006 |
Arte Sagrado: Concordia University, Austin, Texas (Jurors - David Kroft and Eric Gibbons) 5x7: Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, Texas - Also traveling to Dunn and Brown, Dallas, Texas and Finesilver Gallery, Houston, Texas Crazy for Collecting: Austin Museum of Art, Austin, Texas Red Hot Red Dot: Women and Their Work, Austin, Texas EAST #5: East Austin Studio Tour, Austin, Texas Holiday Group Show: Davis Gallery, Austin, Texas |
| 2005 | Toma Mi Corazon XIII: La Pena, Austin, Texas Arte Sagrado: Concordia University, Austin, Texas (Juror - Jim Janknegt) 5x7: Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, Texas - also traveling to Conduit Gallery, Dallas, Texas Play: The Cody Center at Laity Lodge, H. E. Butt Foundation, Leakey, Texas Red Hot Red Dot: Women and Their Work, Austin, Texas Birds of a Feather: Doughtery Art Center, Austin, Texas The Matter of Devotion: Art as the Link Between Worship and Work: National conference of Image: A Journal of the Arts & Religion. Xnihilo Gallery, Houston, and the Cody Center at Laity Lodge, H. E. Butt Foundation, Leakey, Texas |
| 2004 | Art Ball VIII: The Bacchanal: Austin Museum of Art,
Austin, Texas (Juror - Carol Wagner) Arte Sagrado: Concordia University, Austin, Texas (Juror - Mark Smith) 5x7: Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, Texas - also traveling to Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, Texas and the Old Jail Art Center, Albany, Texas The Summer Show/Critic's Choice: Membership Exhibition, The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas (Critic - Dana Friis-Hansen) Red Hot Red Dot: Women and Their Work, Austin, Texas |
| 2003 | Arte Sagrado 2003: Concordia University, Austin, Texas (Juror - Doug Jaques) Arterotica: Blue Genie Studio, Austin, Texas For the Birds: Galveston Art Center, Galveston, Texas (Juror - Clint Willour) 5 x 7: Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, Texas -- Also traveling to Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, Texas, Mixture Contemporary Art, Houston, Texas and The Bower, San Antonio, Texas Red Hot Red Dot: Women and Their Work, Austin, Texas Black and White and Red All over: 2040 Gallery, Austin, Texas Birds: Concordia University, Austin, Texas (Juror - Kelly Fearing) |
| 2002 | Arte Sagrado: Concordia University, Austin, Texas (Juror
- Katherine Brimberry) Arte Sagrado II: Cody Center at Laity Lodge, HEB Foundation, Leakey, Texas Tragedy and Transformation: Artists Respond to September 11th: The Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, Austin, Texas Visions International Competition: Art Center Waco, Waco, Texas (Juror - Peter Frank) Red Hot Red Dot: Women and Their Work, Austin, Texas Chairs: Concordia University, Austin, Texas (Juror - David Kroft) Spirit of Woman and Virgin De Guadalupe: Austin Spirit Gallery, Austin, Texas (Jurors - Fidencio Duran, Peter Ortiz, and Lynn Tiemann) |
| 2001 | Arte Sagrado: Concordia University, Austin, Texas
(Juror - Ginger Geyer) Austin Art Scene II: ACA Gallery/Artplex, Austin, Texas (Juror - Billy Kirkland) Home Improvement: Concordia University, Austin, Texas (Juror - David Kroft) |
| 2000 | Arte Sagrado: Concordia University, Austin, Texas
(Juror
- Damian Priour) A Woman's Heart: Alternate Current, Austin, Texas Sultry Post/Mail Art Postcard Show: ACA Gallery/Artplex, Austin, Texas In the Garden: Concordia University, Austin, Texas |
| 1999 | Second Life...Reincarnation of the Everyday: Gallery
Lombardi, Austin, Texas (chosen from
proposal) Sultry Post/Mail Art Postcard Show: ACA Gallery/Artplex, Austin, Texas Goddess 2000: Alternate Current, Austin, Texas |
| 1998 | Definientia:
Gallery Lombardi, Austin, Texas
Girls and Their Dolls: Alternate Current, Austin, Texas An Evening of Women in the Arts: Texas A&M, College Station, Texas Amada of the Gardens Gala Benefit Art Auction: Alternate Current, Austin, Texas Annual Christmas Exhibition: Gallery Lombardi, Austin, Texas |
| 1997 | Found Objects: Laughing at the Sun
Gallery, Austin,
Texas Aberrations: ACA Gallery/Artplex, Austin, Texas (Juror - Steve Brudniak) The Clone Invitational: Gallery Lombardi, Austin, Texas Sultry Post/Mail Art Postcard Show: ACA Gallery/Artplex, Austin, Texas The Divine Auction: Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, Texas |
| 1996 | Magic In Art Show: Laughing at the Sun Gallery, Austin, Texas |
| 1995 | Spring Art Festival: Big Island Artist Guild, Wailoa Center, Hilo, Hawaii (Jurors - Duane Preble and Shige Yamada) |
| 1994 | The Trash Show: East Hawaii
Cultural Center, Hilo, Hawaii (Juror
- Ira Ono) Spring Art Festival: Big Island Artist Guild, Wailoa Center, Hilo, Hawaii (Juror - David Ulrich) |
| 1993 |
Spring Art Festival: Big Island Artist Guild, Wailoa Center, Hilo, Hawaii (Jurors - Garron Alexander, Sarah Bremmer, and Hiroki Morinoue) |
| 1992 |
Spring Art Festival: Big Island Artist Guild, Wailoa Center, Hilo, Hawaii (Jurors - Ken Bushnell, Barbara Engle, and Pat Hickman) |
| 1991 |
Spring Art Festival: Big Island Artist Guild, Wailoa Center, Hilo, Hawaii (Juror - Walter Nottingham) Hawaii Island Arts Show: Wailoa Center, Hilo, Hawaii (Juror - William Hartman) Second Time Around: Creative Minds Look at Throwaways: East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo, Hawaii (Juror - Ira Ono) |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| 2009 | Wood & Steel-review by Rachel Koper-The Austin Chronicle- May 22, 2009 (p.76) link |
| 2008 | The Flea-The Quarterly Newsletter for the Cherrywood Neighborhood Association -"Our Neighbor: Barbara Irwin" by Thomas Blom, May 2008 Volume 14, Number 3, photos-link |
| 2008 | Art Bra 2008 Calendar (December-"Everything's Coming Up Roses") - Breast Cancer Resource Center of Texas |
| 2007 | Austin American Statesman - "At Home With Art" by Jenny Miller, August 26, photos |
| 2007 | Austin American Statesman - "A Si Change for Jesus Christ Superstar" by Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, May 20, photo |
| 2006 | Austin Chronicle - "Rachel's Top 15 in EAST #5" by Rachel Koper, November 17 |
| 2005 | Article: Wings - Sylvia
Betts & Barbara Irwin Laity Connections (a publication of the H. E. Butt Foundation) "Wings: Sylvia Betts & Barbara Irwin", by Ginger Geyer. Winter 2005, photo |
| 2002 | Austin American-Statesman - "Get in Artistic Spirit With Talented Women" by Ginger Cowles, December 8 |
| 1999
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Austin American-Statesman - "Barbara's
Multicolored Dreamcoat" by Shermakaye Bass, October 28, photos Austin American-Statesman - "Cage Art Sets You Free" by Joyce "Kate" Braun, November 18 Austin American-Statesman - "Offbeat Barbara Irwin" by Fred Ellison, November 4 |
| 1998 | The Eagle - (Bryan/College Station) - "Artists Feature
Creative Recycling" by John LeBas, March 5, photo ArtiFACTS - "Objects of Desire" by David N. Lipe, March 1, photo |
| 1995 | Honolulu Advertiser - "Spring Art Festival" by Joan Rose, May 21 |
| 1994 | Honolulu Advertiser - "The Trash Show"
by Joan Rose, September 25 Honolulu Advertiser - "Spring Art Festival" by Joan Rose, May 15 |
| 1993 | Hawaii Tribune Herald - "Hilo Artist's Work" by Fay Hovey, May 7, photo |
| 1990 | Hawaii Tribune Herald - "Women's
Celebration" by Fay Hovey, May 4, photo Hawaii Tribune Herald - "Love is the Subject of Hilo Exhibit" by Fay Hovey, January 26, photo |
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