Margaret Irwin

Margaret was born in India of Irish parents.

She studied Modern Languages at Trinity College, Dublin, before training as a printer.

She studied in Dublin and with André L'Hote Paris.

From 1977 to 1991 she lectured at Dun Laoghaire School of Art, Co. Dublin and at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin.

Margaret lives in Connemara, Co. Galway on the west coast of Ireland where she has a modern print studio and an etching press.

Solo Shows
2000	Foxford Gallery, Co. Mayo
2000	Sheepchandler Gallery, Roundstone, Co. Galway
1994	Saabs Konstforening, Linkoping, Sweden
1987	The Kenny Gallery, Galway
1985	The Grafton Gallery, Dublin
Group Shows
2000	"Five women from the West", Tristann's Gallery, Dundalk, Co. Louth. "Millennium Images Ireland America", Seattle Pacific University and Washington Stand Trade and Convention Centre. "The Emperors New Clothes", Black Church Prints Studio. "Oireachais National Open Exhibition".
1999	"Printmaking 1999", RHA Gallagher Gallery, Dublin "Connections", An Dámhlan Kenny Gallery, Galway.
1998	"Summer Exhibition", Royal Hibernan Academy, Dublin "The Spirit of Galway" Irish Works Boston Multicultural Centre, Boston, U.S.A. "Black Church Print Studio Exhibition", Galway Arts Centre, Galway. Logan Gallery, Galway. Town Hall Theatre, Galway.
1997	"Black Church Print Studio Exhibition" Original Print Gallery, Dublin. "Summer Exhibition" Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin. "From the Land" Exhibition, Latvia "Celtic Dream" Galway Artists Chambery, France & Rome, Italy.
1996	"Summer Exhibition" Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin. "Black and White Show" Original Print Gallery, Dublin. "Claremorris Open Exhibition" Co. Mayo. "Oireachtais Exhibition" Dublin. "The Making of Prints Open Exhibition" Wakefield, England.
1995	"Summer Exhibition" Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin. "Cork Printmakers Exhibition" Crawford Gallery, Cork. "Blackchurch Print StudioExhibition" Dublin. "May Print Festival" Galway Arts Centre, Galway. "Monoghan Open Exhibition" Co. Monoghan. "Miniprint de Cadaques" Barcelona, Spain. "Printmaker's Council Open Show" Whiteley's, London. "Impressions" Open Exhibition, Galway.
1994	"Summer Exhibition" Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin. "Living Landscapes 1994" Skibbereen, Co. Cork. "Oireachtais Exhibition" Dublin. "Claremorris Open Exhibition" Co. Mayo. Studio 55 Open Exhibition, Limerick.
1985 - 1993	Various National and International Group "Open Shows"
Collections
	Allied Irish Leasing Collection, Dublin Aer Lingus Collection, Dublin Smurfit Art Collection, Dublin Michael Caroll Collection, Dalkey, Co. Dublin Rev. Prof. E.F. O'Doherty Collection, Newman House, Dublin. Elizabeth Guinness Collection, Dublin Office of Public Works Collection, Dublin Department of Foreign Affairs Collection, Dublin City of Boston Public Libraries, U.S.A. Galway County Council Collection, Galway.
	Private collections in the U.S.A., Sweden, Spain, France, England and Ireland.
" ……………. Also impressive are the etching of Margaret Irwins, who uses shading and depth to make physically familiar objects, such as stones, twigs or metal vessels, yield up greater resonance's that suggest their social contexts and their multiple meanings in the lives of these landscape's inhabitants ………………." Review from CIRCA 92, Summer 2000
Awards
2000	Arts Council of Ireland Arts Flights to Chicago
1998	Artist-in Residence, Funcdación Valparaiso, Spain
1995	Arts Council of Ireland Art Flight to Copenhagen
1995	Artist-in Residence, Joensuu Print Workshop, Finland
1995	RHA O'Sullivan Graphic Supplies Award for Work of Distinction