About The Artist
Irit Epstein studied fine arts for five years at the Academy of Art (HDK) in Berlin, Germany, receiving a Masters of Fine Arts. Additionally, she completed a Masters degree in Art Therapy at New York University. Her work appears in private collections in Israel, Germany, England, Belgium, USA and Canada.
Irit's paintings are a personal diary and a reflection of a continuing journey within herself, carrying on a dialogue with the environment and responding through symbolic imagery. This visual exploration reflects the constant interaction between universal elements and personal symbols, allowing a reflective look at their complicated co-existence. Diving into her internal landscapes, Irit retrieves images and combines them with external impressions to create a space, an experience, and an atmosphere to arouse the curiosity and imagination of the viewer.
Education
- M.A. in Art Therapy, New York University, New York, NY
- Master of Fine Arts, Academy of Art (HDK), Berlin, Germany
Exhibitions
2018 Gladstone Hotel, Toronto – 'Why the @#&! Do you Paint?: All Those Lines'
2018 Gallery 1313, Toronto – ‘Inside Insight'
2018 Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke – ‘Impact 2018’
2017 The Arts & Letters Club of Toronto – 'Next2'
2017 Gallery 1313, Toronto – 'Life Disrupted'
2016 Agora Gallery, New York City – 'Dynamic Visions'
2016 Art Gallery of Mississauga – '38th Annual Juried Show' – Finalist
2015 The Arts & Letters Club of Toronto – 'Next!'
2015 Gladstone Hotel, Toronto – 'Why the @#&! Do You Paint?'
2015 Red Head Gallery, Toronto – 'Insomnia'
2015 Miles Nadal JCC Gallery, Toronto – 10th Anniversary Gallery Show
2015 Bluffs Gallery, Scarborough – 'Unsung Sheroes'
2014 Articsok Gallery, Toronto – 'From Her Point of View'
2014 Doris McCarthy Gallery, Scarborough – 'Back to Basics' (Juror's Choice)
2014 Articsok Gallery, Toronto – 'Ubuntu – Carrying Forward Nelson Mandela's Vision'
2013 Solo exhibition: 'Inner Spaces' – Articsok Gallery, Toronto
2013 Solo exhibition: 'Rising Beyond the Body' – Miles Nadal JCC Gallery, Toronto
2013 Articsok Gallery, Toronto – 'Surrealism for the 21st Century'
2013 Articsok Gallery, Toronto – Grand Opening
2013 Papermill Gallery, Toronto – 'ChildSight'
2013 Bezpala Brown Gallery, Toronto – 'LastIn' exhibitions – January, March
2012 Solo exhibition: 'Rising Beyond the Body' – Bezpala Brown Gallery, Toronto
2012 Bezpala Brown Gallery, Toronto – 'This Is the End'
2012 Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario – 'War & Peace'
2012 Bezpala Brown Gallery, Toronto – 'Beautiful Me'
2012 Bezpala Brown Gallery, Toronto – 'LastIn' exhibitions –
February (Jury Award Winner); March, August
2011 Arta Gallery, Toronto – 'Annual Holiday Show'
2011 Arta Gallery, Toronto – 'Contemporary Art'
2011 Arta Gallery, Toronto – 'Free Coloring'
2007 Traveling exhibition 'Contenedores De Espiritu', Mexico – Galeria Emilia Cohen, Mexico City; Museo de la Cultura Maya Chetumal, Quintanarro; Museo de la Isla de Cozumel, Quintanarro; Plaza Coculcan Center, Cancun, Quintanarro
2006 Solo exhibition: The 'Museal Windows' – Gallery, Ramat Aviv, Israel
2005 Solo exhibition: 'Rising Beyond the Body' – Givatayim Theatre, Givatayim, Israel
2004 Traveling exhibition, South Sharon District Council, Israel – 'Disengagement'
2003 Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy
2003 Artists Association of the Moshavim Movement, Tel-Aviv, Israel – 'Abstract'
2002 Solo exhibition – Tel-Aviv Performing Arts Centre, Tel-Aviv, Israel
2002 Artist Studio, Hadera, Israel – 'Genesis'
2002 Bible House Museum, Tel-Aviv, Israel – 'Multinational Biblical Creators'
2002 Contemporary Art Museum, Hanita, Israel – 'Liberty'
2001 Solo exhibition: 'Adaptation' – Lesley College, Netanya, Israel
2001 The Winery, Rishon LeZion, Israel
2000 Solo exhibition: 'Adaptation' – Sara Erman Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
1996 Solo exhibition: 'The Short Century' – Tiroche Gallery, Jaffa, Israel
1995-1999 Painters & Sculptors Association, Tel-Aviv, Israel – Annual exhibitions
1985 Academy of Art (HDK), Berlin, Germany
1985 'Die, die Heute von Heute sind, sind Morgen von Gestern' –
Kunstquartier Ackerstrasse, Berlin, Germany
