ARTIST
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We are so happy to have one of Irwin’s beautiful oil, acrylic paintings of lilies, Jewel of the Andes, hanging over our piano in our family room. We have enjoyed sharing it with many of our family and friends who have also loved it.”
Glenn and Cathy…Georgia
Brief Bio
I have had a life-long interest in art and poetry, but graduated from the University of Glasgow, Scotland with an MD degree. During my medical career, I continued to paint and write poetry and have published a book, “Memories & Milestones” of selected poems and paintings in 2007. In 2015, I published my second book “My Parallel Universe” a wonderful book of haikus, poems and paintings. I have had numerous shows of my work throughout New England. My paintings have been exhibited in numerous shows throughout metro Boston including the former Nielsen Gallery in Boston, the Perrin Gallery in Brookline, and the Wedeman Art Gallery in Newton.
I paint with oil and acrylic on canvas and all my paintings are archival.
Studio visits are available by appointment.
1937 Born in Glasgow, Scotland
1960 Graduated University of Glasgow Medical School. M.D.
1971-1999 Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
1986-1999 Senior Co-Founder, Boston IVF, Waltham, MA
1989-1999 Numerous continuing education classes at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Mass College of Art & Design, Boston Independent study at Art New England Residential Summer Painting Workshops in Bennington, VT with artists Paul Rotterdam, John McNamara, Sam Messer, Stuart Diamond, Paul Stopforth, and Catherine McCarthy
2000-2009 Docent, Contemporary Art, Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
2006-2016 Board of Overseers, Danforth Museum of Art in Framingham, MA
1991-Present Numerous Shows throughout New England during my painting career. Selected for special show of Mass Artists in 2007 and by the Adelson Gallery, Boston in 2014 and 2015.
After 2015 Chosen for individual shows at the Holzwasser Gallery at the New Art Center in Newton in 2013 and 2016.
In May 2018 Selected for an individual exhibit “And the Earth Bloomed” at the Newton Free Library in May 2018.
In June 2019 Chosen for a solo exhibit “Colors and Places” at the Needham Public Library in June 2019.