Artist Statement:
Contemporary painter Heather Ireland is currently showing work at local events in Los Angeles. Previous exhibition at PAN GALLERY in Downtown Los Angeles, Ego Fine Arts and Artlife Gallery in Redondo Beach, and RAW Artists Los Angeles @ Exchange LA & Los Globos. She is rising in the Los Angeles Art scene painting live at clubs such as Avalon, Florentine Gardens, 333, Cashmere, The Airliner, and many more local events in the Los Angeles area.
Heather is an Art Showcase Director for RAW Artists San Diego and Denver by day, live painter at night. She directs quartlery showcases with 60+ artists at House of Blues in San Diego and City Hall in Denver.
Heather has been a muralist/painter for 16 years, starting out in the South Bay painting murals at 12. The Artist graduated with a BFA in Set Design/Scenic Painting from the prestigious Depaul University's Theatre Conservatory, Chicago IL. She seeks to connect with local talent and inspire others to continue creation.
Education:
Depaul University Theatre Conservatory, Chicago IL
BFA - Scenic Design and Painting 2009
Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles CA
-Attended classes while in Highschool for Advanced Drawing and Painting 2004-2005
Awards & Distinctions:
Director of the Month - RAW Artists June 2015
Artist Quality Award -RAW Artists Season 2015
Judges Award for Design - Fullerton College Theatre Competition 2004
1st place Set Design - Fullerton College Theatre Competition 2004
1st place Graphic Design - Fullerton College Theatre Competition
Professional/Teaching Experience:
Private instructor, leads multiple levels of artists from aspiring to advanced. Single student or large corporate "paint night" events.
Exhibitions:
RAW Artists Los Angeles at Los Globos - October 12th, 2015
DARK NIGHTS Live Painting at LA Live - June 15th, 2015
Live Painting group show at RAW/RAW Exchange LA - April 9th 2015
EGO Gallery “Departures” Group Exhibition Redondo Beach - February 7th 2015
Noise Revolt: Speakeasy Downtown LA - December 22nd 2014
EGO Gallery “ East meets West” Group Exhibition Redondo Beach - December 6th 2014
RAW Artists Los Angeles at Los Globos - December 4th 2014
PAN GALLERY group exhibition - August 2014-October 2014
Noise Revolt : All Saints Show West LA - November 1st, 2014
Fiesta Hermosa booth exhibition - Labor Day Weekend 2014
Painting Live @ “One Night Stand” Los Angeles - June 14th 2014
Painting Live @ Wild Wild WEst of the 405 - May 9th 2014
Pancakes & Booze Art Show Los Angeles - May 2nd &3rd 2014
Painting Live @ Perish 69 Studios presents “Bunny Ball” - April 20, 2014
Painting Live @ Florentine Gardens Hollywood, CA - April 25th, 2014
Painting Live @ Digital Playground Florentine Gardens Hollywood - March 21st 2014
Painting Live @ Serotonin Shift Los Angeles - March 15th 2014
Painting Live @ Broadway Bar - March 13th 2014
Painting Live @ March Madness - March 8th, 2014
Painting live at Love and Lust Ball - Feb 14th, 2014
Chocolate Art Show @KGB studios - Feb 7th &8th 2014
Painting Live @ Rebirth Festival - Nov 29th 2013
Group show at Passions Art gallery Culver City - November 9th 2013
Painting Live @ Passion for Love 2 Los Angeles - March 2nd 2013
"Characters and Abstractions" Santa Monica, CA at Cross Campus www.crosscamp.us, February 2013
Queen of Arts Tattoo Shop, Sacramento, CA August 2012 - December 2012
Heavens Gate Tattoo Shop, Sacramento, CA February-August 2012
Delta Chamber of Commerce Arts Festival. Clarksburg, CA at Old Sugar Mill Winery, September 2012
SET DESIGNER FOR:
Greenhouse Theatre Center, 2010 Chicago, IL
Designed by Heather Ireland, "Iphigenia 2.0" Directed by Thomas Weitz
Merle Reskin Theatre in Chicago IL September 2008, designer /Painter "Tales as Old as Africa" Directed by Anne Winfield,
Artistic Influences:
Christina Angelina, Chris Hanz, Mark Ryden
Artist Tags:
heatherirelandartz, surrealisim, beach, contemporary, oil paintings
