IRENE
VINCENT‘S BIO
Born in New York State, USA
Education:
B.F.A., Florida International University, Miami, Florida,
1977.
Major: Painting, Drawing; Minor: Jewelry.
Laguna Beach School of Art, Laguna Beach, California. 1979
- 1981.
Figure Drawing with Artemio Sepulveda. 1979 - 1983.
Performance Art with Tom Stanton 1982, with Valerie
Bechtol 1983.
Studied Mische' Technique with Prof. Philip Rubinov-Jacobson
in Europe 2002, 2003, 2004, & 2005.
Studied Old Master/Magical
Realism with Robert Venosa and Martina Hoffmann 2006
I have been teaching painting
classes that open up the imagination and tap into spirit
and intuition from 2000 to present. In 2009, I have
named them "Painting Your Way To Happiness."
Scholarships, Awards, Society Memberships &
Activities:
Fine Arts Tuition Merit Scholarship F.I.U., Miami,
Florida, 1976.
Excellence in Art Award, Florida International University,
Miami, Florida, 1977.
Scholarship Award, Figure Drawing, Laguna Beach School of
Art, CA 1979.
Woman Artists It's Time, Miami, Florida. Membership 1975 -
1977.
Participated in Hanging Shows for Women Artists It's Time.
Student Association for Art, Florida International
University, Miami, Florida, 1976.
Participated in Hanging Student Shows, 1976 and 1977.
C.G. Jung Club of Orange County, CA 1984 to 1987.
Jungian Dream Analysis Study Group, CA 1984 - 1986.
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, CA (OCCCA) 1985
to 1987.
OCCCA/Director of Exhibitions 1986-1987.
The Inside Edge, CA (New Age breakfast lecture club) 1986.
Honorable Mention - Cash Award for "Catman"
sculpture, Irvine Art Center, CA 1988.
Personally met with, studied with and had various yogis
stay in my home - Swami Shivananda Radha, Swami
Sahajananda, Swami Shantanand, Swami Vishnudevanand, Shri
Shri Shri Shivabalayogi, Maharishi Vetarthri, etc.
Initiations with the Dalai Lama, 1988 to present In CA.
Member of SAI (Self Awareness Institute) 1989 - 1992.
Studied ancient cultures, visited ancient sites and
studied ancient symbolism,
art and spirituality, 1988 to present.
Studied Astrology since 1990, member of AFA (American Federation of
Astrologers) 1992 to 1994 and a member of SCAN (Southern CA
Astrological Network) 1990 to present.
I have been a member of
"Light Bearers" an Orange County Branch, 2008 to
present. We are found on meetup.com and facebook.
Publications:
The MIAMI NEWS - Miami Art Scene, June 12, 1976.
OCCCA "STATE OF THE ART CATALOG" 1985.
THE IRVINE WORLD NEWS - JULY 17, 1986.
ART SCENE CALIFORNIA, Vol. 6, No.5, January 1987.
ART SPEAK - June 16, 1987. New York City.
VIETACH DAILY NEWSPAPER Bavaria, Germany July 2004
BOOK COVER ART:
Kali's Odiyya by Bhairavan published 2000
Medicine of Light by A. Bhairavan published 2007.
Love Belongs To Those Who Do The
Feeling by Judy Grahn published 2008
Group Exhibitions:
MIAMI ART CENTER - Miami, Florida, 1975. (Juried).
WOMEN ARTISTS IT'S TIME ANNUAL SHOW - Miami, Florida,
1975.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY STUDENT SHOWS - Miami,
Florida, 1974 - 76.
COCONUT GROVE HOUSE GALLERY - Coconut Grove, Florida. 1976
(Juried).
COCONUT GROVE HOUSE GALLERY - Coconut Grove, Florida, 1977
Juried by Marilyn Schmidt, Ph.D. and Arlene Olson, Ph.D.
STANFORD GALLERIES - Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.
SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE, Chula Vista, CA, 1984, Juried by
Michael Schnorr.
OCCCA MEMBERSHIP SHOW 1985
SPECTRUM GALLERY, San Diego, CA. 1987.
AMOS ENO GALLERY, New York City, New York, 1987.
IRVINE ART CENTER,CA Juried by Dori Fritzgerld, 1988.
FACT GALLERY, Laguna Beach, CA. Oct. 1994.
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, Irvine CA. 1994
VIECHTACH GALLERY, Vietack,
Barvaria, Germany 2004
PLEIN AIR ART SHOW,
Giveney, France July 2006
MAGICAL REALISTS SHOW, Cadaque,
Spain August 2006
THE SPACE GALLERY, Eureka Springs, AK. May 2008
SANDSTONE GALLERY, Laguna Beach,
CA June 2008
by 55 The OC Artist's Co-op,
Santa Ana, CA July - Dec 2008
WORLD ART GALLERY, Ladera Ranch,
CA, Nov, Dec 2008
BEAUTY AND THE BRUSH GALLERY, Laguna Beach, CA Oct -Dec 2009
FESTIVAL OF GODDESSES, Laguna Beach, CA, April 2011
One Person Exhibitions:
IRVINE FINE ARTS CENTER, Irvine, CA, PORTFOLIO GALLERY
1987
ORANGE COUNTY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, CA 1987.
30 YEAR RETROSPECT SHOW, Laguna
Niguel, CA 2007
School of Multidimensional
Healing Arts and Sciences Costa Mesa, CA June-May
2011
On-Line Galleries:
Saatchi
Gallery
Site is based in London. Artists can post their
information and work on the site. It shows contemporary
artists and their sites. It gives information on museum
shows and has an interactive forum and much more. 2008 to
present
Visionary
Art Gallery: A Beautiful Art site that shows
Visionary Art - Fantastic Art - Surrealism
ARTslant
Los Angeles - Online Gallery of Metro Area.
Architects
of a New Dawn - Their Mission Statement -"A site
to inspire, uplift, engage, and transform the global
community through music and positive media content. To
help bring about a world where we choose peace over
conflict and love over fear.
Chelsea International Fine Art Competition - Agora
Gallery is the proud sponsor of the Chelsea International
Fine Art Competition, which offers contemporary artists
the opportunity to show their original art at one the most
acclaimed juried art shows in Chelsea, New York’s art
galleries district.
Yessy:
See My Newest Art and Gicle'e Limited ED Prints & My
Surreal Art Series
Travel Experience:
Visited museums in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany,
Switzerland, Italy and France, 1974
Visited museums in New York City and in Athens, Greece,
1975 and 1976
Five day excursions to New York City visiting artists,
Museums, and galleries 1974, 1975, and 1976.
Trips to Jamaica 1977, Hawaii 1978, Tahiti 1979, New York
City, 1980
From 1977 to now I have lived in
California, I often go to MOCA, LACMA, The
Hammer Art Museum, and The Getty Museum in LA. I visit the
The DeYounge Museum and The Modern Art in San Francisco. I
visit OCCCA in Newport Beach, The Laguna Beach Art
Museum., as well as the Pasadena Art Museum.
Trip to Mexico City and the Yucatan peninsula visiting
Museums and Mayan Archeological Sites 1984
Trip to New York City, Rochester, New York and Toronto,
Canada, 1984
Trip to Vancouver, Victoria, and British Columbia, Canada,
1985
Trip to Bangkok and Chaingmai, Thailand and New York City
1986
Trip to visit Mayan Ruins of Tikal in Guatamala and
Belize 1987
Trip to New York City 1987
Trip to Lima, Cuzco, Manchu Pichuu, Nazca Lines- Peru, and
La Paz, Bolivia 1988
Trip to Native American Ruins, Southwest, USA 1988
Trip to Vancouver, Victoria, Cootney Bay and Gulf Islands,
Canada 1989
Mexico City, Mexico- Art & Anthropological Museums,
Pelenque – Mayan Ruins, 1989
Mexico- Oxaca- Ruins of Monte Aban, Mitla, Yaqul, and
others, Pelenque-Mayan Ruins,
Bonapak- the sister ruins fo Pelenque, and Mexico City
1990
Southwest Ruins- Canyon de Chelly, Oak Creek Canyon, and
Sedona 1990
Southwest Ruins- Acoma Pueblo, Mesa Verde, and Chaco
Canyon 1991
11-11 Psychic and Iniatic tour to Egypt- (date connected
to Mayan Calendar Event) Cairo, Giza, Cadessa, Temples of
Abu Simbel, Philae Temple, Dendera Kom ombo and Valley of
the Kings etc. 1991
Trip to India, New Delhi, Rishikesh, Hardwar, Allahabad,
Benares, Bangalore, Kerala, Madarai, 1999
Trip to Santa Fe, N. M. and Sedona , AZ. 1994
Trip to Museums and Ancient sites of England, 1995
Trip to jungles and volcanoes of Costa Rica, 1996
Moved to Jemez Springs, NM 1998
Visited art museums in San Francisco twice in 1998
I went to Astrological Conventions and Art Museums in
Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Ill. Denver, Colorado;
Monterey, CA; Anaheim , CA; etc from 1992-1999
Moved back to Laguna Niguel, CA in 1999.
Trip to ruins and art museums of Oxaca And Mexico City,
Mexico 2001
Trip to Vienna and to Reichenau, Austria to go to art
museums and to study the old masters ‘mische’
technique of using egg tempera and oil paints for a
visionary artist’s seminar taught by Prof. Philip
Rubinov- Jacobson. Stopped in London, England to visit art
museums on way home. 2002 and again in 2005.
Trip to Venice, Florence, Sienna & Tuscony Italy to
visit art museums and for 2 week Mische' Technique Seminar
with Prof. Philip Rubinov-Jacobson in 2003.
Trip to Munich to art museums and to Vietach, Germany for
2 week Mische' Painting Seminar with Prof. Philip Rubinov
Jacobson in 2004.
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