LANI IRWIN

1947 born Annapolis, MD
1987- present, lives and works in Italy

•EDUCATION

1964 University of Maryland, Munich, Germany
1965 University of Grenoble, Grenoble, France
1969 B.A. American University, Washington, DC.
1974 M.F.A. American University, Washington, DC.

• ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2009-2010 Lani Irwin and Alan Feltus, "Personal Interiors", traveling exhibition

         University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK

         Katzen Museum and Gallery, American University, Washington, DC

         George mason University, Fairfax, VA

         Space 301, Mobile AL

         SoFA Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

2008 Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery, Kent Connecticut

2007 Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, NYC

Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO

2003 Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, NYC

2000 Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, NYC.

1998 Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, NYC

Gallery K, Washington, DC

1996 Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, NYC.

1994 Gallery K, Washington, DC

1986 Gallery K, Washington, DC

1983 Gallery K, Washington, DC

1981 Gallery K, Washington, DC

1980 Forum Gallery, Lexington Park, MD.

1976 Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC.

• SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010 "Eros a Fior di Pelle", Entroterra, Brescia, Italy

2009 "Rifrazioni", Galleria Don Chisciotte, Rome, Italy

2009 '40 X 40, Autoritratti come pretesto", Bastia Umbra, Italy

2008 "Barocco Americano, FeltusFeltus Irwin Feltus", Bastia Umbra, Italy

2009 "Ventidue", Palazzina Franchi, Bastia, Italy

2008 :Donne: I colori della pace", Palazzo della Corgna, Castiglione del Lago,Italy

2007 "Donne: i colori della pace", Archivio di Stato di Perugia, Italy

2007 "Polimateria: Colla, Forbici e Pittura", Entroterra, Milano, Italy

2006 “The Figure in American Painting and Drawing 1985-2005”, Ogunquit Museum of American Art, Ogunquit, ME

2005 “Art(Verona”, Verona, Italy

2005 “What Is Realism?”, Albemarle Gallery, London, UK

2005 “Il Circo”, Galleria Immagine ed Entroterra, Brescia, Italy

2005 “Art in the Family”, The Arts Club of Washington, Washington, DC

2005 "Love For Sale", Bankside Gallery, London, U.K.

2004 "179th Annual: An Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary American Art", National Academy of Design, N.Y., N.Y

2004 "Intorno a Entroterra", Entroterra, Milano, Italia

2003 "Scena Muta", Galleria d'Arte Moderna & Contempranea di Stile, Brescia, Italia

2003 "Scena Muta", L'Associazione Entroterra, Milano, Italia

2003 "Rose's Choice", Museo Internazionale della Donna nell'Arte, Scontrone (AQ), Italia

Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, NYC, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1997, 1995.

2002 "Segnali di Fumo", Costano di Bastia Umbra (PG), Italia

Gallery K, Washington, DC, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1994, 1993, 1991, 1989, 1988, 1987,1984.

2001 "Artist Couples", Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, NYC

1998 Loring Gallery, Sheffield, MA

1998 Miami Art, Miami, FL

1997 "The Figure Revisited", The Gallery at Hastings on Hudson, NY

1997 "Artisti Stranieri in Mostra", Comune di Bastia Umbra, Italy

1997 Delaware Art Museum, Members Gallery, DE

1997 Miami Art, Miami, FL

1996 Delaware Art Museum, Members Gallery, DE

1996 "Spectrum '96", Hunter Museum, Chattanooga, TN

1995 "Small is Beautiful", Gallery K, Washington, DC

1992 "Small is Beautiful", Gallery K, Washington, DC

1990 "Review and Preview", Gallery K, Washington, DC

1990 MacLaren/Markowitz Gallery, Boulder, CO

1990 "Memento Mori", Fondo del Sol Visual Arts Center, Washington, DC

1986 "New Works by Gallery Artists", Gallery K, Washington, DC

1986 "Real Surreal", Park Avenue Atrium, NYC

1986 "Ambiguous Relationships", Strathmore Art Center, Rockville, MD

1985 "Gallery K Drawing Show", Gallery K, Washington, DC

1985 "The Washington Art Community, Self-Portraits", Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, DC

1985 "Southern Maryland Artists", St. Mary's College, Maryland

1985 "Comments on the 1980s", The Times Journal Co., Arlington, VA

1984-86 "1 plus 1 equals 2", Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, NYC (two year traveling show)

1983 Still-Life Show, Fendrick Gallery, Washington, DC

1982 "Garland of Flowers", Gallery K, Washington, DC

1981 "Gallery K's Cathouse", Gallery K, Washington, DC

1981 "New Works", Gallery K, Washington, DC

1980 "Gallery K's Dog Show", Gallery K, Washington, DC

1980 "Couples in Art", Fendrick Gallery, Washington, DC

1980 Juried Show, Arlington Art Center, Arlington, VA

1980 "Realism and Representation: New Work by 25 Artists", Arlington Art Center, Arlington, VA

"1979 WASH Art 1979", Osuna Gallery, Washington, DC

1979 "Women in the Arts", Charles County Community College, La Plata, MD

1979 "15 Artists", Osuna Gallery, Washington, DC

1978 "Christmas '78", Pyramid Gallery, Washington, DC

1977 "September 77", Graham Gallery, NYC

1977 Harriet Griffin Gallery, NYC

1975 "Selected Drawings from the Studios of Washington Artists", Washington
Project for the Arts, Washington, DC, 1975.

1974 "Maryland Biennial", Baltimore Museum, Baltimore, MD

1974 "19th Area Exhibition", Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

1974 "Mainstreams '74", Marietta, OH

1974 "Washington & Jefferson National Painting Show", Washington, PA

• PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Huntington, Museum of Art, Huntington, WV.

Museo Internazionale della Donna nell'Arte, Scontrone (AQ), Italia.

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washingtom, D.C.

Bayly Museum, Charlottesville, VA

Peace Museum, Chicago, IL

• GRANTS

2009-10 McMillan Stewart Endowed Chair in Painting, Maryland Institute College of Art

1995 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant

• TEACHING AND VISITING ARTIST

2009-10 Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2009 University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
2009 Center College, Danville KY
2010 George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
2010 Hoffberger Graduate School of Painting, Baltimore, MD
2007 Visiting Artist, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO.
2007 Visiting Artist, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ.
2007 Visiting Artist, Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
2007 Visiting Artist, New York Academy, NYC.
2007 Visiting Artist, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD.
2007 International School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture in Umbria, Italy
2006 Visiting Artist-in-Residence, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD (fall semester).
2006 Visiting Artist, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.
2006 Visiting Artist, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
2006 Visiting Artist, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
1975-78 Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA
1978 Trinity College, Washington, DC

• BIBLIOGRAPHY

2009 Muente, Tamara Lenz, "Carnival of Dreams", The Artist's Magazine, June issue. (reproductions)

2007 Minor, Vernon, "Two Views, Alan Feltus, Lani Irwin", catalogue text, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO, (reproductions)

2007 Leggio, Gail, "Lani Irwin and Alan Feltus", American Arts Quarterly, Spring issue. (reproduction)

2005 "What Is Realism?", Albemarle Gallery. (reproduction)

2004 Gravagnuolo, Emma, " Alan Feltus e Lani Irwin, Insieme nel Segno dell'Arte", Arte, aprile 2004. (reproductions)

2001 Leggio, Gail; "The Interior Theater of Lani Irwin", American
Arts Quarterly, Spring issue. (reproduction)

2001 Honigman, Ana, "Art Reviews", Washington Review, Volume
XXVII, number 1-2.

2000 Turner, Frederick, "Visionary Realism", American Arts
Quarterly, Fall issue.

2000 Henry, Gerrit, "Lani Irwin at Katharina Rich Perlow", Art in
America, April issue. (reproduction)

2000 Biderman, Sol, "The Enigmatic Art of Lani Irwin", Sunday
News, Sao Paolo, Brasile, October. (reproduction).

2000 Macinnes, Michael, "Lani Irwin", The New York Art World,
October.

1998 Protzman, Ferdinand, "Realistic Vision", Washington Post,
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1998 Kampel, "A Hint of Metaphysics but Definitely No Narrative",
The Villager, April 22, 1998.(reproduction)

1997 "Bastia tra arte e cultura: da domenica mostra collettiva con
artisti stranieri", La Nazione, 30 April.

1996 Wright, Jeff, "Lani Irwin", Cover, September. (reproduction)

1996 American Arts Quarterly, Winter. (reproduction)

1996 "Lani Irwin at Katharina Rich Perlow", Art Now Gallery
Guide, April. (reproduction)

1994 Mann, James, "The Metaphysical Art of Lani Irwin",
American Arts Quarterly, Spring. (reproduction)

1992 Feltus, Alan, "Living and Working in Italy", American Artist, August issue.

1990 Keler, Kathy, "Memento Mori", Eye Wash, March issue.

1990 Barchard, Hank, "Death Be Not Proud", Washington Post,
March.

1990 Welzenbach, Michael, "The Mortal of the Story", Washington
Post, March.

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Day", The Journal.

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1982 Alexis, Karen, "Art Beat - Lani Irwin", Unicorn Times, July.

1981 Forgey, Benjamin, "Irwin: A World of Apparent Serenity",
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1981 Lewis, Jo Ann, "Views from Inside", The Washington Post,
May 9.

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(reproduction)

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Independent, January 17. (reproduction)

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Street", The Washington Star, Calender, February 15.

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Present", The Eagle (American University), February 20.
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