Painter, Conceptual Artist, Visual Artist
· Born in 1966
- United Kingdom
Irene Watson
31 Artworks
Text-Based Abstract Painting: That heavy stone in my pocket, it slows. I collect more, place them, snug.
Oil, Pigments on Canvas
50x50in
$40,320
de-frac t: I watch the word break as the light does—shifting, slipping, never holding still
Oil, Graffiti on Linen
20x20in
$2,270
Text-based Abstract Painting in Green: Silt: Pin drops of Riverbed
Oil, Pigments on Canvas
50x50in
$43,160
Text-Based Abstract Painting – Quartz Series (I Held My Head Above Water to Breathe)
Oil on Canvas
16x16in
$5,220
Irene Watson
United Kingdom
Credentials
- Works on commission
*International Artist
*Awarded
*Highly Qualified
*Experienced Lecturer
*Blue Chip
Irene Watson, a Scottish artist trained in painting, drawing, and printmaking, is deeply rooted in both studio practice and public engagement. Her conceptual abstraction ranges from allegorical oil works, often on canvas or linen, to cross-disciplinary series inspired by modernist and feminist influences. She constructs layered surfaces through bold gestures and embraces fluid, unpredictable processes, creating a dynamic play between balance and discord. Her evocative works draw viewers in with beauty and tension, ultimately conveying profound connections to human vulnerability, environmental fragility, and the emotional resonance of lived experience.
*Awarded
*Highly Qualified
*Experienced Lecturer
*Blue Chip
Irene Watson, a Scottish artist trained in painting, drawing, and printmaking, is deeply rooted in both studio practice and public engagement. Her conceptual abstraction ranges from allegorical oil works, often on canvas or linen, to cross-disciplinary series inspired by modernist and feminist influences. She constructs layered surfaces through bold gestures and embraces fluid, unpredictable processes, creating a dynamic play between balance and discord. Her evocative works draw viewers in with beauty and tension, ultimately conveying profound connections to human vulnerability, environmental fragility, and the emotional resonance of lived experience.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Nationality
- 1966
- Nationality
- Painter, Conceptual Artist, Visual Artist
Design Star- Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Scotland unlimited Level 2- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Scotland Unlimited level 1 2025- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar - First- Dundee, United Kingdom
Shepley Shepley Trust - Dundee, United Kingdom
Haiku / Kirkwood Gallery - Perth, United Kingdom
Froth / Kirkwood Gallery, St. Madoes, PH2 7NF - Perth, United Kingdom
Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition / Princess Street - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition / Princess Street - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition / Princess Street - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Royal Scottis Academy Annual Exhibition / Princess Street - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition / Princess Street - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition / Princess Street - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition / Princess Street - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition / Princess Street - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition / Princess Street - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Artlab / Benjamin Eck Gallery - Munich, Germany
Cheltenham Art Fair / Cheltenham Race Course - Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Adelé Kotzé- New`artproject, Issue 6
Artspace Scotland - Perth, United Kingdom
Artist Residency Unitec Auckland - Auckland, New Zealand
Cotton Socks, United Kingdom
Poetic Memory, United Kingdom
Shiny Shoes, United Kingdom
Art Bureau, New Zealand
The Drawing Room, New Zealand
Towards Obstraction, New Zealand
Into The Sunrise , United Kingdom
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