Edith O'Regan

about art

My work juxtaposes traditional textile methods and materials with contemporary painterly elements and colours, uniting the traditional and the modern in a challenging construct. The work utilises abstract forms, and relates to the continual tension between order and disorder, control and chaos. It expresses the implicit tension of contemporary life, where the modern, the structured exists in constant struggle with the fluid and the natural. While abstract, the work is strongly influenced by the South coast of Ireland and the colours and forms of that landscape. I have been exploring this theme in my practice over the last number of years, and I am currently working on my ‘Substrate ’ series of paintings, mixed media and textile sculptural pieces. I am interested in the combination of paint, canvas and textiles and I use a range of media and techniques to best capture the essence of these natural forces and the changing nature of the South Coast light. My work is held in collections in Ireland, the UK, the US and New Zealand. I am the mother of three daughters, and I am a community medical doctor.

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about artist

Exhibitions:

2018

InstaSelect , Mark Borghi Fine Art, New York Feb 22nd - March 30th
Solo Exhibition , Quay Co-op, Cork City, August 1st to September 1st

2017

Sample Studios Members' Exhibition Bank Of Ireland, Patrick Street
Cork Culture Night group exhibition Crafty Hands Studio, Midleton, Cork
Passing Through Cork Textile Network, CIT Cork School of Music, Cork

2016

Members Annual Exhibition, The Lavit Gallery, Cork
Botanical and Floral Art Bloom Garden Festival, Phoenix Park, Dublin
Remix , Cork Textile Network, CIT Cork School of Music, Cork
Play Cork Textile Network, Wandesford Gallery, Cork
Rewind Cork Textile Network, Royal Dublin Society, Dublin
Love Knot Cork Textile Network, Bishopstown Library, Cork

2015

Bright Lights Cork Textile Network, CIT Cork School of Music
Knitting and Stitching Show , Royal Dublin Society, Dublin
Threads and Traces Bishopstown Library, Cork

2014

Group Exhibition , CIT Crawford School of Art and Design, Cork

Collections:

Works held in private collections in Ireland, US, UK and New Zealand.

Education:

2012-2014 Art Textiles with Caroline Smith, Crawford College of Art and Design 2015 Painting with Andrew Carroll, Visions School of Art
2016-2017 Painting with Cora Murphy, Visual Artist
2013-present Member of the Cork Textile Network
1992-1998 Medical Degree University College Cork 2005-2006 GP training scheme Wellington New Zealand 2016-2017 Masters in Public Health University College Cork