Irit Epstein studied fine arts for five years at the Academy of Art (HDK) in Berlin, Germany, receiving a Masters of Fine Arts. Additionally, she completed a Masters degree in Art Therapy at New York University.
Irit relocated to Toronto from Israel in 2010. Since that time she has exhibited her work in numerous solo and group exhibitions at galleries in the GTA including Gallery 1313, Articsok, Bezpala-Brown, Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant, Arta, The Papermill, Doris McCarthy Gallery, and the Miles Nadal JCC. She was the jury award winner for the February, 2012 "LastIn" exhibition at Bezpala-Brown Gallery. Irit also was the Juror's Choice in the "Back to Basics" exhibition at Doris McCarthy Gallery. In 2016, she exhibited in a group exhibition at Agora Gallery in New York City. Prior to her move to Canada, Irit's work appeared in six solo exhibitions in Israel. She participated in the group traveling exhibition "Contenedores De Espiritu" in Mexico. Additionally, her work was exhibited at the Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea in Florence, Italy, as well as numerous group exhibitions in Israel and Germany. Her work appears in private collections in Israel, Germany, England, Belgium, USA and Canada.
Irit's paintings are a personal diary and a reflection of a continuing journey within herself, carrying on a dialogue with the environment and responding through symbolic imagery. This visual exploration reflects the constant interaction between universal elements and personal symbols, allowing a reflective look at their complicated co-existence. Diving into her internal landscapes, Irit retrieves images and combines them with external impressions to create a space, an experience, and an atmosphere to arouse the curiosity and imagination of the viewer.
- 2010 Living and working in Toronto
- 1992-2010 Lived and worked in Tel-Aviv
- 1985-1992 Lived and worked in New York City
- 1988-1990 New York University, New York, NY
M.A. in Art Therapy - 1980-1985 Academy of Art (HDK), Berlin, Germany
Master of Fine Arts
- 2024 Withrow Common Gallery, Toronto – ‘Awakening’
- 2023 Part Crowd Art Gallery – ‘A Cancer Diary’
- 2023 Exhibizone – ‘True Beauty - 2023’
- 2022 ArtWorks Oakville – 22nd Annual Juried Show
- 2022 Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery – Colour and Form Society – 70th Annual Open Juried Exhibition
- 2022 Gallerium – ‘Cancer: Never Give Up 2022’
- 2022 Exhibizone - ‘Scenic - 2022‘
- 2022 Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke - ‘Impact 2022‘
- 2022 Women's Art Association of Canada - ‘Echoes‘
- 2022 Visual Arts Mississauga at Riverwood - ‘Why Do We Create?‘
- 2021 ArtWorks, Oakville – 21st Annual Juried Show
- 2021 Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke – ‘Impact 2021’
- 2021 HeART of HealthCARE - ‘Safe and Respectful Maternal and Newborn Care‘
- 2021 VASA Arts Festival - 2021 - ‘Horizons of Hope‘
- 2021 HeART of HealthCARE - ‘Patients for Patient Safety‘
- 2020 John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto – ‘You Are Here’
- 2020 Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke – ‘Catch Phrase’
- 2019 Gallery 1313, Toronto – ‘Peeling Layers’
- 2019 Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke – ‘Impact 2019’
- 2019 Beaux Arts Brampton–‘Colours of South Asia’
- 2018 Gladstone Hotel, Toronto – 'Why the @#&! Do You Paint?: All Those Lines'
- 2018 Gallery 1313, Toronto – 'Inside Insight'
- 2018 Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke – 'Impact 2018'
- 2017 The Arts & Letters Club of Toronto – 'Next2'
- 2017 Gallery 1313, Toronto – 'Life Disrupted'
- 2016 Agora Gallery, New York, NY - 'Dynamic Visions'
- 2016 Art Gallery of Mississauga - '38th Annual Juried Show' - Finalist
- 2015 The Arts & Letters Club of Toronto - 'Next!' - Finalist
- 2015 Gladstone Hotel, Toronto - 'Why the @#&! Do You Paint?'
- 2015 Red Head Gallery, Toronto - 'Insomnia'
- 2015 Miles Nadal JCC Gallery, Toronto - 10th Anniversary Gallery Show
- 2015 Bluffs Gallery, Scarborough - 'Unsung Sheroes'
- 2014 Articsok Gallery, Toronto - 'From Her Point of View'
- 2014 Doris McCarthy Gallery, Scarborough - 'Back to Basics' (Juror's Choice)
- 2014 Articsok Gallery, Toronto - 'Ubuntu - Carrying Forward Nelson Mandela's Vision'
- 2013 Articsok Gallery, Toronto - 'Surrealism for the 21st Century'
- 2013 Solo exhibition: 'Inner Spaces', Articsok Gallery, Toronto, Canada
- 2013 Solo exhibition: 'Rising Beyond the Body', Miles Nadal JCC Gallery, Toronto, Canada
- 2013 Articsok Gallery, Toronto - 'Surrealism for the 21st Century'
- 2013 Articsok Gallery, Toronto - 'Grand Opening'
- 2013 Papermill Gallery, Toronto - 'ChildSight'
- 2013 Bezpala Brown Gallery, Toronto - 'LastIn' exhibitions - January, March
- 2012 Solo exhibition: 'Rising Beyond the Body', Bezpala Brown Gallery, Toronto, Canada
- 2012 Bezpala Brown Gallery, Toronto - 'This Is the End'
- 2012 Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario - 'War & Peace'
- 2012 Bezpala Brown Gallery, Toronto - 'Beautiful Me'
- 2012 Bezpala Brown Gallery, Toronto - 'LastIn' exhibitions - February (Jury Award Winner); March, August
- 2011 Arta Gallery, Toronto - 'Annual Holiday Show'
- 2011 Arta Gallery, Toronto - 'Contemporary Art'
- 2011 Arta Gallery, Toronto - 'Free Coloring'
- 2007 Traveling exhibition 'Contenedores De Espiritu', Mexico - Galeria Emilia Cohen, Mexico City; Museo de la Cultura Maya Chetumal, Quintanarro; Museo de la Isla de Cozumel, Quintanarro;
Plaza Coculcan Center, Cancun, Quintanarro - 2006 Solo exhibition: The 'Museal Windows' Gallery, Ramat Aviv, Israel
- 2005 Solo exhibition: 'Rising Beyond the Body', Givatayim Theatre, Givatayim, Israel
- 2004 Traveling exhibition, South Sharon District Council, Israel - 'Disengagement'
- 2003 Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy
- 2003 Artists Association of the Moshavim Movement, Tel-Aviv, Israel - 'Abstract'
- 2002 Solo exhibition: Tel-Aviv Performing Arts Centre, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- 2002 Artist Studio, Hadera, Israel - 'Genesis'
- 2002 Bible House Museum, Tel-Aviv, Israel - 'Multinational Biblical Creators'
- 2002 Contemporary Art Museum, Hanita, Israel - 'Liberty'
- 2001 Solo exhibition: 'Adaptation', Lesley College, Netanya, Israel
- 2001 The Winery, Rishon LeZion, Israel
- 2000 Solo exhibition: 'Adaptation', Sara Erman Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- 1996 Solo exhibition: 'The Short Century', Tiroche Gallery, Jaffa, Israel
- 1995-1999 Painters & Sculptors Association, Tel-Aviv, Israel - Annual exhibitions
- 1985 Academy of Art (HDK), Berlin, Germany
- 1985 'Die, die Heute von Heute sind, sind Morgen von Gestern', Kunstquartier Ackerstrasse, Berlin, Germany