Margaret Irwin West
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Born
1926 (age 99–100)
Margaret Irwin
1926 (age 99–100)
AlmamaterAtelier of André Lhote
KnownforEtching, printmaking
SpouseRodney West (m. 1957)
Margaret Irwin West | |
|---|---|
| Born | Margaret Irwin 1926 (age 99–100) |
| Alma mater | Atelier of André Lhote |
| Known for | Etching, printmaking |
| Spouse | Rodney West (m. 1957) |
| Children | 4 |
| Elected | Aosdána |
| Website | margaretirwinwest |
Margaret "Mo" Irwin West (born 1926; née Irwin) is an Indian-born Irish printmaker.[1][2]
Margaret Irwin was born in the Central Provinces of British India in 1926 to Anglo-Irish parents. Her father was from County Roscommon and worked in the Indian Civil Service.[3] She lived in County Wicklow from the age of nine, and was taught drawing by Lilian Davidson. She studied languages at Trinity College, Dublin.[4]
Career
Irwin West studied at the atelier of André Lhote in Paris. Later, she studied at the Graphic Studio Dublin. She works in etching, chine-collé, intaglio and painting.[5] She taught at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD, Dublin) from 1982 to 1991.[4]