Phil Irish

10/02/2026

Contact ArtCircuitHamilton to get your ticket for the art bus! 4 festive buses take you to 4 venues in Hamilton! Also, some people will win a grab-bag of original art. You could win one of my drawings!

10/02/2026

Opening Friday night, find my painting of at in Hamilton! The show is part of . This painting is part of my project “racism at home” which installed portraits along my property line, representing people who have had terrible run-ins with police. Indigenous and people of colour, very often killed by police. Miller lost his eye to 2 off-duty officers.

The show is called “The cost of staying human - the State of the World.” Look at Miller’s eye. May we see clearly.

09/06/2026

Loved seeing the work of Jacob Irish at SCaM Project Space a few weeks back. And Sunday is the last day to see it? Should have shared this earlier, but I developed an August aversion to social media. But really — the show is so evocative, obsessive… he makes an alternative universe of material ideas.

Go Jacob!!

07/26/2026

What an amazing experience with Two Row On The Grand — 10 days paddling the Grand River with a flotilla of indigenous and settler travellers, inspired by the Two Row Wampum of 1613. Paddling, teamwork, teachings, respect, and open hearts.

Clayton Longboat Anna Mark Vanilla🍡 Six Nations Tourism

07/10/2026

Painting outdoors is a challenge — especially when your work is built from fragile scraps of paper. In my new post, "The Outdoor Challenge," I write about painting en plein air in Elora during the festival and what it means to take a collage-based process outside. Read more: https://wix.to/3LUQUSd

Painting outdoors is a challenging tradition, especially when my visual language has moved toward fragile scraps of paper! What might it mean to take my working process fully outdoors?I live in the town of Elora, Ontario, which has become known for its annual Plein Air Festival. I relish the enthusi...

07/06/2026

Spain, 4 of 12. We had studio space in a historic farmstead right adjacent to the National Park. A beautiful space, and ready access for our park research. The main room had massive north-facing windows. There was second room where we would share meals, or crash out on a couch for siesta.

Such a productive space, with the generous care of the owners Pepe and Maria Luisa.

06/29/2026

Spain part 3/12: The Park! The residency is focused around a small national park: Tablas de Daimiel National Park. So beautiful, and a place of contrasts. Water must not be taken for granted! So many birds live here, or migrate through. An oasis in the dry area of La Mancha, south of Madrid.

06/28/2026

Residency context: ecological fragility! demand our attention and care. This context forms the reason for this residency, organized by . Four international artists responded to this mirage of a setting and myself.

06/26/2026

I am curating this exhibition -- a group show of artists who pay close attention to nature, from a God-focused perspective. https://akimbo.ca/listings/call-for-submissions-gods-book-of-nature-at-redeemer-art-gallery/
Please pass this along to others who could be intrigued!

Artworks by Ruth Ann Bos (main wall) and Wilhelmina Kenedy (left side). Deadline: No later than July 24, 2026; some selections will be made earlier. This summer, we are renovating our art gallery.

06/18/2026

This was our crew, for almost every waking moment! From breakfast together, to site explorations, to extended studio time… ending each night with 10 pm dinner, a glass of vino tinto to top it off.
Tartget Prize