Michael Ireland has participated in the creative process for over fifty years beginning with his studies at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. After school, Michael proceeded to live the proverbial artist’s life. In other words he was a painter, bartender, farmer, college staff member, poet, musician and cook finally building a successful career as founder of a design firm specializing in film and multimedia projection.
His passion for the medium became what is now his lifelong career. Michael’s painting style and technique challenges the scale and format associated with traditional transparent watercolor resulting in some of his recent works measuring up to over twenty feet in length. This process and approach has led to his artwork being placed in collections throughout the country.
He is a member of the National Watercolor Society and Illinois Watercolor Society. Recently, one of his works “Conifer”, received the Helen Browne Memorial Award at the 88th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Hudson River Valley Art Association.
As Michael’s partner, Mary Ireland brings a sharp eye to the development of the work while managing client relationships and the process of running a business. She brings years of account management experience to her role helping clients achieve their goals and expectations.
Michael @ 847.212.0855 or mi@irelandwatercolors.com Mary @mary@irelandwatercolors.com
Private and Public Commissions
For the past twenty years, the majority of my artwork has been commissioned-based, large scale, large format artwork resulting in the installation at these following institutions (partial list):
Kaiser Permanente /Various Locations West Coast • Wells Fargo Financial/Houston TX • Grant Thornton/ Chicago, IL and Kansas City, KS • One Place/Luxury Condominiums/ Boston, MA • MG+M, Attorneys At Law/ Boston, MA Ω• Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI • Lutheran General Advocate Healthcare Systems/ Park Ridge, IL
ArtPrize / Grand Rapids, MI • HealthPartners/ Regions Hospital Lake Pepin, MN • Sutter Healthcare Systems/Tracey, CA • Parkview Healthcare Systems/Indianapolis, IN • The Moorings/Arlington Hts, IL • UnitedBank, Hartford CT • Northwestern Memorial Hospital/Chicago, IL • Dallas Children’s Hospital/Dallas TX • Mercy Hospital Systems/Grand Rapids, MI • Wells Fargo Corporation/ Dallas TX • St. Francis Hospital/ Tulsa, OK • Waukesha Memorial Hospital/Waukesha, WI • MH Executive Medical Center/Houston, TX • Upper Chesapeake Medical Center/ Bel Air, MD • Alexian Brothers Women & Children’s Hospital/ Hoffman Estates, IL * Mayo Clinic/ Jacksonville, FL * Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago/ Chicago, IL Northwestern Memorial Hospital/ Grayslake, IL • Aspen Valley Hospital/Aspen, CO • Silver Cross Hospital/ New Lenox, IL * Western Missouri Medical Center/ Warrensburg, MO * Nemours Children’s Hospital/ Orlando, FL * Illinois Center for Pancreatic & Hepatobiliary Diseases, Arlington Heights, IL * St. Joseph Hospital/ Mount Sterling, KY
Massachusetts General Hospital/ Boston, MA * Southeast Cancer Center/ Cape Girardeau, MO • Lakeview Medical Center/ Rice Lake, WI • Northern Westchester Hospital/ White Plains, NY • HealthPartners Como Clinic/ St. Paul, MN • Fountaindale Public Library/ Bolingbrook, IL • University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview Campus/ MN Northwestern Memorial Hospital/ Lake Forest, IL • Condell Medical Center/ Libertyville, IL • Elmhurst Memorial Hospital/ Elmhurst, IL • Katz Women’s Hospital at Long Island Jewish Medical Center/ New Hyde Park, NY National Intrepid Center of Excellence / Bethesda, MD • HealthPartners/Sartell / Minneapolis, MN • MAIHN Art Exhibition / Minneapolis, MN • HealthPartners/ Woodbury Dental Clinic, St. Paul, MN • HealthEast/ Kidney Stone Institute, St. Paul, MN • University of Texas/ San Antonio, TX
Member: National Watercolor Society, Illinois WatercolorSociety
Illinois Watercolor Society/Juror of Selection and Awards 2022
National Exhibition 88th Annual Hudson Valley Juried Exhibition_Helen Browne Memorial Award
National Watercolor Society/Members Show
Oak Park Art League 100th Year Exhibition
As a Creative Director his agency developed brand strategy and event production for a number of Fortune 500 firms including:
Gatorade • United Airlines • Accenture • Baxter Healthcare • AT&T (partial list)