Ireland Watercolors is comprised of the team of Michael and Mary Ireland, creating commission-based signature pieces for the public and private art realm. This includes large artwork installations for healthcare and corporate environments, universities, libraries and private collections. Understanding the key components to evidence-based design and art placement has allowed them to partner with galleries, art consultants, architects and interior designers across the country.
• Hudson Valley Art Association | 2022 | Helen Browne Memorial Award
• Zhou B Center | March -May 2023 (Below)
Michael Ireland has participated in the creative process for over forty years beginning with his studies at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. Under the direction of master instructor Irving Shapiro, he began to explore the effects of light and color through transparent watercolor. He soon developed a passion for the medium that continued throughout his life and career. Today Michael is a nationally recognized painter as well as an accomplished creative director and graphic designer. Michael’s painting style and technique challenges the scale and format associated with traditional transparent watercolor resulting in works measuring up to over twenty feet in length. This process and approach has led to his artwork being placed in public and private collections throughout the country.
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.
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
You can reach Michael @ 847.212.0855 or mi@irelandwatercolors.com / Or submit the form below. You can reach Mary @ 847-651-4518 or mary@irelandwatercolors.com
