Regine Bartsch

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Born in 1951 in Hamburg, Germany, Regine Bartsch was raised in Finland and in Syria. After attending the Free Art School in Helsinki, Finland, she studied at the acclaimed Kunstschule fuer Bildende Kuenste in Hamburg where she received both her BA and MA in Fine Art with a focus on textiles. Regine moved to Ireland in 1978 initially as the artistic adviser to the Ballinskelligs Tapestry Workshop. In 1981 she established her own studio in Cahirsiveen, Co. Kerry. She has since exhibited consistantly in group shows and her solo exhibitions in both Ireland and abroad have been hugely successful. 'Like the German Expressionists of the first half of the 20th century Bartsch expresses her art with a direct passion. The visual impact of her paintings is alive, the pulsating colours ignite the meaning, the composition is intrinsic, the works are emotive, immediate. The paintings include a strong use of contrasting colours and Bartsch often includes a rhythm of claret red and Tibetan crimson. She works in many mediums and combines materials to create a sensual surface, irrevelently stretching conventional technical rules. Paint is applied unadulterated directly from the tube, then it is by mixing on the canvas or by association of one colour next to the other that the energy of vibration is achieved. Bartsch's courage is evident in her intense concentration and thematic use of palpably vivid colours.' Daphne Warburg Astor Biography Education 1965-68 Vapaa Taidekoulu ( Free Art School) Helsinki, Finland 1971-78 University College of Art, Hamburg, Germany, M.A. In Fine Arts Exhibitions 1983 Irish-American Historical Society, New York, USA 1983 Ely Art Gallery, Westfield State College, Connecticut, USA 1983 Oireactas, Dublin, Ireland 1984 The Taylor Galleries, Dublin, Ireland 1986 The Crawford Municipal Gallery, Cork, Ireland 1988 Frank Lewis Gallery, Killarney, Co. Kerry 1988 Boole Library, University College Cork, Ireland 1989 Triskel Art Centre, Cork, Ireland 1992-93 Contemporary Irish Artisits, Touring Exhibition, Ireland 1999 Lavit Gallery, Cork, Ireland 2000 Iontas Small Works Exhibition, Ireland 2000 The Taylor Galleries, Group Show, Dublin, Ireland 2001 The Taylor Galleries, Group Show, Dublin, Ireland 2001 Cillrialaig Project, Ballinskelligs 2002 Ioantas Small Works Exhibition, Ireland 2002 The Taylor Galleries, Group Show, Dublin, Ireland 2003 Ioantas Small Works Exhibition, Ireland 2003 The Taylor Galleries Group Show, Dublin, Ireland 2003 Cillrialaig Project, Ballinskelligs 2004 The Old Market House Art Center, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford 2004 The Taylor Galleries Group Show, Dublin, Ireland 2005 Birr Castle Gallery, Birr, Co. Offaly 2005 Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland 2006 McBride Gallery, Killarney, Ireland 2006 The Taylor Gallery Group Show, Dublin, Ireland 2006 Lavit Gallery, Cork, Ireland 2006 Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland 2007 CBC Art Gallery, Cambridge, England 2007 Listowel Writers Week, Ireland 2007 Iontas Small Works Exhibition, Ireland 2008 McBride Gallery, Killarney, Ireland 2009 Centre for Recent Drawing Group Show, London, England 2013 The Gathering Exhibition, Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht 2013 Catherine Hammond Gallery, Tenth Season Celebration Exhibition 2013 Caroline Wiseman Gallery, Installations and Landscapes, solo show 2013 Caroline Wiseman Gallery, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, group show 2013 Taylor Galleries Chistmas Exhibition 2014 London Art Fair 2014 Chelsea Arts Club, London, group show 2014 Cill Rialaig Project 'Pauline Bewick - Maria Simonds-Gooding - Regine Bartsch' 2014 Centre for Recent Drawing, London, solo show 2014 Taylor Galleries Chistmas Exhibition 2015 London Art Fair 2015 Caroline Wiseman Gallery, Installations and Landscapes, solo show 2015 Taylor Galleries Chistmas Show 2015 Caroline Wiseman Gallery Group Show 2016 London Art Fair 2016 'Valour'. David Parr House residency, solo show, St. Peter's Churcvh, Cambridge Private and public collections, including HBO Head Office, New York Office of Public Works, Dublin Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin Legal Aid Board, Head Office Bank of Ireland Allied Irish Bank Muckross Park Hotel, Killarney The Mustard Seed, Ballyngarry Castle Troy Hotel, Limerick Mayo County Council Aghadoe Hights Hotel, Killarney