Irene Loughlin

Irene Loughlin was born in the industrial, working class city of Hamilton, ON, where she spent her formative years and currently resides. She further developed her practice as an artist in Vancouver, BC, particularly in the historic Downtown Eastside neighbourhood, where she contributed to the activist and disability communities through participation in Gallery Gachet, VANDU, and the Carnegie Centre. Loughlin’s performance art works and videos have been presented nationally, including at the Art Gallery of Hamilton, and the Vancouver Art Gallery, and internationally, including at the Deformes Festival (Santiago, Chile) and the Performance Saga Festival BONE 11 (Bern, Switzerland). Irene performed at LIVE Biennale events for over a decade.

Participation

2011 2005 2003 2001