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Olivia Irvine, Author at The Open College of the Arts

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Study visit review: Edinburgh College of Art Degree Show

On the 4 June, seven OCA students and I went round the Edinburgh College of Art Degree Shows. We had time only to see Performance Costume, Textiles, BA Painting and then we split up, some of us going to Jewellery and Silversmithing and others to MA Painting.

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Edinburgh College of Art Degree Show

Join OCA tutor Olivia Irvine on the 4 June in Edinburgh.

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Study Visit Review: Modern Scottish Women

On 21 November, ten students and I went along to Modern 2 in Edinburgh to see the exhibition, Modern Scottish Women Painters and Sculptors 1885-1965. It struck us that most of the artists on show were unknown to us.

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Study Visit: Modern Scottish Women

Join Olivia on the 21 November in Edinburgh. This revelatory exhibition of work by Scottish women artists will concentrate on painters and sculptors. It covers the period from 1885 until 1965.

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Spontaneous study visit

Olivia on a recent improvised study visit!

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Generation

Generation is a landmark Scotland-wide initiative showcasing some of the boldest art to come out of the country in the past 25 years

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Edinburgh Study Visit

This is the last of the National Galleries of Scotland’s Scottish Colourists series and complements the earlier study trip to the Peploe exhibition. John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1981), was self-taught. Moving to Paris in his early thirties, he soon became influenced by the exciting developments there. He met and married Margaret Morris, the pioneer dancer, who […]

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The Power of Doodling

Today is National Doodle Day…

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Questions and inspiration

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date.   Eleven OCA students explored the Edinburgh College of Art Degree Shows last week, led by tutors Jane Mitchell and Olivia Irvine. All were keen to see the work of BA degree students in the flesh. There […]

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Olivia's show

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date.   From time to time OCA tutors tell us about their new shows.  Here is Olivia telling us about hers. ‘I currently have an exhibition of paintings at the Linenhall, Castlebar, County Mayo in Ireland. It runs […]

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