Lucy Irwin
art and sociology major, kenyon class of 2020
Lucy Irwin has degrees in studio art and sociology from Kenyon College. She specializes in portraiture and works primarily in oil. Irwin is ”...interested in the humanity and personality revealed by faces and bodies” and drawn to painting people, particularly faces, because “taken from the context of conversation and space and time, the isolated face holds a tremendous amount of power.”
In describing her recent series, My Favorite Strangers, (an oversized 6’ x 5’ triptych that depicts three food service workers) Irwin says that she hopes that in looking at the series “...the viewer will be able to get a sense of the complexity of these important yet largely overlooked relationships that many of us have throughout our lifetimes.” She is currently working on a long-term project using watercolor to journal a three month stay in Ireland.
Under the brand Lucy Irwin Design, Irwin specializes in logo creation and historic illustrations for use in museum exhibits, wayside panels, and promotional materials.
Everything You Need To Know About Non-Voters (In Infographics)
Let's take a closer look at nonvoters, their goals, their demographics, and their ideologies-- using data pulled from the Pew Research Center and an extensive study on non-voters by the Knight Foundation.
5 Events that Ought to be Added to the US History Curriculum
You might not remember many things from your high school history class, but if you don’t remember being taught about Japanese internment camps, women’s colleges, or the Tulsa massacre, that’s likely because you weren’t taught about those things.
In the interest of re-education, here is a list of things your teacher might not have covered in your high school history class.
How To Rig A Voting Machine
“In computer security, systems need to be resilient… that means you’re able to monitor, detect, respond and recover from any event, whether it is a bug or whether it is malicious interference. Having a paper ballot that allows you to do that auditing allows you to have a resilient system.”
- Marian Schneider, President of watchdog group Verified Voting
What I'm Reading To Become A Better Ally
This summer is a learning experience for a lot of White people, and with the global pandemic, we all have a lot more time to read and reflect. So, I have compiled a list of books that I’ve read/am reading that are helping me shape my thought process around being a better White ally.
Actually, There's No Such Thing As A Politics-Free Space
Talking about politics can be uncomfortable.
I understand wanting to keep politics out of conversations with coworkers or extended family members in an effort to keep the peace or just to keep things from getting too awkward. I get that.
But politics is everywhere-- the “politics-free” space is a myth.
Comissioned Graphics
digital art for individual commissions and to accompany articles written for WomenToWin.org (and some commissioned oil paintings)
Historical Illustrations
Logos and historically accurate renderings made for Catoctin Furnace Historical Society and The Museum of the Iron Worker.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My Favorite Strangers: 2020 Senior Capstone Project, Kenyon College
I paint portraits because I love people. I think it’s great that people bond over shared experiences with absolutely nothing to gain, that any given stranger will throw me a bemused smile from across the room if we both witness a child yell GREEN BEAAAAAANS loudly in a nice restaurant. I love the fleeting moments of solidarity that pop out when you least expect them, over a mutual dislike of a professor or a bad impression of a Love Island contestant. These fleeting friendships light up my life, little bursting reminders of togetherness.
Senior Capstone Project
My favorite strangers
