Irene Zweig creates exquisitely detailed works constructed from her own watercolor and ink drawings, which she carefully dissects and reorganizes into entirely new compositions on panel. Working by hand, she often cuts the original works into dime-sized triangles, then arranges them into intricate new structures that transform the source image into something wholly reimagined. The result is a practice that is both painstaking and inventive, uniting drawing, painting, and collage in a way that feels at once highly disciplined and visually alive.What makes Zweig’s work so compelling is the balance between meticulous process and luminous beauty. Each fragment retains the sensitivity of the original watercolor while contributing to a larger composition that feels rhythmic, architectural, and unexpectedly organic. Her panels reveal extraordinary patience and precision, yet they never feel rigid. Instead, they shimmer with movement, complexity, and grace. Through this process of cutting apart and reconfiguring her own handmade imagery, Irene Zweig creates paintings that honor the intimacy of the original mark while giving it a striking new life. EDUCATIONSchool of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University (NY)*Studied with Frank Goodnow and Ainsley Burke. SUNY Stony*Studied with Malcom Morely. PARTIAL EXHIBIITON LISTIn addition, her paintings have been shown in the following (partial list): Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LAWashington Project for the ArtsThe Steamboat Springs Arts Council. COGallery West (Best in Show, Alexandria, VA.The Library Gallery (Montpellier Cultural Arts Center (MD)Paul Rosen Gallery, Washington, DCTouchstone Gallery. Washington, DC+Arlington Arts Center. VAThe Art School, Chapel Hill, NC EDITORIALIrene Zweig paintings have appeared in the juried annual publication American Art Collector (annually, 2009 - 2026).School of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University (NY)*Studied with Frank Goodnow and Ainsley Burke. SUNY Stony*Studied with Malcom Morely. PARTIAL EXHIBIITON LISTIn addition, her paintings have been shown in the following (partial list): Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LAWashington Project for the ArtsThe Steamboat Springs Arts Council. COGallery West (Best in Show, Alexandria, VA.The Library Gallery (Montpellier Cultural Arts Center (MD)Paul Rosen Gallery, Washington, DCTouchstone Gallery. Washington, DC+Arlington Arts Center. VAThe Art School, Chapel Hill, NC EDITORIALIrene Zweig paintings have appeared in the juried annual publication American Art Collector (annually, 2009 - 2026).