Ira Hoffecker - Bio

Bio Ira Hoffecker

Ira Hoffecker is an abstract artist from Victoria in Canada.

Ira's work is represented by five galleries in British Columbia and Alberta.

Ira Hoffecker has taken part in the following exhibitions:

2012

Exhibition at Victoria Internation Airport with 5 of my paintings from November 2011 until February 1st, 2012
The Sooke Harbour House Art Gallery has invited Ira to be the Featured Artist of the Month in February 2012. There will be 15 of Ira's paintings on exhibit during February.

2011

The FLORENCE BIENNALE invited Ira to take part in the VIII Biennale Internationale d'Arte Contemporanea Citta di Firence. 700 artists from 78 nations have been intited to take part in that exhibition that will take place in December 2011.
Look Show 2011 in Victoria
From March 30th to April 6th 2011 Ira, together with painter Stephanie Harding, had a duo exhibition at Dales Gallery in Victoria.
SOPA Fine Arts Gallery in KELOWNA invited Ira to take part in their yearly U 8 exhibition from April 7th to 17th 2011.
SOLO EXHIBITION at the FRONT GALLERY in EDMONTON May 14th to May 31st, 2011.
DUO Exhibition at Axis Contemporary Art Gallery in CALGARY from June 7th to August 31st, 2011.
Sooke Fine Art Show 2010 - juried art exhibition, July 23rd to August 1st
Ira was the featured artist of the month of August at THE GALLERY AT MATTICK'S in Victoria.
The Sidney Fine Art Show October 2011 has invited Ira to take part in this years show 2 two of her paintings. Ira received an honorable mention.
Ira will have a SOLO exhibition at Dales Gallery in Victoria in October 2011, Opening will be October 6th, 2011 and the show will go until November 8th.

2010

Since January 2010 Ira's work has been exhibited at the fine arts gallery "The Gallery" at Mattick’s Farm in Victoria. She was the "Featured Artist of the Month" in January 2010.
the Look Victoria 2010 show in Victoria in February 2010 - Honourable Mention
From April 8 to May 4, 2010 Ira exhibited her work at Victoria's contemporary art gallery, Dales Gallery together with sculpturor Jan Johnson.
U 8 Event at Sopa Fine Arts Gallery in Kelowna in April 2010
Since May 2010 Ira has several of her paintings at Sooke Harbour House Art Gallery
Agnes Bugera Fine Art Gallery in Edmonton had invited Ira to take part in a summer group show which took place in June 2010
Sooke Fine Art Show 2010 - juried art exhibition - July 23 - August 2, 2010
Duo exhibition at Axis Contemporary Art Gallery in Calgary from October 7th-26th, 2010
Sidney Fine Art Show 2010 - juried show - October 14th to 17th - Ira was represented with 3 paintings

2009, 2008, 2007

the installation project “Inter Alia” in 2007 at the Slide Room Gallery in Victoria,
"Anatomy of Grays" in 2008 at the Slide Room Gallery in Victoria,
the Sidney Fine Art Show (juried exhibition) in October 2009

Ira was born and raised in Bavaria, Germany. She studied French and Economics and worked as a translator in France before she became head of publicity at Warner Bros. Germany. Before Ira and her family moved to Canada in 2004, she worked as a freelance marketing consultant with her own company for the movie industry. Since 1987 she has worked for Warner Bros., Walt Disney Company, Columbia Pictures, Constantin Film, Fox, United Artist and with several other production companies and has promoted more than 500 movies.

After 15 years in a professional career Ira was finally able to turn intensively to what has been her lifelong interest, art. She studied art at the Vancouver Island School of Art with remarkable artists like Wendy Welch, Xane St. Phillip, John Luna, Inga Roemer and others. Before she decided that she wanted to put all her concentration on painting and to become a professional painter, she also had an opportunity to study independently with Xane St.Phillip.

"In my art I don’t focus on copying the realistic. I love abstract expressionism, the work is about creation and interpretation. I want to be part of this creative process and create something that has not existed before and that comes from myself. Coming from a different life I understand my chance to be able to create a piece of art as an incredible priviledge. Making art is something very powerful."