Albert Irvin was first introduced to the Irish art world in 1984 as one of the selected artists included in the ROSC international exhibition of contemporary art, where his large brilliantly hued canvases were a big hit, two of which were purchased by an Australian collector, the Museum of Modern Art in New South Wales. Since then he has exhibited widely in Ireland, including two solo exhibitions at the Peppercanister Gallery as well as at venues such as the Hendriks Gallery, the Royal Hibernian Academy, the Butler Gallery, Kilkenny and the West Cork Arts Centre in Skibbereen.