Irene Clouthier

Irene Clouthier Carrillo (born 1974) is a multi-disciplinary artist born in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico, who has lived and worked in the Washington DC metro area since 2000. Her artistic practice centers on themes of childhood nostalgia and the idealization of early memories, incorporating imagery, objects, and materials drawn from childhood games and toys. Some of her early works in the U.S. addressed the visual disparity of the landscapes in the U.S. versus her native country. Several of her recent works have also explored social and humanitarian concerns.

Though primarily an independent artist, Clouthier has also contributed to various art collectives. She is currently collaborating with the Icebox Collective on the Nomadic House Project and previously participated with Exotico Noreste Collective and the Floating Lab Collective.

Irene is both a visual artist and a curator. She has curated shows at museums, art centers, art fairs, non-profit spaces, and commercial galleries in the US and in Mexico.