Irvin was born and raised in the Bronx, New York in 1988. He graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with a BFA in Illustration in 2010. While attending FIT, he studied simultaneously at the Grand Central Academy of Art with an emphasis on academic realism. In 2011, Irvin was the Gold Award winner for the 27th L. Ron Hubbard’s Illustrators of the Future Contest. He has also been featured in various publications such as Spectrum 17, Creative Quarterly, 3x3, CMYK Magazine, and Digital Art Masters. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn.