Irene Ferguson

Irene Ferguson (born 1970 in Hokitika, New Zealand) is an artist best known for her portrait paintings.

Training and Experience

Ferguson gained a Diploma of Fine Arts with Honors from Otago School of Fine Art, Dunedin in 1993 and a Master of Fine Arts from the New York Academy of Art in 2005. From 2005-2006 Irene lived and worked in New York City. In 2010 she traveled to Italy to complete training in portraiture at the Charles H. Cecil Studios in Florence, Italy.[1]

Fellowships and residencies

In 2002 Ferguson was awarded the William Hodges Fellowship residency by the Southland Art Foundation.[2] In 2008 Ferguson was the Artist in Residence at Samuel Marsden Collegiate School, Wellington. [3]

Awards

Artist Residencies

Exhibitions

Solo

Group

Work in Collections

Ferguson's work is predominately held within New Zealand collections.

Reviews / Writing

References

  1. Wellington Artist embraces 'grey power'
  2. 2002 Southland Art Foundation Artists in Residence
  3. 1 2 Samuel Marsden Collegiate School previous Artists in Residence
  4. The New Zealand Portrait Gallery 2008 Adam Portraiture Award
  5. http://www.npg.org.uk/index.php?id=4403 BP Portrait Award 2006 - Exhibitor 12, 'No Title' by Irene Ferguson, oil on canvas, 1320 x 715mm (52 x 28 1/8").
  6. 2002 Southland Art Foundation Artists in Residence
  7. Suite Gallery: Irene Ferguson. Retrieved 16 January 2016
  8. Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History : 'Torrid Grey' by Irene Ferguson
  9. Art New Zealand : Exhibitions Wellington : Aaron Lister
  10. Southland Museum and Art Gallery Artist in Residence programme
  11. Judges announce short-list for 2014 Parkin Drawing Award. Retrieved 16 January 2016
  12. Irene Ferguson, Lisa, Pencil on paper, 2nd Place, 2013 Biennale. Retrieved 16 January 2016
  13. Review by Jessica Scott, City Gallery Wellington, retrieved 16 January 2016
  14. BP Portrait Award 2006 - Exhibitor 12. Retrieved 16 January 2016
  15. The James Wallace Arts Trust : 'Dawn 5' by Irene Ferguson
  16. The James Wallace Arts Trust : 'Factory' by Irene Ferguson
  17. The New Zealand National Portrait Gallery : The Blue Girl (Johanna Sanders in her back yard) by Irene Ferguson
  18. The Big Idea, 2 Apr 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2016
  19. Reviewed by Jessica Scott, City Gallery Wellington, retrieved 16 January 2016
  20. Art New Zealand Issue 108. Originally published in Art New Zealand 108 Spring 2003. Retrieved 19 Jan 2016
  21. Reviewed by Penny Hunt, Art New Zealand, Issue 109, 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2016

External links

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