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
- In 2008 Ferguson won the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Adam Portraiture Award with The Blue Girl, Johanna Sanders in her Back Yard.[4]
- In 2006 she was a finalist in the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery, London.[5]
Artist Residencies
- 1996 The Southland Art Foundation 'Artist in Residence' programme
- 2002 William Hodges Fellowship [6]
- 2008 Artist in Residence at Samuel Marsden Collegiate School, Wellington. [3]
Exhibitions
Solo
- 2012 Colossal, {Suite} Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand [7]
- 2011 Torrid Grey, Aratoi - Wairarapa Museum of Art & History, Masterton, New Zealand[8]
- 2010 Pine, {Suite} Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
- 2008 Wayward, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
- 2003 sample; flesh and blood, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand [9]
- 2003 sample; flesh and blood, Southland Museum and Art Gallery, Invercargill, New Zealand [10]
Group
- 2013-14 The Parkin Drawing Prize [11]
- 2013 Runner up, The 7th International Drawing Biennale, The Polish Art Foundation, Melbourne, Australia [12]
- 2008 Strive Towards Your Destiny, group show, Hirschfeld Gallery, Wellington [13]
- 2006 BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London. [14]
Work in Collections
Ferguson's work is predominately held within New Zealand collections.
- James Wallace Art Trust, Auckland, New Zealand [15] [16]
- The New Zealand Portrait Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand [17]
- Southland Art Foundation, Invercargill, New Zealand
- Southland Museum and Art Gallery, Invercargill, New Zealand
Reviews / Writing
- 2010 Mark Amery reviews portraiture from the Adam Portrait Award show. [18]
- 2008 Strive Towards Your Destiny, group show, Hirschfeld Gallery, Wellington. Review by Jessica Scott, City Gallery Wellington. [19]
- 2003 "sample; flesh and blood", Jane Land Gallery, Wellington. Reviewed in Art New Zealand, 2003.[20]
- 2003 Music and Braille, Peter Rae Gallery, Dunedin. Reviewed by Penny Hunt, Art New Zealand, Issue 109, 2003. [21]
References
- ↑ Wellington Artist embraces 'grey power'
- ↑ 2002 Southland Art Foundation Artists in Residence
- 1 2 Samuel Marsden Collegiate School previous Artists in Residence
- ↑ The New Zealand Portrait Gallery 2008 Adam Portraiture Award
- ↑ 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").
- ↑ 2002 Southland Art Foundation Artists in Residence
- ↑ Suite Gallery: Irene Ferguson. Retrieved 16 January 2016
- ↑ Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History : 'Torrid Grey' by Irene Ferguson
- ↑ Art New Zealand : Exhibitions Wellington : Aaron Lister
- ↑ Southland Museum and Art Gallery Artist in Residence programme
- ↑ Judges announce short-list for 2014 Parkin Drawing Award. Retrieved 16 January 2016
- ↑ Irene Ferguson, Lisa, Pencil on paper, 2nd Place, 2013 Biennale. Retrieved 16 January 2016
- ↑ Review by Jessica Scott, City Gallery Wellington, retrieved 16 January 2016
- ↑ BP Portrait Award 2006 - Exhibitor 12. Retrieved 16 January 2016
- ↑ The James Wallace Arts Trust : 'Dawn 5' by Irene Ferguson
- ↑ The James Wallace Arts Trust : 'Factory' by Irene Ferguson
- ↑ The New Zealand National Portrait Gallery : The Blue Girl (Johanna Sanders in her back yard) by Irene Ferguson
- ↑ The Big Idea, 2 Apr 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2016
- ↑ Reviewed by Jessica Scott, City Gallery Wellington, retrieved 16 January 2016
- ↑ Art New Zealand Issue 108. Originally published in Art New Zealand 108 Spring 2003. Retrieved 19 Jan 2016
- ↑ Reviewed by Penny Hunt, Art New Zealand, Issue 109, 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2016
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