2008 Irene Ferguson
Saturday, 26 April 2008
We were delighted to have Wellington painter, Irene Ferguson, as our 2008 resident artist. Irene studied at the Otago School of Fine Art and the New York Academy of Fine Art, before working as studio assistant with renowned New York artist Jeff Koons (2005), and has exhibited widely both in New Zealand and overseas. In 2008 she was awarded the prestigious Adam Portraiture Award for her portrait ‘the Blue Girl’.

Irene worked with students in preparation for their NCEA folio and scholarship submissions and concluded her residency with an exhibition of works generated through the residency.