Biography

Hilary Irons is a Maine-based painter and curator. She is gallery and exhibitions director at the University of New England.  Hilary received an MFA from the Yale School of Art in 2008 and a BFA from Parsons School of Design in 2002, and she has attended residencies at the Albers Foundation, Skowhegan, MacDowell, the American Academy in Rome, the Pace House, Hewnoaks, Canterbury Shaker Village, and the Surf Point Foundation. She has written for The Chart, Art New England, Boston Art Review, and other publications.  Her work revolves around opticality, the landscape, and material culture, exploring the ways in which our reading of space and object are impacted by color, mark, and light. 

 

Works
  • Hilary Irons, Glass Swan 2, 2024
    Glass Swan 2, 2024
  • Hilary Irons, Legion of Mary, 2024
    Legion of Mary, 2024
  • Hilary Irons, No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger, 2023
    No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger, 2023
  • Hilary Irons, The Green Window, 2023
    The Green Window, 2023
  • Hilary Irons, Ash Pail and Duck Askoi, 2022
    Ash Pail and Duck Askoi, 2022
  • Hilary Irons, How's Annie?, 2022
    How's Annie?, 2022
  • Hilary Irons, My Funny Valentine, 2022
    My Funny Valentine, 2022
  • Hilary Irons, Home is the Hunter, 2021
    Home is the Hunter, 2021
  • Hilary Irons, The Bobcat, 2021
    The Bobcat, 2021
Exhibitions
Press