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While producing a work of Fine Art, Irene strives to capture
the true personality of her subjects. Her portraits are painterly
yet technically precise"
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Irene has been selected as one of 100 ECU women to be profiled
in the 2007 Centennial publication:
A Legacy of Leadership: One Hundred Incredible ECU Women
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Irene
is a member of the Portrait Society of America and The American
Portrait Society
Irene
Bailey, from Yorktown, Virginia, started her formal art
training at The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia
after studying under Jack Clifton of Hampton, Virginia,
during High School. After finishing her Master's degree
in painting from East Carolina University in Greenville,
North Carolina, her personal education continued while living
in New York for two years. Irene’s thesis show at
the Grey Gallery, East Carolina University, was a great
elevator of her notoriety as a fine art oil portrait painter.
Though
the artist calls Emerald Isle, North Carolina, her home
she and her husband Major Don Wells, USMC have been transferred
for a couple of years to New Jersey, very near to the New
York area where she continues to paint and exhibit her work
throughout the country.
Some of her most noted paintings in public places have been
for: East Carolina University, NC; the Minges Pepsi Corporation,
NC; the court houses of Tyrell, Montgomery, Onslow and Duplin
Counties, NC. (See Resume LINK for details)
Some noted private collections have been for: William Belk,
of Belk Department stores, Charlotte, NC; Dean Christman,
Gallery Director, Hofstra University, NY; James Castner,
president of SHORCOM, Va. Beach, Va.; Peg Hardee, Gayords,Taylors,
Edwards, Snyders and many more promenent famileys of Greenville,
NC.
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UNVEILINGS
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2008
Unveilings:
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ARTIST RESTORES HISTORICAL PAINTING
An unveiling of a painting restored by IRENE BAILEY was
held at the Monmouth
Armed Forces Reserve Center, Red Bank, NJ on 7 May 2008.
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2007
Unveilings:
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Dr. Cynda Johnson, 30" x 40" oil on canvas, hung
in the Brody Medical School, ECU, Greenville, NC
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Mrs.
William E. Laupus, 30”x 40” oil on canvas, was
hung in The William E. Laupus Library of Sciences, ECU Medical
School, Greenville, NC.
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Monmouth
Park Charity Ball
Irene Bailey with husband Major Donald Wells next to her
portrait of Bon Jovi.
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Mosley
Boyette, Sr. and H.F. Seawell, Jr., each 24”x 30”,
oil on canvas, were unveiled June 2007 and hung in the Superior
Courtroom at the courthouse in Carthage, NC.
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Her
latest recognized painting: “Island Cat” an
original oil painting by Irene Bailey-Wells, was unveiled
April 8th at a reception in her honor. Irene donated her
painting as a fundraiser for Island Cat Allies of Emerald
Isle, a volunteer non profit organization that believes
in trap-neuter/vaccinate-return (TNR) FOR Bogue Banks’
feral cat population. They operate a program of Id, education,
spay/neuter, and adoption or release to native habitat via
Colony Keepers, dedicated volunteers who feed, provide medical
care and love to these furry island residents. Many second
homeowners adopt these island kitties and bring them to
their inland homes.
Tax-deductible donations may be sent to Island Cat Allies,
P.O.B. 4068, Emerald Isle, NC 28594……. Published
in the Island Review, May 2006.
Island Cat
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