Fine Art Oil Portrait Artist
IRENE
Bailey
Official and Family Heirloom Fine Art Portraits
Portrait Society of America Award Winner
DAR American Heritage Award Winner
American Artist Professional League Award Winner
Portrait Society of Atlanta Award Winner
Awards
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2021 - Finalist, "Ari Thomas", Portrait Society of America,Members only Juried Competition.
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2021 - Third Place, "Multicultural Play Date", Arts Council Carteret County, NC, Art From The Heart.
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2021 - First Place, "The World is my Oyster", Portrait Society of Atlanta's Fall Juried open Exhibit,
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2020 - Finalist, "The Days of Satin and Lace", "International Play Date", and "Naasha in Fur", Portrait Society of Atlanta's Spring Juried open Exhibit
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2020 – Honorable Mention, "In The Days of Satin and Lace", Arts Council Carteret County, NC, Art From The Heart.
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2016 – "Pondering", selected to be in Exhibition: "Reinventing Ourselves from Another Point of View" at The Zhou B Art Center, NXT Level/33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL
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2016 – Finalist, "Naasha in Fur" and "Cross Country Bike Trip", Portrait Society of Atlanta's Fall Juried Exhibition "Figurative Portraiture", GA
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2016 – 2nd Place, "Passing of the Brush", Daughters of The American Revolution American Heritage National Competition, Washington DC
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2016 – Finalist, "The World is my Oyster", The Greenville Museum of Art's 2016 Biennial Juried Exhibition, NC
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2016 – Finalist, "The Passing of The Brush", 35th Annual Community Council for the Arts National Competitive Exhibition in Kinston, NC.
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2016 – Award of Excellence, "Red Bandanna", Carteret County Council for the Arts, Morehead City, NC
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2015 – Finalist, "Doug Boltin", Portrait Society of Atlanta, GA
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2015 – Finalist, "The World is My Oyster", Oil Painters of America's 24th National Exhibition, Cutter & Cutter Fine Arts, St. Augustine, FL
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2015 –1st Place, "The Dove", 34th Annual Competitive Exhibition, Kinston Community Council for the Arts
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2015 – Award of Excellence, "Amanda", Carteret County Council for the Arts
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2014 – Solo Exhibition at The Community Councel for the Arts, Kinston, NC
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2014 – FAV 15%, "The world is my Oyster", August Bold Brush International Painting competition
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2014 – FAV 15%, "The Dove", September Bold Brush International Painting Competition
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2013 – Finalist, "Savannah in Hat", Richeson75 Small Works competition, WI
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2013 – 2 Meritorious awards, "Memory, I Am" and "Male Figure at Trunk" - Richeson75 Figure / Portrait 2013, WI
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2013 – Finalist, "Memory, "I AM", Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Juried Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC
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2013 – Finalist, "Nick, The Dove", Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC
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2013 – Featured Artist Studio/Gallery, Western Carteret Library Homes Tour, Emerald isle, NC
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2012 – Solo Exhibition at Snug Harbor on Nelson Bay, Atlantic, NC
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2012 – Finalist, "Pondering, Self Portrait", American Artist Professional League 84th Grand National Exhibit, Salmagundi Club, NYC
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2012 – Finalist, "Pondering, Self Portrait", Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Annual Open Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC
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2011 – Solo show, The Masters Octave, Historic Site/Artist Studio, Key Port, NJ
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2011 – Solo show, Holmdel Township Municipal Building, NJ
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2011 – Honorable Mention, "Pondering, Self Portrait", Portrait Society of America Member’s Only Competition, category – “Out of the Box”
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2011 – Finalist, "Pondering, Self Portrait", Faces of Spring 2011, The Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists and Lyme Art Association, CT
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2010 – Finalist, "Pondering, Self Portrait", Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s 114th Annual Open Exhibition at the National Arts Club, NYC
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2010 – Honorable Mention, "Pondering, Self Portrait", Atlanta Fine Arts League’s 4th Annual National Juried Exhibition, GA
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2009 – Honorable Mention, "The Marine", Monmouth Museum & MCAC Juried Exhibition, NJ
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2009 – Finalist, "Uncle Joe", The American Artists Professional League 81st Gran National Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC.
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2008 – Solo show, Rowell Visual Arts Center Gallery, Roswell, GA​
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2008 – John Collins Memorial Award, "The Trumpet Player", American Artist Professional League 80th Grand National Exhibition, the Salmagundi Club, NYC.
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2008 – Finalist, "The Trumpet Player", Richeson 75 portrait/figure competition, WI
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2008 – Finalist, "The Trumpet Player", Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s 112th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, The National Art Club, NYC
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2008 – Honorable Mention, "The Trumpet Player", Monmouth County Arts Council Juried Art Show, NJ
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2008 – Finalist, "The Marine" - Atlanta Fine Art League Portrait Competition, GA
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2004 – Two portraits were finalists, "The Lyle Sisters" and "Samone at the River", The Portrait Society of Atlanta's Spring 2004 Competition
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2001 – Woman of The Year, Swansboro Area Chamber of Commerce, NC
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1995 – Best in Show, "July 3rd", East Carolina University Rebel Literary and Arts Magazine Competition, NC
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1994 – Second Place, "Meditation", East Carolina University Rebel Literary and Arts Magazine Competition, NC
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1993 – Third Place, "Mr. Armstrong", East Carolina University Rebel Literary and Arts Magazine Competition, NC