Hilary Irons

Interviews by Brainard Carey

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 objects are impacted by color, mark, and light.

Hilary Irons, Legion of Mary, 2024, Oil, acrylic, and marble dust on panel 18h x 18w in 45.72h x 45.72w cm. Photo courtesy of the artist and Morgan Lehman Gallery

Hilary Irons, Ash Pail and Duck Askoi, 2022, Oil, acrylic, and marble dust on panel, 17 3/4h x 17 3/4w in 45.09h x 45.09w cm. Photo courtesy of the artist and Morgan Lehman Gallery

Hilary Irons, My Funny Valentine, 2022, Oil, acrylic, and marble dust on panel, 14h x 11w in 35.56h x 27.94w cm. Photo courtesy of the artist and Morgan Lehman Gallery