Irene Richards
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Irene Richards (née O'Neill,[https://www.artgallery.org.nz/waikato-estuary-15-irene-richards Tauranga Art Gallery Collection Waitao Estuary no 15] born 1939[https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artist/2255/irene-richards Auckland Art Gallery Page]) is a New Zealand painter from Hokitika. Two of her works are in the permanent collection of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.{{Cite web|title=Irene Richards|url=https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artist/2255/irene-richards|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Auckland Art Gallery|language=en}}
Biography
Richards completed a diploma in fine arts in painting from the University of Canterbury in 1963. Her works involve nature and her Christian faith.{{Cite web |url=http://hokitikacraftgallery.co.nz/galleries/irene-richards/ |title=Hokitika Craft Gallery |access-date=18 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120104513/https://hokitikacraftgallery.co.nz/galleries/irene-richards/ |archive-date=20 January 2019 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.cs.org.nz/magazine/reviews/2009_exhibition_reviews/irene_richards_review Chrysalis Seed Art Magazine]{{Cite web|title=Irene Richards 70th Birthday Retrospective Exhibition 2009|url=https://www.cs.org.nz/magazine/reviews/2009_exhibition_reviews/irene_richards_review|access-date=2021-06-14|website=www.cs.org.nz|language=en}}
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Category:New Zealand Christians
Category:New Zealand women painters
Category:Ilam School of Fine Arts alumni
Category:Artists from the West Coast, New Zealand
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