The oil landscapes of Iréne Salley capture the earthy, vibrant essence of North Central Florida through the eyes of a French post-impressionist. Her swirling strokes and shimmering colors seem to literally swim over the canvas. In some paintings the local beauty of her Gainesville home is captured in blithe, animated tones. Each painting explores the boundaries between what is seen and what is imagined to be.

Salley, who was born in Guadeloupe, a small, tropical island in the French West Indies, realized her passion for art when she moved to Paris in 1974. Her ties to France and the post-impressionist movement that began there can be seen in her spontaneous, emotional style, which evokes the Fauvist flavor of Paul Gauguin, Maurice de Vlaminck, and Vincent Van Gogh.

Select Solo and Group Exhibitions
• Coconut Grove Arts Festival — February, 2007
• Cedar Key Art Gallery Opening — November 17, 2006
• “Art and Music by the Sea” — October, 2006, Cedar Key, Florida — Benefiting Haven Hospice
• “Feelings of Joy”, Cabinet Meeting Room of the Capital Complex — Tallahassee, Florida
• “Escape from the Extraordinary” Alla Prima Fine Art Gallery — St. Petersburg, Florida
• Indigo Studios and Fine Arts — Mount Dora, Florida
• Leonardo’s 706 Show — Gainesville, Florida
• Mount Dora Art Festival
• “First Day of Spring”, private exhibition — Gainesville, Florida
• “Paintings by Irene Salley”, private exhibition — Jacksonville, Florida
• Three Legged Dog Gallery solo exhibition — Mount Dora, Florida
• Thomas Center Galleries Regional Exhibition — Gainesville, Florida
• Art in the Airport, “Explosion of Color” — Gainesville, Florida
• “Oil and Vinegar”, Elizabeth Street Complex — Atlanta, Georgia
• “Spring in my Heart”, Still Life in G Fine Art Gallery — Gainesville, Florida