Irene Matteucci is a Boston-based artist whose photographs explore the graphic design elements of nature and uncover the artistic side of the urban landscape.

Irene was born in Everett, Massachusetts over 60 years ago and has been an artist all her life. She studied painting, art history, and photography at the Massachusetts College of Art (MassArt) and studied editorial and color photography at the New England School of Photography (NESOP). Though she dreamed about a life as a working photographer, she went on to study Graphic Design at MassArt. Around 2014, Irene returned to the medium of photography as a way to get back to herself, this time as an art form rather than a commercial venture. She went back to school, delving further into the digital realm and relearning how to print. The artistic sense, the love of color and composition, were still there.

Irene’s work has been seen at galleries including the Griffin in Winchester, MA; the 7 Bridges Gallery in Maynard, MA (Juror’s Award winner); and the Darkroom Gallery in Essex Junction, VT.

Irene’s photographs include many graphic design elements in nature, especially in urban areas. She explores the nooks and crannies of an area, to see how ordinary things can be seen in a different light. She uses angles, light, shadow, depth, and reflections to show mystery in unexpected places.