Irene teaches in both the Fine Arts and Foundations departments.
- MFA, Vermont College of Norwich University
- BFA, Painting, Colorado State University
Irene has exhibited extensively throughout Colorado and the Western United States over the last 30+ years. A few of her many exhibitions include:
- 2009 Figure Matters, Four Person Exhibit
Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO - 2008 Milash Representational Painting Award
Boulder County Arts Alliance - 2007 – Looking Back to Now, Solo Exhibit
Sandra Phillips Gallery, Denver, CO - 2007 – Bravery of Being, two person exhibit
Canyon Galleries, Boulder, CO - 2005 - Irene Delka McCray, solo exhibit
Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO - 2004 - Telling Fantasies, solo exhbit
Pirate, a Contemporary Art Oasis, Denver, CO - Permanent Collection of the Denver Art Museum