Artist Bio
Irina was born in 1984 in Moscow, she now lives and works in Armenia. Irina's art reflects decades of intercultural studies that she carried out during her multiple journeys all around the world and while working on her PhD in Philology thesis. The pursuit and perception of Happiness have always been the main themes of Irina's research in literature, history, culture, sociology, and psychology making it only natural to find their reflection in her art. Irina studied oil painting from distinguished contemporary impressionists in Russia and Italy including Svetlana and Federico Perotti, Igor Raevich, and Bato Dugarzhapov to name just a few. Their techniques of transmitting elusive moments of beauty and joy to the canvas have been adapted by Irina to depict vivid impressions, treasured memories, and colorful dreams in her paintings The artist has received a number of honored commissions including paintings for private collections and 5* design hotels in Russia, Italy, UK, France, USA (California, Arizona, Florida, Kentucky) and Maldives. Irina regularly takes part in international art exhibitions and creative projects, her paintings have been acknowledged by several awards and featured in a number of print and digital magazines globally.