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About The Artist

Irina grew up in Russia, near Moscow. She was inspired to pursue Aerospace engineering as a career owing that to the city being a hub for ‘science and Russian aviation. She studied math and physics in Russia at MIPT (also known as the MIT of Russia) and at the University of Notre Dame near Chicago. She moved to Southern California in 2016 and lives in Irvine.

From an early age, she possessed a passion for painting and knew that she wanted to express herself through art. Along with her technical studies, she took many courses and workshops at the fine arts departments, always devoting her time to painting to quench her thirst for the arts. With a love of nature and her personal exploration of the environment, she aims to express the meditative nature of landscapes as well as the lyrical beauty of flowers.

She tried to capture nature’s peaceful spirit using different media and spent a few years searching for the ‘right one' until she discovered silk painting which quickly become her focus. She fell in love with the medium, mastered the technique, and developed her unique and recognizable style. Irina’s work is a part of many private collections, and she has received recognition in her solo exhibitions and juried shows in the US.

Currently, she is balancing her life between working her day job as a biomedical data scientist for ostomy care solutions, being a devoted single mother enjoying a wonderful time with her little child, and following her passion to be an artist.


About The Process

Silk painting has been a primary fascination for me for over a decade. I enjoy exploring the diverse effects that come when I apply paint to silk. This, further, sparks my creativity. Some of my work focuses on nature and are inspired by landscapes, other works are more imaginative. I am interested in the emotional impact of composition and its ability to enhance the meditative influence by arranging shapes and colors and bringing into play the diversity of forms. I find that silk painting is the best medium to do that.

The technique that I use is called ‘the Serti technique. Serti is a French word for ‘fence’ or ‘enclosing’ and denotes that the designs are formed with gutta or resist liner. I studied that process in Russia, the country which is known for cultivating Serti and introducing it to Western Europe. This technique was refined in France, having come to Paris through the members of the Russian Czar’s family.

Selected exhibitions:

2014 36th Elkhart Juried Regional Art Exhibition, The Midwest Museum of American Art, Elkhart, IN, Group Exhibition
2013 35th Elkhart Juried Regional Art Exhibition, The Midwest Museum of American Art, Elkhart, IN, Group Exhibition
2013 Fernwood Botanical Garden, MI, Solo Exhibition
2012 Colfax Campus Gallery, South Bend, IN, Solo Exhibition
2012 Buchanan Art Center, Buchanan, MI, Solo Exhibition
2012 Wearable Art Show by YWCA RAGS guild, Tacoma, WA, Group Exhibition, Best Accessory Award
2012 Yosemite Renaissance XXVII, Yosemite Museum Gallery, Yosemite National Park, CA,
Group Exhibition, Award
2011 11th Art Inter/National Exhibition, Box Heart Gallery, Pittsburg, PA, Group Exhibition
2011 Exploring the Surface: A showcase of Contemporary Textile Art, Indiana Humanities Center, Indianapolis, IN, Group Exhibition
2011 SBCRC Gallery Space, The Art of Silk Painting, South Bend, IN, Solo Exhibition
2011 Circa Arts Gallery, Artist of the Month, South Bend, IN, Solo Exhibition.
2011 Wearable Art Show by YWCA RAGS guild, Tacoma, WA, Group Exhibition


RETURNS
You may return your purchase from Fine Art Silk boutique within 14 days for a full refund or an exchange.

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