Iryna Akimova
Iryna Akimova was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine. She graduated from Kharkiv State University and got her PhD degree. She lives and works in Kyiv. Iryna is the member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. Iryna started with figurative and abstract painting. Presently, she also works in installations, video-animation and performance.
In her portfolio, there are 11 solo- and 50+ group exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad. She got awards at the international art competitions. Her artworks are in the museums and private collections in Ukraine, Germany, Slovakia, and China.
She is the leader of the Ukrainian Association of Feminine Research in the Arts (UAFRA), which advocates gender equality in the arts. She founded annual WomenArtFest, which takes place in Kyiv in partnership with the leading art institutions.
Contacts :
e-mail: akimova.best@gmail.com
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EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
2023 (forthcoming) “Peace and War”, Women United Art Movement on-line gallery, Czech Republic
2022 “Memory of the soul”, Museum of History of Kyiv, Ukraine
2021 “Classical Music”, National Opera House of Ukraine, Kyiv
2021 “Seasons “, Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv
2021 MUSIC , Art Show International, solo exhibition (on-line), Los Angeles, USA
2020 “Music”, Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
2019 «Just Summer!”, Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
2019 «Outside the windows”, Art-hub of ICF “Jewish Hesed “Bnei Azriel”, Kyiv
2018 "Reflection", Museum of History of Kyiv", Kyiv, Ukraine
2017 "Nonfictional Essays", Museum of Books and Printing in Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
2016 "I Paint the Sky ..", Gallery NUART, Kyiv, Ukraine
GROUP
2023 1st Art contest FACES, Artist and Space Gallery, Winner
2023 1st Budapest Annual Art Exhibition, Teravarna Art Gallery and Golden Duck Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2023 7th Landscape International Contest, Teravarna Art Gallery , USA, Honorable Mention Award
2023 Green Art Contest, Grey Cube Gallery, Finalist
2023 International Art Competition PORTRAIT, Art Room Gallery, Merit Award
2023 2nd Art Competition YELLOW , Art Room Gallery, Finalist award
2023 Floral Painting March 2023, Global Painting Conclave , Canada, Finalist Award
2023 Figurative painting February 2023, Global Painting Conclave , Canada, Certificate Award
2023 Blue Art Exhibition, Artist Space Gallery, Finalist Award
2023 International Art Competition 6th Abstract, ArtRoom Gallery, Finalist award
2023 Peaceful Sky: Ukraine –Romania, Exhibition of Ukrainian Art, Galeria de Arte UAP, Sibiu, Romania
2023 Peaceful sky : Poland-Ukraine, Exhibition of Ukrainian art, Multucultural centre Jednosc, Krakow , Poland
2023 Ukrainian Art in Italy: Human rights- Padova-Cherson, Centro Culturale Altinanate San Gaetano, Padova, Italy
2023 International Art Competition Landscape, ArtRoom Gallery, Finalist award
2023 Artist Grant Competition, Art Show International Gallery, Los Angeles, USA, Special Mention Award
2023 International Art Competition 5th Figurative, Art Show International Gallery, Los Angeles, USA, Honorable Mention Award
2023 International Art Competition “Colours”, Contemporary Art Room Gallery, Finalist Award
2022 International Juried Art Competition Flowers 5th (on-line), Art Show International Gallery, Los Angeles, USA , Talent Prize Award
2022 Own the Night, Envision Arts online gallery , Dallas, USA, Award of the Best in Show
2022 International Juried Art Competition (on-line), Figurative 4th , Art Show International Gallery, Los Angeles, USA , Talent Prize Award
2022 International Juried Art Competition (on-line), Nature, Global Painting Conclave (Canada), Bronze Award
2022 International Juried Art Competition (on-line), Landscape, Global Painting Conclave (Canada), Bronze Award
2022 Terra & Tide, Envision Arts online gallery , Dallas, USA, Award of the Best in Show
2022 Art against WAR, Globus Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2022 Italia x Ukraina: Terra Libera, Superstudio Village, Art residence Artisti Ukraini, Milano, Italy.
2022 World with Women, Teatrino Villa Reale, Monza, Italy
2022 ART AKT, 5th All-Ukrainian triennale of abstract art, Vernissage Cultural Centre, Chernivtsi, Ukraine
2022 Dante Day con Ucraina: Ucrainian Art in Italy, Ravenna, Italy
2022 International Juried Art Competition (on-line), Landscape 5th , Art Show International Gallery, Los Angeles, USA , Talent Prize Award
2022 AND RISE.., Lavra Gallery, Kyiv , Ukraine
2022 International Juried Art Competition (on-line), Abstract 6th , Art Show International Gallery, Los Angeles, USA , Finalist Award
2022 International Juried Art Competition (on-line), Landscape 4th , Art Show International Gallery, Los Angeles, USA , Honorable Mention Award
2022 International Juried Art Competition (on-line), Portrait 3d , Art Show International Gallery, Los Angeles, USA , Talent Prize Award
2022 International Juried Art Competition, Portrait 5th, Art Show International Gallery, Los Angeles, USA, Honorable Mention Award
2021 International Juried Art Competition (on-line), , Third ABSTRACT, Art Show International Gallery, Los Angeles, California , USA, Honorable Mention Award
2021 FEMINITY, TimaxArt Hall, Kyiv
2021 (October) Contemporary Istanbul, International Fair, Istanbul, Turkey
2021 Luxemburg Art Price, La Pinacotheque , Luxemburg ,Certificate
2021 ART AGAINST VIOLENCE, National Institute of Modern Art, Kyiv
2021 ART AGINST VIOLENCE, CAM Garibaldi, Milan, Italy
2021 (Spring) Contemporary Istanbul, International Fair (on-line), Istanbul , Turkey
2021 Stories of love, International on-line exhibition , Spotlightartcollective, Mumbai, India
2021 International Juried Art Competition (on-line), Art Show International Gallery, First ABSTRACT competition, Los Angeles, California , Honorable Mention Award
2021 OUT and ABOUT, 4th Artfest of contemporary women’s art, Modern Art Research Institute, Kyiv, Ukraine
2020 «A look through the backstage”, Exhibition of contemporary Ukrainian art, Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
2020 The 3d Women’sArtFest SANSARA, Institute of Modern Art, Kyiv, Ukraine
2020 Re:Creation, Contemporary Ukrainian Art Project, Govedarou Gallery, Saloniki , Greece
2020 All-Ukrainian Christmas Exhibition, Central House of Artists of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
2020 Luxemburg Art Price, La Pinacotheque , Luxemburg, Certificate
2019 “Windows”, Exhibition of contemporary women’s art , Museum of History of Kiev, Kyiv, Ukraine
2019 “Nuova Primavera”, Ukrainian Art Fest, Palazzo Velli Expo, Rome, Italy
2019 VIII Ukrainian Art Triennale, Central House of Artists of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
2019 “Agenda”, 2nd Ukrainian Women’s Art Fest , Institute for Contemporary Art, Kyiv, Ukraine
2019 All-Ukrainian exhibition to the 175 anniversary of Ilya Repin, House of Artists, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
2019 «Contemporaries and the world”, Jewish Cultural Centre"Beit Grand", Odessa, Ukraine
2019 All-Ukrainian exhibition to the Independence day of Ukraine, Central House of Artists, Kyiv, Ukraine
2019 « Women in the arts” ,German-Ukrainian exhibition of contemporary art, Villa Mohr cultural center, Munich, Germany
2019 «Contemporary Ukrainian art: women’s outlook», Museum of Ukrainian culture in Svidnik ( affiliation of the Slovak National Museum) , Svidnik, Slovakia
2019 Triennale of abstract art ART AKT, Cultural center “Vernissage” , Chernivtsi, Ukraine
2019 Exhibition of contemporary Ukrainian art “Allowed- Not allowed “, Museum of the History of Kyiv City", Kyiv, Ukraine
2019 “Greek accent- Ukrainian outlook”, Exhibition of contemporary Ukrainian art , Athens, Ukrainian Embassy in Greece/ Purple Gallery , Lamia , Greece
2018 “To you, Madonna ...”, National Museum "Kyiv Art Gallery", Kyiv, Ukraine
2018 Artfest of Ukrainian Contemporary Women's Art , Institute for Contemporary Art, Kyiv, Ukraine – Diploma
2018 8th International Exhibition of Traditional Fine Arts (8th international exhibition of traditional art),Museum of Art Collections, Shanghai, China
2018 «Art of compromise», second exhibition of Artfest of Ukrainian contemporary women's art , Gallery XXI, Vinnitsa, Ukraine
2018 International exhibition of contemporary women's art "NUMERI ESSE", Museum and Exhibition Center "Museum of the History of Kyiv City", Kyiv, Ukraine
2018 “Breath of Fire", Exhibition of contemporary Ukrainian women's ceramic art , special project "Anima", TsheGlinArt Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2018 All-Ukrainian Exhibition For the Artist's Day, Kiev, Gallery of the Kyiv House of Artists of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
2018 All-Ukrainian Christmas Exhibition, Central House of Artists of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
2018 "Feeling of Freedom", Exhibition dedicated to the International Day of the White Ribbon, Ukrainian Parliament, Kyiv, Ukraine
2018 "Feeling of Freedom", Centre for Contemporary Arts, Mariupol, Ukraine
2017 “C -squared: Constructive compromise”, Museum of Books and Printing of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
International auctions
August 2021, TimaxArt Auction in London
November 2020, TimaxArt Auction “Painting ,photography and sculpture” in London December
July 2020, Phillips auction NEW NOW in London ( “The purifying rain”)
2018, Phillips auction in London ( diptych "Quiet alley in the park" )
Publications
Enciclopedia dei contemporanei dell’Arte, 2022, Associazione Culturale Ad-Art Artists in the World, Roma, Italia (p.91)
Iryna Akimova, Art projects 2017-2020, 2020, UAFRA, Kyiv, Ukraine.
O.Rogotchenko, Art Criticism: Considerations and Life , Modern Art Research Institute p.682