Irina’s Bio

Irina Ruth was born in 1959 in city of Tashkent, Uzbekistan (the former USSR). In 1980 graduated from Art College in Tashkent and received Graphic Artist’s Diploma. Continued studies at the Academy of Arts in Moscow, where specialized in graphic design and illustration: in pencil, ink, watercolor, mineral pigment, pastel, oil and in different techniques of graphic art including lithography, graphic design, illustrations, and others.

HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
1992             Admitted into the Artist’s Society of Uzbekistan.
1998             Admitted into the Artist’s Society of Israel.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1997          Strasbourg “Vernisage Coktial” France.
1998          C.A.S.E. Museum of Contemporary Russian Art, Jersey City, US.
1999          Art Gallery “Safrai” Jerusalem, Israel.
2000          Gallery “Shtern” Tel Aviv, Israel.
2004          Gratz College, Melrose Park, Philadelphia, PA.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1985             Biennial Montreal, Canada.
1985             Biennial Ancona, Italy.
1986             Biennial Gabrovo, Bulgaria.
1996             “Spring Exhibition Sanur’s artists” Art Village Sanur, Israel.
1997             Artists of art village of Sanur in Tel Aviv, Israel.
1999             Jewish community of Cleveland, Ohio, US.
1999             Artists of art village of Sanur Haifa, Israel.
1999             Artists of art village of Sanur Jerusalem, Israel.
1999             Artists of art village of Sanur Kiriat Motzkin, Israel.
2000             The Gallery on the Cliff Natania, Israel.
2001             “Cultural Center” Natania, Israel.
2002             “Cultural Center” Exhibition “Art G 7+1″ Natania, Israel.
2003             Jewish community of Cleveland, Ohio, US.
2003             Michael Lombardo Gallery, New York, US.
2009             Phillip’s Mill, 80th Annual Art Exhibition, New Hope, PA.