About

• Award winning Fashion and Lifestyle illustrator and artist of modern urban aesthetics

• Master of the signature style

• Creates minimalist portraits

• Works with the theme of aesthetics of urban life, showing in her works the philosophy of arte di vivere (art of living)

• Source of inspiration: fashion, social events, beau monde and stylish urban characters

• Works with Fashion brands, Fashion and Lifestyle magazines, celebrities, TV and fashion shows and book publishers 

• Track record of 30+ exhibitions and art integrations across 9 countries

• 10+ publications in Fashion and Lifestyle premium and elite magazines worldwide, incl. 2 covers, 1 published illustrated fiction book

• Irina Uva's artworks can be found in private collections around the world

• Included in the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Art. 100 masters of the XXI century by Sergei Ivanov, Valentina Vaganova, published by LitRes 

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AWARDS & PRIZES

International Awards:

• 7th FIDA Award-2023 Commendation artist, 9th FIDA Award-2024 shortlisted (top Fashion illustration awards)

• Hiii Illustration-2022 finalist (top commercial illustration awards)

• 1st Prize winner in nomination Quick outline of silhouette, Art of silhouette International competition of contemporary art (2024)

• Women's International Art Award-2023, Digital Art category, shortlisted

• III Prize winner in illustration nomination of International Craphics Competition, Art Without Barriers (2023)

 

National Awards:

• 1st Prize winner in Poster and Caricature nomination of Graphics Contest, Russian Art Week (2023)

• II Prize winner of Veranda Fiction Book Illustration Contest (2023)

• II Prize winner in Digital Art & Animation nomination, Art Cosmogony Contest (2023)

• Red Square Cup Art winner in Merch nomination, StreetBasket Russia (2023)

• III Prize winner in Emotions international art contest (2024)

• All About Emotions Art Contest finalist, Art Nagrada (2023)

• Arny Praht Fashion Brand Bags Collection Illustration сontest, finalist (2021)

• Numerous winner of Sketchers Club Contests (Male Portrait, Female Portrait, Retro Drawing, Elizabeth II Portrait, City Residents)

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ARTIST MEMBERSHIPS

• Eurasian Art Union

• Union of Russian Artists

• We Draw Fashion & Beauty International Art Community

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JURY MEMBERSHIP 

• Russian Cup in Art, International Competition-Festival of Children's and Youth Creativity and Pedagogical Innovations, 2024

• Female image in art, Art Nagrada Art Contest, 2024

• Through the eyes of the city, Art Nagrada Art Contest, 2023

• Free Flight, Art Nagrada Art Contest, 2023

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PORTFOLIO & ARTIST STATEMENT