Biography
Irina Kovalenko is an artist-designer, painter, art educator, and member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia. She was born in 1973 in the Uzbek SSR. She received her higher art education at VSTU in Vitebsk (1990–1995).
Since 1998, she has been engaged in teaching, offering courses in drawing, painting, and composition, as well as developing her own educational programs. She actively works in the field of plein-air painting, participates in exhibitions and international symposiums, and represents Russian artists in international art projects.
She is the author and organizer of the international plein-air and exhibition project *“Art Caravan: Dialogue of Cultures”*, which includes plein-air sessions and exhibitions in Russia, Uzbekistan, and Belarus. Her works are held in private collections in Russia and abroad.