Shadrina Irina

Biography

Born in Russia in 1977. I am a professional artist, illustrator, and graphic designer with over 15 years of experience in art and design. I graduated from Ural State University of Architecture and Art at the Faculty of Graphic Design.I have a bachelor's degree in design art.
Now I am improving my qualifications in academic painting at the Portrait School. The symbiosis of professions expanded my possibilities as an artist. My arsenal is digital, graphics, academic drawing, and painting. The subjects of my work are varied: Plein air sketches, graphic experiments, still lifes, and portraits. Simple everyday things and situations inspire me - "Beauty hides in simplicity".

1988 - Art School
1995 - Ural State University of Architecture and Art
2000 - Bachelor's degree of Art and Graphic Design
2011 - British Higher School of Design: illustration intensive course with Victor Melamed
2017 - Book illustration course with honored russian Illustrator Evgeny Antonenkov
2019 - (to the present day) Portrait school

Events
2016 - Participation in the book illustration contest "New Children's Book"
2019 - 1st place in the competition "Battle of drawing" among students of the Portrait school
2020 - 1st place for a creative poster in the "Graphic Battle" competition among students of the Portrait school