BIO
Irina Cheremisina is a photographer and mixed-media artist.
An economist of international economics by Diploma, Irina was addicted to painting, photography and handmade all her life, but found her professional call in the art sphere only in 2022, after losing her father and home in Ukraine, when it was photography that helped her survive hard moments in her life.
Irina works across various mixed media: digital, analog photography, art books, installations and collages.
In two years, she took part in 14 international group exhibitions and received awards in international competitions. Her works have been published in the book "100 Contemporary Ukrainian Photographers", by Form.Photo, Paris.
ARTIST STATEMENT
In my work, I explore human psychological states and memory while telling emotional stories through various media: photography, collage, installation, and art books. With analogue photography, I prefer using textiles, paper, embroidery, and threads, as I beleive that the physical touch of the materials I engage with is vital for conveying all senses and feelings when creating a project. Lines, shapes and textures serve as symbolic and metaphorical components of my artworks. By mixing photography and collage, I constantly seek new avenues of experimentation, as it stimulates my mind and deepens my connection to the space around me.
PERSONAL EXHIBITION
2025, Feb 25 - Jun, 29 - “Cultures in Contact. Spain and Ukraine”, National Museum of Ceramics and Arts of Gonzalez Marti, Valencia, Spain
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
2025 - Apr 11 - May 04, “I AM IO SONO”, National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, Rome, Italy
2025 - Jan 17- Feb 15, “Echoes of the Body”, ABYSS ARTSPACE gallery, Valencia, Spain
2024 - Dec 23 - Jan 14, “Memories”, ABYSS ARTSPACE gallery, Valencia, Spain
2024 – Oct 10 - Nov 10, “Urban Photo Awards”, Trieste Photo Days Festival, Trieste, Italy
2024 – Aug, “Expressive Nature”, online exhibition, ARTDOC Photography Magazine
2024 – 3-30 May, “Movement”, The Glasgow Gallery of Photography, UK
2024 – 10-31 May, "Dreaming Architectures", collage expo, Turin, Italy
2024 – May 4 - June 8, "Llum al Mur", International Photography Festival "PhotoAlicante", Alicante
2024 – Feb 28 - Mar 03, “Artist 360 Feria de Arte”, Madrid
2024 – 22-24 Jan, "Mi Niño Fantástico", Valencia
2024 – “Abstract Image”, The Chateau Gallery (TCG), online exhibition
2023 – “Ordinary Objects”, Decagon Gallery, online exhibition
2022 – “Light&Shadow”, Modi Art&Wine Gallery, Kyiv
2022 – “Ukrainian Beauty Saves”, International photo project, Vienna, Bremen, Riga
AWARDS
2025 – Black & White International Awards, Grand Winner in the category “Conceptual / Hybrid”; Special Mention Award
2025 – 11th Edition of Fine Art Photography Awards, Nominee (category Experimental, professional)
2024 - London International Creative Awards, Shortlisted
2024 - Tokyo International Foto Awards - 1 Gold, 2 Bronze, 3 Honorable Mentions
2024 - Budapest International Foto Awards, 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze, 2 Honorable Mentions
2024 - 1st FotoNostrum Choice Awards, Honorable Mention
2024 – Chromatic Photography Awards, Honorable Mention
2024 – Urban Photo Awards, Selected photographer (Projects & Portfolios Section)
2024 – The 23d Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, Honorable Mention
2024 – London International Creative Awards, Official Selection
2023 – Tokyo International Foto Awards, Silver, Jury Top-5 selection, 4 Honorable Mentions
2023 – Budapest International Foto Awards, 5 Honorable Mentions
2023 – Chromatic Photography Awards, Honorable Mention
2023 – Kyiv Photography School, Photo contest winner, Audience choice
PUBLICATIONS
2025 - “ARTDOC Photography Magazine”, Issue 1, “Beyond the Frame”
2024 – Book "100 Contemporary Ukrainian Photographers"
2024 – “FotoNostrum” online magazine (winners of “The 23d Julia Margaret Cameron Awards”)
2024 – “URBAN Unveils the City and its Secrets, Vol. 10” (Selected photographers of “Urban Photo Awards”)
2024 – “Art House” magazine, special edition “Collage”
EDUCATION
2024-2025 – MYPH School of Photography, Ukraine, Sergey Melnichenko
2023 – Kyiv Photography School, Ukraine, Dimitri Bogachuk
2023 – Green4.Photo Photography school, Ukraine
1998-2004 – Donetsk National University, Master of International Economics, Ukraine