Irina Cheremisina

ARTIST STATEMENT I believe that art is freedom. It’s the opportunity to be different and to create exactly the way you imagine. As a child, I was dreaming to become an artist. I was interested in abstraction and handmade art. And now I paint my world through photography, weaving into my work everything that I love: painting, my feelings, inspiration by nature and beauty of the geometry that surrounds us. After all, I have always been fascinated by shapes, lines, subtle nuances and details. I prefer minimalism, but I don't limit myself to it. I work in different techniques and with different colours. Photography for me is a constant creative experiment and a desire to share its results with others. EDUCATION 2023 - Kyiv Photography School, Kyiv 2023 - Green4.photo Photography school, Kharkiv 2004 - Donetsk National University, Master of International Economics AWARDS 2023 – Tokyo International Foto Awards, Silver and Jury Top-5 selection 2023 – Tokyo International Foto Awards, 4 Honorable Mentions 2023 – Budapest International Foto Awards, 5 Honorable Mentions 2023 – Chromatic Photography Awards, Honorable Mention 2023 – Lensculture, Shortlist 2023 – Audience choice, Photo contest winner, Kyiv Photography School COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS (including those planned) 2024 – “Movement”, The Glasgow Gallery of Photography 2024 – “Artist 360 Feria de Arte”, Madrid 2024 – “Abstract Image”, The Chateau Gallery (TCG), online exhibition 2023 – “Ordinary Objects”, Decagon Gallery, online exhibition 2022 – “Day&Night”, MODI Art&Wine Gallery, Kyiv 2022 – “Ukrainian Beauty Saves”, International photo project, Vienna, Bremen, Riga