Irina Akimova

Iryna Akimova is a Ukrainian artist, representative of contemporary art. Born in Kharkov, graduated from Kharkov State University, candidate of economic sciences, associate professor. Works in Kyiv (Ukraine) Director of the public organization Analytical and Cultural Center “New Social and Economic Policy” (AC NOSEP). She taught at Ukrainian and foreign universities, worked in various scientific centers. She has extensive experience as a politician and stateswoman.

Iryna Akimova is the founder and leader of the Public Association “Ukrainian Association of Women's Studies in Arts” (Ukrainian Association for Feminine Research in Arts / UAFRA), which, since 2017, has been part of the Analytical and Cultural Center “New Socio-Economic Policy” (NewSEP) .

Member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine. Participant of numerous exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad. Held six solo exhibitions. Her works are in the Museum of Art Collections in Shanghai (China), the Museum of Ukrainian Culture in Swidnik, Slovakia (a branch of the National Museum of Slovakia), as well as in Ukrainian and European private collections. Organizer and curator of contemporary art exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad.


EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
2016 "I am painting the Sky ..", Gallery NUART, Kyiv, Ukraine (www.nuart.com.ua/)
2017 "Nonfictional Essays", Museum of Books and Printing in Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
2018 "Reflection", Museum and Exhibition Center "Museum of the History of the City of Kyiv", Kyiv, Ukraine
2019 «Outside the windows”, Art-hub of ICF “Jewish Hesed “Bnei Azriel”, Kyiv
2019 «Just Summer!”, Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine

COLLECTIVE
2017 “C -squared: Constructive compromise”, Museum of Books and Printing of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

2018 “To you, Madonna ...”, National Museum "Kyiv Art Gallery", Kyiv, Ukraine

2018 Artfest of Ukrainian Contemporary Women's Art , Institute for Contemporary Art, Kyiv, Ukraine – Diploma

2018 8th International Exhibition of Traditional Fine Arts (8th international exhibition of traditional art),Museum of Art Collections, Shanghai, China

2018 «Art of compromise», second exhibition of Artfest of Ukrainian contemporary women's art , Gallery XXI, Vinnitsa, Ukraine
2018 International exhibition of contemporary women's art "NUMERI ESSE", Museum and Exhibition Center "Museum of the History of Kyiv City", Kyiv, Ukraine

2018 “Breath of Fire", Exhibition of contemporary Ukrainian women's ceramic art , special project "Anima", TsheGlinArt Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine

2018 All-Ukrainian Exhibition For the Artist's Day, Kiev, Gallery of the Kyiv House of Artists of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

2018 All-Ukrainian Christmas Exhibition, Central House of Artists of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

2018 "Feeling of Freedom", Exhibition dedicated to the International Day of the White Ribbon, Ukrainian Parliament, Kyiv, Ukraine

2018 "Feeling of Freedom", Centre for Contemporary Arts, Mariupol, Ukraine
2019 “Windows”, Exhibition of contemporary women’s art , Museum of History of Kiev, Kyiv, Ukraine
2019 “Nuova Primavera”, Ukrainian Art Fest, Palazzo Velli Expo, Rome, Italy
2019 VIII Ukrainian Art Triennale, Central House of Artists of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
2019 “Agenda”, 2nd Ukrainian Women’s Art Fest , Institute for Contemporary Art, Kyiv, Ukraine
2019 All-Ukrainian exhibition to the 175 anniversary of Ilya Repin, House of Artists, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
2019 «Contemporaries and the world” , Jewish Cultural Centre"Beit Grand", Odessa, Ukraine
2019 All-Ukrainian exhibition to the Independence day of Ukraine, Central House of Artists, Kyiv, Ukraine
2019 « Women in the arts” ,German-Ukrainian exhibition of contemporary art, Villa Mohr cultural center, Munich, Germany
2019 «Contemporary Ukrainian art: women’s outlook», Museum of Ukrainian culture in Svidnik ( affiliation of the Slovak National Museum) , Svidnik, Slovakia
2019 Triennale of abstract art ART AKT, Cultural center “Vernissage” , Chernivtsi, Ukraine
2019 Exhibition of contemporary Ukrainian art “Allowed- Not allowed “,Museum and Exhibition Center "Museum of the History of Kyiv City", Kyiv, Ukraine
2019 Exhibition of contemporary Ukrainian art “Greek accent- Ukrainian outlook” , Athens, Ukrainian Embassy in Greece, Purple Gallary , Lamia , Greece
International auctions
December 2018, Philips auction in London, diptych "Quiet alley in the park"