Berezhko I.

Iryna Berezhko was born 11.09.1979. 2008-2012 - Willem de Kooning Academie Hogeschool, fine-art faculty (Rotterdam, Netherlands).

She works in the style of ukiyo-e and classic graphic manner of drawing of Western European painting through the prism of modern view of contemporary art. Combining Eastern and Western traditions, she creates a mix that reflects the multiculturalism of our world. Often her paintings take a body of person without skin as a starting point to explore the issue of morality of modern society. Because of that becomes more explicit, what is the human condition in the modern world?

Duo exhibitions:

  • On November 29 - December 21, 2013 - "Illusion of the Abstract". Galerie Ludwig Trossaert (Antwerpen, Belgium). Duo exhibition Bondero / Iryna Berezhko. Painting, drawing. 
  • September 8 - October 6, 2012 - "Chronicles of Transition of Mankind" Project of Bondero and Iryna Berezhko. Gallery LWW (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Paintings, drawings. http://www.galerielww.nl/iryna_vadim.php

Curators of the project:

  • On November 23 - December 14, 2013 - “Myths and Legends of Eastern Europe”. Part 2. Galerie LWW (Amsterdam, the Netherlands). Curator of the project.
  • On October 26 – November 16, 2013 - “Myths and Legends of Eastern Europe. Part I” Gallery LWW. Drawing. Artist and curator.
  • On September 28 – October 19, 2013 - “The chaos of cyberspace. Abstract surrealism” Gallery LWW. Painting/drawing. Artist and curator.
Catcher, 2013
Pencil, acrylic, watercolor on canvas; 70 x 101 cm 		 Cleaning, 2013
Pencil, acrylic, oil, ink on canvas; 71 x 97 cm		 Eyes, 2013
Pencil, acrylic, oil on canvas; 71 x 101 cm		 Hula Hoop, 2013
Pencil, acrylic, oil, Indian ink on canvas; 75 x 100 cm
Milo, 2013
Pencil, acrylic, oil on canvas; 70 x 80 cm		 Persephone's abduction, 2012
Pencil, acrylic, watercolor, oil on canvas; 115 x 75 cm		 Queen of tulip fields, 2012
Pencil, acrylic, watercolor, oil on canvas; 100 x 115 cm		 Undressed up, 2012
Pencil, acrylic, oil on canvas; 70 x 90 cm
View from the 16th floor, 2013
Pencil, acrylic on canvas; 70 x 100 cm		 White deer, 2013
Pencil, acrylic, watercolor on canvas; 63 x 98 cm		 Gentle charm of Wandering, 2012
Pencil, acryl oil on canvas; 200 x 95 cm 		 Jumping, 2012-2014
Pencil, acryl, watercolor on canvas; 100 x 130 cm 
   
Stewardess, 2012
Pencil, acryl, oil on canvas; 75 x 114,5 cm		 Boys, 2013
Pencil, acrylic on canvas; 70 x 100 cm		    

Group exhibitions and festivals:

  • On June 19 - July 31, 2014 - “The horizons of temporality”, Modern Art Research Institute / National Academy of Arts of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine). Paintings. 
  • On April 22 - May 13, 2014 - “The horizons of temporality”, Museum of Western and Eastern Art (Odessa, Ukraine). Paintings. 
  • On April 10 - May 15, 2014 - “The Ukrainian Breakthrough”, The Museum of Odessa Modern Art (Odessa, Ukraine). Print.
  • On 28 March - 25 April, 2014 - Group exhibition, De Stichting De Leidsche Mondialen "Bloemen & Natuur" Katwijks Gemeentehuis. Painting, drawing.
  • 8-17 March 2014 - "The Fire of Love. Dedication to Maidan". Gallery M17 (Kyiv, Ukraine). Painting vs. Bondero
  • On 3 february - 30 March, 2014 - Group exhibition "Vacation", Volkshuis, Stichting De Leidsche Mondialen (Leiden, the Netherlands). Painting, drawing.
  • On August 28 - September 30, 2013 - Odessa Biennale of Contemporary Art “Self-government: Cultural Evolution vs. Revolution”, The Museum of Odessa Modern Art (Odessa, Ukraine). Drawing, collage. 
  • On June 12 – 30, 2013 - “The Odessa School. Tradition and Currency” Mystetskyi Arsenal and DymchukArtPromotion / Dymchuk Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine). Painting, drawing.
  • On June 8 - October 6, 2013 - NordArt Festival 2013 (Büdelsdorf, Germany). Painting, drawing.
  • May 18 - June 20, 2013 - "Social magnetism", Museum of Modern Art (Odessa, Ukraine). Installation.
  • November 22 - December 11, 2012 - "Scenarios of the Future - 2", Museum of Modern Art (Odessa, Ukraine). Installation.
  • 1 October-20 October 2012 - ART-Kyiv Contemporary. Art Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine. Painting, drawing
  • Juny 26 - July 6, 2012 - Graduation Exhibition WDKA, Fenixloodsen, (Rotterdam, Netherlands). Painting/drawing.
  • May 26 - June 25, 2012 - "Save the President", parallel program of ARSENALE 2012, Dymchuk Gallery (Kiev, Ukraine). Painting/drawing with Bondero. 
  • 5-15 April 2012 – Project “Finding the elephant” Kunstpodium T (Tilburg, Netherlands). Project with Bondero. Paintings, drawings, objects.
  • 24 December 2011 - 11 January 2012 - Raamproject X (Window Project X) - "YO MAMA 2.0", Showroom MAMA (Rotterdam). Painting, drawing, collages.
  • 22 July - 12 August 2011 - "Inventory", Vopros Gallery (Odessa, Ukraine). Object 
  • 27 May 2011 – Contest “Upcoming” Festival “Dance and Art”, Miller Time (Breda). Painting/Drawing.
  • 4-7 November 2010 - Project "John Doe", Centrum Beeldende Kunst "Tent" (Rotterdam) project Perfect Strangers. Painting.
  • 12 October - 12 November 2010 - "Opposite", "Workshop of the Red Centre" Contemporary Art Center Winzawod, Moskow, Russia. Drawing. 
  • 2-5 September 2010 - IV Collision arts and cultures "Sztukowanie 2010 - Festival Premier", Poland Gryfino, Culture House of Gryfino, drawing.
  • 6 March 2010 - “Museum night”. Gallery “Blaak10” Rotterdam, painting. 
  • 3 June – 28 July 2009 - “Arts in the Dark” International School of new business design& Social innovation Rotterdam, installation. 
  • 29 August - 22 September - „Odessa-2008“ Project „Empty tunnel“, Museum of Modern Art (Odessa, Ukraine) painting.
  • A series of actions the Art-Raiders (Odessa):
  • - On July, 6th 2008 – “Fathers and kids of Clara Budilovskaya” installation
  • - On July, 13th 2008 – “Alcohol abstractionism or Abstract alcoholism” installation
  • - On July, 20th 2008 - "Sell friends expensive" installation
  • - On July, 27th 2008 - "The hero of our time" installation, photo
  • - On August, 3rd 2008 - "Neonarcissism" installation
  • - On August, 17th 2008 - "TV format - 1" installation
  • - On July, 1-30th 2008 - The First Moscow International Young Biennale «No jury, no prize» project by Aleksandr Galkin and David Ter-Oganian. 
  • - May, 6-25th 2008 - Ukrainian festival of arts GogolFest Painting (Kiev, Art-center “Arsenal”, prospectus of the Victory, 44), painting.
  • A series of actions the Art-Raiders (Odessa):
  • - On August, 19th 2007 - "Poor little parrot lost his feathers" installation
  • - on August, 26th 2007 - "Singing birds and molding " installation
  • - on September, 2nd 2007 - "Punk rock will always be punk rock" (Odessa) installation
  • - on September, 9th 2007 - "Game addiction" installation
  • - on September, 16th 2007 - "The happiness letter" installation
  • - on October, 14th 2007 - "Will buy hair (Good price)" installation
  • - on October, 21st 2007 - " Flies and chicken Kiev" pathetic object
  • - September, 9-15th 2007 - Ukrainian festival of arts GogolFest Painting (Kiev, Art-center “Arsenal”), painting
  • - August, 2006 - "Infantile naivety " Painting (Ukrainian festival of arts, city Guljaj Pole, Ukraine)
  • - February 2004 - “Odessa-Paris” Painting, Artist Union Gallery (Odessa)
  • - May-July, 2002 - New Trends, Project -02 Initiative, Garage. Transmission (Kiev), IV Ukrainian biennale of Contemporary art, installation 

Prizes:

On June 8 - October 6, 2013 - NordArt Festival 2013 (Büdelsdorf, Germany). Painting, drawing. September 2013 - Henkel Art Awards 2013. Shortlist. Kyiv, Ukraine. Painting, drawings. 5-15 April 2012 – Project “Finding the elephant”, Leerling/ Meester Project. Kunstpodium T. (Tilburg, Netherlands). Project with Bondero. Paintings, drawings, objects. 24 December 2011 - 11 January 2012 - Raamproject X (Window Project X) - "YO MAMA 2.0", Showroom MAMA (Rotterdam, Netherland). Painting, drawing, collages. 27 May 2011 - Contest “Upcoming” Festival “Dance and Art”, Miller Time (Breda, Netherland). Painting/Drawing. 4-7 November 2010 - Project "John Doe". Winner. Centrum Beeldende Kunst "Tent" (Rotterdam, Netherland) project Perfect Strangers. Painting. ArtSlant Awards: 5th 2010 Showcase Winner (september 2010) - Drawing "Mindswap" (2010).