Ирина Троицкая

Professional biography

Irina Troitskaya is a freelance illustrator and co-founder of Illustrators Union. She practiced her skills at the Udmurt State University, Faculty of Arts in Izhevsk, Russia. Later she entered the University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, England and got her Master’s in Illustration. Now she works as a freelance illustrator and a tutor of Illustration course of British Higher school of Art and Design, Moscow, Russia.

Started to work professionally in the field of illustration in 2003, Irina mostly deals with editorials, advertising and book publishing. She has been commissioned by Elle, Hewlett-Packard, Alfa-Capital, Yandex, Leo Burnett and BMW — to name but a few. Her art works are in private collections in Russia, Europe, China, Argentina, USA and the United Kingdom.

Among Irina’s other interests there are contemporary practices within children’s book illustration, reexamination of cultural roots and application of traditional Russian arts and crafts to nowadays, modern visual language and its influence onto the ways of perception of reality and much more.

Research / professional practice interests

2016 — Intensive course on Typography and lettering, Typedesignworkshop, Moscow;

2007 – 2009 — University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, England, Master of Arts degree in Illustration;

1994 – 1999 — Udmurt State University, Izhevsk, MA Diploma in Teaching of Arts and Technical Drawing, Specialization in History of Arts, Final Year Dissertation «Mythological Motives in Graphic Works of Udmurt Artists»;

1987 – 1994 — School of Arts #9, Izhevsk, Specialization in wood carving.

Academic qualifications

Master of Arts degree in Illustration, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, England, 2009;

Master of Arts degree in Teaching of Arts and Technical Drawing, Specialization in History of Arts, Udmurt State University, Izhevsk, 1999.

Publications

«Mythological Motives in Graphic Works of Udmurt Artists», University press, Izhevsk, Udmurtiya, 1999.

Books

«Jungles» book, Ai publishing house, Moscow, 2014;

«Red Horse» book, Izdal publishing house, Moscow, 2013.

Exhibitions

Illustration Breakfasts, NII space, Moscow, 2015;

Dind! Dong! plus EuroVelo, Chistka Odezhdy gallery, Moscow, Russia, 2010;

EuroVelo Map, Mein Haus am See cafe/gallery, Berlin, Germany, 2010;

Ding! Dong! Exhibition, Dom Rosta art space, St.Petersburg, Russia, 2010;

Last Match, Group project, Riga, Latvia then moved to Gallery Artside, Lisbon, Portugal, Next Comic
Festival, Linz, Austria, Fumetto Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland, Comics Days, Haarlem, the Netherlands;

Comicstage, Erlangen, Germany, Gallery MZIN, Leipzig, Germany, Contemporary Art Festival Artisterium;

Tbilisi, Georgia, KomiksFest!, Prague, Czech Republic, 2010 – 2011;

Pereputanitza (Patterns), Dom cultural centre, Moscow, Russia, 2009;

Matryoshkas I love, Mesto gallery-store, Moscow, Russia, 2009;

Russians, Rotopol Gallery, Kassel, Germany, 2009;

Witnessed from afar, The Carmichael gallery of contemporary art, West Hollywood, CA, USA, 2008;

Song Book by Tzeh, Dom cultural centre, Moscow, Russia, 2007;

Opening, The Carmichael gallery of contemporary art, West Hollywood, CA, USA, 2007;

So many selves, The Carmichael gallery of contemporary art, West Hollywood, CA, USA, 2007;

The kindness of strangers, The Helm gallery, Tacoma, WA, USA, 2007.