Ekaterina Ilina Krjelik

Based in Tbilisi, Georgia, Ekaterina Ilina is a visual artist whose work fosters a quiet dialogue between the intimate and the eternal. Educated at the Stieglitz Art Academy in Saint Petersburg, she possesses an extensive background in spatial and mixed mediums, though her current practice represents a profound return to painting.
Influenced by Vipassana meditation and Jungian psychoanalysis, Ekaterina engages in an intuitive "archaeology of the unconscious." Her latest watercolor series intimately examines male vulnerability, focusing on corporeality and emotional exposure. The fluid, transient nature of watercolor perfectly captures the fleeting essence of existence, reflecting her deep philosophical interest in impermanence and the poetic transformation of memory.
Supported by international residencies in Europe and Georgia, alongside recent exhibitions in independent art spaces, her practice continues to evolve. Ultimately, Ekaterina's art serves as an invitation to experience timelessness, offering inner harmony through the contemplation of beauty.

2025 Art Project residency (online), Get Art Fit school
2023 One year online course in European School of Psychology, Jungian psychoanalysis
2012 — 2018 she worked as a restorer, a modeler and painted walls at many cultural heritage sites (the Conservatory in Moscow and in St. Petersburg, the Kronstadt Cathedral, the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg etc.)
2009 — 2012 student of Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art, Russia / ceramics

2026 Digital group show, Greenscreen gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan
2026 “Residue of contacts”, KP Radionica cultural space, Belgrade, Serbia
2026 Open studio group exhibition, “Working Title lab”, Tbilisi, Georgia
2026 “Somatic Signals” group exhibition, Arar gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
2025 Open studio group exhibition, AADK Centro Negro, Blanca, Spain
2025 “Virus” group exhibition, art center DeBaile, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2025 “Entering the liminal” group exhibition, Sabantuy festival, Tbilisi, Georgia
2025 “Lovely Glitch” group exhibition, Art house, Tbilisi, Georgia
2025 “In good hands” group exhibition, “The Gallery” gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia
2024 Final group show of the residency, Art Center Padula, Padula, Italy
2024 “Mother’s lessons” personal exhibition, artist's home yard, Tbilisi, Georgia
2024 “Homecoming” group exhibition, Sisters Room Artist Run Space, Tbilisi, Georgia
2024 online: Artist of the month (February) on the Artjobs portal
2024 “Salt room” group exhibition, Sisters Room Artist Run Space, Tbilisi, Georgia