Ida Iris

Ida Iris is a contemporary figurative painter and graphic artist creating poetic symbolic worlds through expressive color, distilled forms, and emotionally resonant compositions.

Based in the Netherlands, Ida Iris draws inspiration from the emotional intensity of Expressionism, the vibrant color language of Fauvism, and the poetic depth of Symbolism. Her work explores the space between reality and imagination, where the human figure becomes a vessel for memory, emotion, and personal interpretation.

Through painting, drawing, watercolor, and pastel, she transforms everyday encounters and human presence into visual narratives that move beyond literal representation. Her simplified forms, intuitive compositions, and distinctive use of color create an atmosphere where gesture, texture, and line reveal inner states and unseen emotional landscapes.

Ida Iris’ artistic language balances spontaneity with structure — allowing color and form to communicate what words cannot. Her figurative works capture moments of contemplation, connection, and quiet introspection, inviting viewers to enter a world where familiar images become open-ended stories.

Her works are held in private collections across Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia, ...

Kharkov State Academy of Design and Art (2004–2011)
Kharkov, Ukraine

Ida Iris graduated with a Master’s Degree (M.A. Hons) in Fine Art, specializing in Easel Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking.

Faculty of Fine Art, Department of Easel Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking.

Her graduation project was the triptych “Tree of Life”, exploring the symbolic language of form, composition, and visual narrative.

Solo Exhibition
2024 — Flow, Gallery 44, The Hague, Netherlands

Selected Exhibitions

2026
International Exhibition “Graphics in Kharkov 2026”, Kharkov, Ukraine.

2025
Exhibition of Self-Portraits by Artists-Members of the Union of Artists of Ukraine, UAU, Poltava Branch, Ukraine.

2025
International Exhibition “Graphics in Kharkov 2025”, Kharkov, Ukraine.

2024
International Exhibition “Graphics in Kharkov 2024”, Kharkov, Ukraine.

2024
CultuurKunst, Schilderclub BAK, Barneveld, Netherlands.

2023
Ukrainian and Japanese Exchange Exhibition “Friends and Ukrainian”, Ryutsu Keizai University, Matsudo, Japan.

2023
International Exhibition “Graphics in Kharkov 2023”, Kharkov, Ukraine.

2022
Ukrainian and Japanese Exchange Exhibition “Friends and Ukrainian People”, Ryutsu Keizai University, Matsudo, Japan.

2022
International Virtual Exhibition “Women in Art”, Greece / Costa Rica.

2021
International Exhibition “Graphics in Kharkov 2021”, Kharkov, Ukraine.

2021
“All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition Lubenskaya Art Spring 2021”, Ukraine.

2021
“Picturesque September” Exhibition, Poltava Art Museum, Ukraine.

2019–2020
International Exhibitions “Graphics in Kharkov”, Kharkov, Ukraine.

2019
All-Ukrainian Exhibition “Charming and Tender”, Ukrain...