Arina Gordienko

Russian-born British artist ARINA (Arina Gordienko), based in London, exhibits her paintings all over the world and is recognized with a number of awards in the UK, USA, Europe and Australia. Her paintings have been featured at venues such as Saatchi Gallery and Mall Galleries in London, Museum of Fantastic Art in Vienna, Venice Arsenale in Italy, Museum of Drawing in Macedonia and many others in London, New York, Miami, Vienna, Paris, Rome, Venice, Prague, Hamburg, Brussels, Marseille etc. and participated in events in London, Milan, Buenos-Aires, San Francisco, Dallas, Moscow and Beijing. Her works are in private collections worldwide, including Gustav Metzger private collection. ARINA painting is included in Reinhard Fuchs' book "˜Masterpieces of Visual Art. The Great Female Artists from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era' alongside works of Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keeffe, Bridget Riley etc. ARINA is a full-member of Society of Women Artists (SWA) in the UK and Portrait Society of America (PSA). She studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art having graduated with Master's degree (MA) in Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art, University of the Arts London, UK. Her works and achievements are all documented on her website , ARINA F...

Education

2007 - 2008 MA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London, UK

2006 – 2007 BA Fine Art (Painting) Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, University of the Arts, London, UK

2005 – 2006 Foundation Studies (Painting), Merit Certificate, Central Saint Martins College of Art and design, University of the Arts, London, UK

1985 – 1987 Art School (part-time), Fine Art, Distinction Certificate, Russia

Selected Exhibitions

Mortimore Art Prize - The very best in Realism, Exhibition touring around Australia, 2013
Venues include The Scots College Anderson Hall in Sydney, NSW, St Brigids Hall in Dubbo, NSW; The Stables Gallery in Mudgee, NSW; Kinross Wolaroi School in Orange, NSW; BDAS Gallery in Bowral NSW; Dudley House in Bendigo, Victoria; and others in Brisbane, Geelong, Canberra and Central Coast, NSW

The Peace Project, International Art Exhibition touring around the USA, 2013
Venues include Affair of the Arts and The Whole 9 Gallery in Culver City, California; Art Zone 461 in San Francisco, California; 29 Pieces in Dallas, Texas; Open House and Landmark Arts Building in Chelsea, New York

Gallery Métanoïa, Paris, France, A Single Grain of Rice International Exhibition, 2013

Manhattan Arts International, New York, USA, ‘Art That Lifts Our Spirits’ Exhibition, 2013
20th Century Theatre, London, UK, ‘ARINA-The Theatre Of One Artist’, Solo-exhibition, April, 2013

The Art Pavilion Gallery, London, UK, Master of Art International, 2013

Gallery of Art Critics (Adria Palace) Prague, Exhibition of Awarded Artists on World Gallery of Drawing, 2013

Museum Sant’Oreste, Rome, Italy, International Exhibition of Cont...