Irene Koval

IRENE KOVAL, a Ukrainian artist originally from Odessa, was raised in a family of carnies (father was an engineer and performer for the circus and mother was a skilled acrobat) Irene worked in the circus as a child, performing acrobatic acts. Her childhood was as unusual as it was difficult, always moving to new places all over Russia as a part of the soviet circus lifestyle.
After graduating from circus institute and officially becoming a part of the soviet circus, Irene found herself greatly stimulated by her creativity. At this time, she was collecting a diversity of skill and technique from the various art classes she was attending in different parts of the Former Soviet Union as she was traveling all over the country with her circus.
Irene had a strong passion for the fine arts and theater. From 1983 to 1987 she attended the State Art Theatrical College in Odessa and became a property master puppeteer and art sculpture doll designer. After graduation, she was participating in numerous fine art exhibitions in Ukraine and Russia. In 1989 she fled the political oppression of her home country by immigrating to the United States and settling in New York to continue her pursuit of a career in art. In 1994 I...

Personal Exhibition:
Butterfly Gallery , Red Bank, NJ 2011
Museum of Russia Art (MoRA), Jersey City, NJ 2014
Midoma Gallery, New York, NY, 2015

Group shows:
Museum of Russian Art (MoRA), NJ 2011
Russian Art Pavilion, NYC 2012
Russian Art Pavilion, SF 2013
BWAC, Red Hook, NY 2014
Paul Fisher Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL 2015
Museum of Russian Art (MoRA), NJ 2016, 2017