Iryna Petryk

Born in Ukraine in 1987, Iryna Petryk is a Canadian-Ukrainian contemporary artist whose practice explores memory, identity, and the emotional connection between people, place, and cultural heritage.

Raised in a hardworking family, Petryk developed an appreciation for craftsmanship from an early age. Her father’s remarkable ability to create and build by hand, together with her own instinctive passion for drawing, shaped a lifelong fascination with the expressive possibilities of making.

She received formal training in Fashion Design and Costume Modeling before beginning her professional career in the bridal fashion industry. Following her immigration to Canada, Petryk continued to paint while building a new life, gradually recognizing that art was not simply a profession but an essential part of her identity. Painting became both a language of self-expression and a way of preserving personal and cultural memory.

In 2018, she became a member of the Ukrainian Canadian Artists Association in Toronto. In 2020, she founded Fantasy Art Studio in Mississauga, Ontario, where she mentors young artists while maintaining an active studio practice.

Working primarily in acrylic and mixed media on large-scale canvases, Petryk creates express...

In 2005 entered the Kosiv Institute of Art and Crafts, Lviv National Academy.
July 02, 2009 graduated and obtained base higher education majoring in: Art and was conferred the Bachelor's degree in Art and Crafts.
In 2009 entered the "Prycarpathian National University July 01, 2010 graduated the State Higher Educational Institution and qualification of designer (suit modeling), lecturer.

2009 participated in student art axhibitions
2019 Taras Shevchenko's birthday 205. exhibition
2019 Autumn Colors in Toronto exhibition KUMF Gallery.
2020 Mosaic of Colours Art Exhibition at Legacy Art Gallery in Ivan Franko Home. Mississauga Ontario.