Irina Sheynfeld

Irina Sheynfeld grew up in Odesa, Ukraine, and later moved to New York City, where she continued her studies at Parsons School of Design. She is an artist and writer whose interdisciplinary practice spans visual art and critical writing. Her artistic work employs a wide range of media, including pastel, watercolor, oil, acrylic, printmaking, and computer-generated mixed-media collage.

Sheynfeld has exhibited her work nationally and internationally. She has participated in the Affordable Art Fair, New York, represented by Artios Gallery (Fall 2024; Spring and Fall 2025), including presentations at the Metropolitan Pavilion. In 2024, she was included in Artists on Antisemitism I at 81 Leonard Gallery, New York, and held a solo exhibition, Magic Mountain, at Ceres Gallery, New York. She was also selected for the 43rd Annual Western Spirit Juried Show at the Old West Museum in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In 2022, she participated in The Other Art Fair in Los Angeles. She is a recipient of COJECO’s Blueprint Fellowship and Grant and has been selected four times as an NYC Sing for Hope Piano Artist.

Alongside her visual art practice, Sheynfeld is a freelance journalist and art writer, and a regular contributor to CrossCurrents, an academic jour...

1994 – 1996 MFA. School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

1990 – 1994 BFA. Parsons School of Design, New York, NY

Affordable Art Fair, represented by Artios Gallery
Spring and Fall 2025, Spring 2026
New York City

Affordable Art Fair, represented by Artios Gallery
Fall, 2024
Metropolitain Pavilion, New York City

Artists on Antisemitism I
June 9 – August 30, 2024
81 Leonard Gallery, 81 Leonard Street, New York, NY

Ceres Gallery New York , Magic Mountain. Solo Show
January 30-February 24, 2024
547 West 27 Street, Suite 201, New York City

43rd Annual Western Spirit Juried Show
March 2–April 14, 2024
Old West Museum
Cheyenne, Wyoming