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Irina Orlova is a visual artist born in 1988 in Yoshkar-Ola, Russia. Now lives in St. Petersburg.
Currently, Irina is working with the theme of the national identity of the Republic of Mari El, in which she was born, and the theme of memory.
Personal exhibitions:
2026 Exhibition “Ava” at the Library‑Workshop of the Vyborg District, Saint Petersburg
2026 Exhibition “Ava” at the S.G. Chavain National Library, Yoshkar‑Ola.
Group exhibitions:
2026 The International Festival of Visual Arts “Encontros Da Imagem”
2026 Photobook and Zine Festival “Zherdelya”, Rostov-on-Don
2026 Book Art and Zine Culture Festival “Roots”, Novosibirsk
2025 The Red Biennale “Repair in the Head”, St. Petersburg
2024 Exhibition “Narvskaya Zastava: Fixation/Fiction”, St. Petersburg
2024 Nizina Fest, St. Petersburg
2023 Self-portrait exhibition “I Am!”, Kaliningrad
2023 Exhibition of original photo books and zines “From Afar, ” Kaliningrad
2023 Locals Zinfest Festival, Moscow
2023 Exhibition of modern samizdat “Zherdela”, Rostov-on-Don
2023 “Corner”, group exhibition in the library and art residence SHKAF, St. Petersburg
2023 “Old and New”, group exhibition in the gallery “Apartment S”, Moscow
2023 Interactive exhibition at the School of Academic Photography, St. Petersburg
Residence 2023:
Narvskaya Zastava Laboratory, supported b a grant from GES-2, St. Petersburg
Photon Book Workshop, Kaliningrad
State Center for Contemporary Art, St. Petersburg
Art Residence Shkaf, St. Petersburg
Collections:
Garage Museum o Contemporary Art, Moscow
Zine library a the Central Exhibition Hall “Manezh””, St. Petersburg
Art Residence Shkaf, St. Petersburg
Print publications i magazines in 2023: F-Stop magazine“Open Theme””
Public speaking iт 2023:
Interview for“Journalist”” magazine
Artist Talk zine event hosted b NIZINA FEST, St. Petersburg
Artist Talk " Shkaf Art Residenc””, St. Petersburg
Artist Talk“Library of book graphics””, St. Petersburg
Education:
2021-2022 School o Academic Photography, major photography course
2021 Photo College Course Street Photography
2020 School o Academic Photography, basic photography course