Irina Vysheslavska

She is a member of the International Association of "Art of the peoples of the world"( Moscow, Russia) since 1990, the Independent Art Association «Terra» (Kyiv, Ukraine) since 1994 and the «Maison des Artisles» (Paris, France) since 1997.

In order to get a good education, Irina went to Leningrad, where she spent much time studying the masterpieces of the Hermitage. She studied for four years in the Leningrad Academy of Arts. Then she was married in Kiev and relocated to the Kiev's Art Institute. During her tenure of eight years with the Art Institute, there were conflicts both with the institute and the Artists' Union. Her style was perceived as too «western». Once she had carried her work to Moscow to National competition of the portrait, which she won. Thus she was accepted into the National Union of Artists of Ukraine in 1975.

Irina Vysheslavska (born February 20, 1939) is a Ukrainian artist, painter, graphic artist and set designer. She is a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, the International Association "Art of the peoples of the world", the Independent Art Association, "TERRA" in Kyiv and is a member of the "Maison des Artistes" in Paris, France. Her art has been shown in museums in Ukraine, France, Russia, and Azerbaijan among other places.

Irina Vysheslavska was born in Kiev on February 20, 1939 into a family of great cultural traditions. Her father Leonid Vysheslavsky was a noted poet and her mother Agnes Baltaga was a writer. Several of her ancestors were priests in Greece, Romania and Ukraine.