Irina
Starzhenetskaya

Starzhenetskaya Irina
(1943 b.)

Modern painter. Born in 1943 at the station Arys of the Uzbek SSR (in the evacuation). In 1957 1962гг. studied in M With X sh
Since 1966 takes part in the Union, zonal, Republican and international art exhibitions.
In 1968. he graduated from the Moscow state art Institute. V. I. Surikov, teachers: M. A. Gritsai, D. D. Zhilinsky, S. N. Shilnikov.
In 1969. he joined the Union of artists of the USSR. In 1965-1985. besides painting was engaged in scenography in musical theaters in the country.
In 1989. started working in the field of ecclesiastical art.
In the year 2000. awarded the State prize of the Russian Federation.
In 2001. became a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of arts.
In 2003. awarded the medal of the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh.
In 2004. she was awarded the gold medal of the Russian Academy of arts.
Since 2007. member of the Russian Academy of arts.

Works are in State Tretyakov gallery, State Russian Museum, the State Museum of musical culture named Glinka State Museum of history of Moscow, in the Moscow Museum of modern art, the Museum of modern art Ludwig in Cologne, the New gallery, Aachen, Slovak national gallery and in art museums of Russian cities, Vologda, Ivanovo, Omsk, Tomsk, Yaroslavl and in private collections in UK, USA, Italy, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Austria, Germany, Russia and other countries.

1981 "exhibition of 23 Moscow artists", Central house of artists, Moscow 1982 - exhibition "self-portraits and portraits of friends" - Venice
1982 - "Aspects of contemporary Soviet art", Gallery P. Ludwig in Cologne and the "New gallery" P. Ludwig in Aachen
1984 - exhibition in Poznan, Poland
1986 - the exhibition "Dmitry Shostakovich and his time", Duisburg
1986 - the exhibition "Aspects of contemporary Soviet art” from the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig "New gallery", Aachen
1986 - exhibition in Duisburg
1987 - joint exhibition with A. Collinum in Podolsk
1987 - exhibition in Denmark
1987 - exhibition of works by Soviet artists "Personal view", Edinburgh, London, UK
1990 - art exhibition of 26 Moscow and St. Petersburg artists, Moscow, Saint-Petersburg
1991 - international auction to benefit the victims of Chernobyl (programme of UNESCO), France, Italy
1990 - 1991 - art exhibition "Washington - Moscow", Moscow - State Tretyakov gallery, Washington, DC - the Carnegie Library
1992 - joint exhibition with A. Collinum gallery "West-Art", Oslo, Norway
1992 - exhibition of fine arts in Ljubljana "Bread and tears", Slovakia
1994 - joint exhibition with A. Collinum in the State Tretyakov gallery (Moscow
1994 - 1995 - "Russian collection. The end of the XX century", -1, Gallery "M APC", Moscow
1997 - "the World of sensual things in pictures", Museum of fine arts. Pushkin Gallery "APC M", Moscow.

Personal exhibitions:
1988 – the Serpukhov Museum of history and art;
1989 – Central house of artists, Moscow;
1991 – Tarusa art gallery;
1993 – gallery "West Art", Oslo, Norway;
1993 – the State Tretyakov gallery, Moscow;
1994 – exhibition hall of the magazine "Our heritage", Moscow;
1994 – Kaliningrad art gallery;
1996 – gallery "Manege", Moscow;
1996 – Cultural center "Phoenix", Moscow;
1998 – exhibition in gallery "Manege", Moscow;
1998 – "Russian gallery", Tallinn, Estonia;
1999 – Central house of artists, Moscow;
1999 – Central exhibition hall "Manege", Moscow;
2001 – Central exhibition hall "Manege", Moscow;
2001 – Tarusa art gallery;
2002 – gallery "Art-21", Moscow;
2002 – "Gallery Zakirova L.", The Netherlands;
2002 – gallery "Manege", Moscow;
2003 – Center for contemporary art "M'ars", Moscow;
2004 – the State Tretyakov gallery, Moscow;
2004 – theatre "School of dramatic art", Moscow;
2005 – Museum of the history of the city of Obninsk;
2006 – contemporary art Center "M'ars", Moscow;
2007 – "New gallery", Tambov;
2007 – gallery "Vincent", Moscow;
2008 – Moscow state exhibition hall "New Manege", Moscow;
2008 – "Two in a boat", the Russian Academy of arts, Moscow