About

Award winning Fashion and Lifestyle illustrator and artist of modern urban aesthetics
Creates stylish illustrations and characters for editorial, advertising/ branding and publishing
Creates portraits of guests at events in stylish fashion and cute cartoon minimalism style
Creates children's and adult's picture and colouring books
Works with Fashion brands, Fashion and Lifestyle magazines, celebrities, TV and fashion shows, and book publishers
10+ publications in Fashion and Lifestyle premium and elite magazines worldwide, incl. 2 covers, 1 published illustrated fiction book
As an artist Irina Uva works with the theme of aesthetics of urban life, showing in her works the philosophy of arte di vivere (art of living)
The subjects of artworks range from fashion, musical, cultural and social events, lifestyle aesthetics, bright street style characters to sports illustrations
Track record of 30+ exhibitions and art integrations across 9 countries
Irina Uva's artworks can be found in private collections around the world
Included in the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Art. 100 masters of the XXI century by Sergei Ivanov, Valentina Vaganova, published by LitRes

AWARDS & PRIZES

International Awards:

7th FIDA Award-2023 Commendation artist, 9th FIDA Award-2024 shortlisted (top Fashion illustration awards)
Hiii Illustration-2022 finalist (top commercial illustration awards)
1st Prize winner in nomination Quick outline of silhouette, Art of silhouette International competition of contemporary art (2024)
Women's International Art Award-2023, Digital Art category, shortlisted
III Prize winner in illustration nomination of International Craphics Competition, Art Without Barriers (2023)

National Awards:

1st Prize winner in Poster and Caricature nomination of Graphics Contest, Russian Art Week (2023)
II Prize winner of Veranda Fiction Book Illustration Contest (2023)
II Prize winner in Digital Art & Animation nomination, Art Cosmogony Contest (2023)
Red Square Cup Art winner in Merch nomination, StreetBasket Russia (2023)
III Prize winner in Emotions international art contest (2024)
All About Emotions Art Contest finalist, Art Nagrada (2023)
Arny Praht Fashion Brand Bags Collection Illustration сontest, finalist (2021)
Numerous winner of Sketchers Club Contests (Male Portrait, Female Portrait, Retro Drawing, Elizabeth II Portrait, City Residents)

ARTIST MEMBERSHIPS

JURY MEMBERSHIP

Russian Cup in Art, International Competition-Festival of Children's and Youth Creativity and Pedagogical Innovations, 2024
Female image in art, Art Nagrada Art Contest, 2024
Through the eyes of the city, Art Nagrada Art Contest, 2023
Free Flight, Art Nagrada Art Contest, 2023