Born in 1982 in Leipzig, Germany
Lives and works in Normandy, France
Irina Shark was born in Germany to Russian parents, grew up in Ukraine and then Russia. After earning a master's degree in linguistics in Paris, she lived and worked for a long time in Hong Kong, where she began sculpting. The artist then moved to Florence to work alongside other sculptors at the Studio Via Dei Conti, before settling in Normandy. A finalist in prestigious international competitions: Portrait Society of Sculptors in London, Figurativas at the Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona, she was awarded the Brugnon Prize by the Taylor Foundation in Paris in 2020. While working on her own creations, the artist currently undertakes commissions for the public and private sectors. She is represented by the Galerie L'oeil du Prince. Her representations are those of a world full of poetry, lyricism, and mystery, combining references that are both contemporary and traditional, realistic and poetic. Irina Shark's sculptures unfold with great virtuosity, offering a remarkable range of emotions. Frozen at the peak of a movement, the sculptures are captured in the emotion of a cry, the singularity of a face, the gesture of a suspended moment... Casting her sharp gaze on our world, her work reflects her interiority which attempts to understand and express the essence of things, to go "towards the truth"...
Awards
2023
Finalist / FACE 2023 / Society of Portrait Sculptors / London / United Kingdom
2020
Alain Brugnon Prize from the Taylor Foundation / Paris / France
Michel Dimon Prize / Salon of French Artists / Paris / France
"Mention" at the 230th Salon of French Artists / Paris / France
2019
Finalist of “Figurativas” / European Museum of Modern Art / Barcelona / Spain
Finalist of the 14th International Salon / Art Renewal Center / United States
Finalist / FACE 2019 / Society of Portrait Sculptors / London / United Kingdom
2018
Finalist / FACE 2018 / Society of Portrait Sculptors / London / United Kingdom
Exhibitions
2024
OFI Invest, Paris, France
Gallery 29 Hoche, Paris, France
The District in all its art/Saint-Pierre Church, Touques, France
2023
The District in all its art/ Saint-Pierre Church, Touques / France
FACE 2023 / The Garisson Chapel / London / United Kingdom
2022
The District in all its art / Saint-Pierre Church / Touques / France
Botanik' Art / La Manche / France
Exhibition of the winners / Taylor Foundation / Paris / France
2020
Art of Conversation / I - Gallery in partnership with Galerie Hors-Champs / Paris / Fran
Salon of French Artists / Art Capital / Grand Palais / Paris / France
2019
Autumn Salon / Champs-Elysées / Paris / France
Autumn Fair / Saint-Emilion / France
European Museum of Modern Art / Barcelona / Spain
FACE / The Galleria Pall Mall / London/ United Kingdom
Solo exhibition “Creation” / Quai Malaquais / Paris / France
2018
FACE / The Galleria Pall Mall / London/ United Kingdom
