IRINA NOVIKOVA was born on 12/11/1987 in Minsk. She lives and works in Moscow. She graduated from the State Academy of Slavic Cultures with a degree in art criticism and from the Moscow Humanitarian and Technical Academy with a degree in design. She is a member of the Krasnogorsk Union of Artists "LIK", the Federation of Watercolorists, the International Art Fund (IHF), the Union of Russian Artists, and the Creative Association "Artist." Her first personal exhibition, "My soul is like a wild hawk" (2002), was held in the Museum of Maxim Bagdanovich. In her works, she raises themes of ecology. You can find her @irina1187novikova and @irinanov4155 on Instagram.