Artist's Biography

Irina Grobman is an award winning proffesional artist who recently moved from Ontario to Alberta. Irina came to Canada from Ukraine in 1999, fell in love with the country and is very happy to call it home ever since.  She holds a BA from Chernivtsy State University in Ukraine, Diploma in International Business Management from Seneca College as well as a certificate in painting from George Brown College.

Irina believes that we should never stop learning and is always seeking to try new mediums, different techniques and subject matters through various workshops, talks and experiences. It’s important to remember that we don’t know everything and even what we do know is only a matter of opinion, hence we should always be open to change and respect others. That is the only way to grow and learn.

She is proud to have been featured in a number of juried shows and having won multiple awards in juried shows and plein air competitions. She is an avid plein air painter, and her painting "The Bird Man" was chosen as a finalist in 2022 McMichaels's Plein Air competition, won an Honorable Mention Award and has been on display at McMichaels Art Gallery in Kleinburg, On.

​ Most of the work is done en plein air or based 'from life' studies. Irina is a firm believer in painting from life, weather it's landscapes, figures or still lives. 

Message to the World:

  "We are so busy with everyday tasks and so trapped in our own impression of the world that we fail to notice the beauty around, and I hope that my paintings will allow the viewer to see beauty of the everyday world.  We don’t need to travel to exotic places to experience the beauty, we only need to open our eyes and minds and be ready to see. "

Contact Irina at

irina@irinagrobman.com
647-297-6044
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