Iryna Morykvas | |
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Ірина Мориквас | |
Born |
Lviv,
Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 18 May 1985
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Alma mater | University of Lviv |
Occupation(s) | Illustrator, artist, writer |
Iryna Morykvas ( Ukrainian: Ірина Мориквас; born 18 May 1985) is a Ukrainian illustrator, artist, writer.
Iryna Morykvas was born on 18 May 1985 in Lviv. [1] [2] [3]
She has been painting since she was 20 years old. [2] [4] [5]
She graduated from the Faculty of Journalism at the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, and Ecumenical Studies at the Ukrainian Catholic University (Master's program). [4]
She is the author of the children's book Mahda and the Wind (2017, A-ba-ba-ha-la-ma-ha), [1] [3] which was shortlisted for the BBC Children's Book of the Year 2017. [5] [6]
In 2022, for World Refugee Day, she created an emoji – a heart with an open door. It was available on Twitter from 19 June to 25 June with the hashtag #withrefugees to support the 100 million people forced to emigrate as a result of war and persecution. [7]
Solo exhibitions:
His works are kept in private collections in Ukraine, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Austria, and the Czech Republic. [5]