IRENE SHERI —Irene Sheri was born in the city of Belgorod-Dnestrovsky,

Ukraine in 1968. Her diverse heritage probably makes her one of the

brightest example of a new breed of inter-cultural artists emerging from,

"Europe without borders." Her mother Bulgarian and her father French,

she was born and raised in the Ukrainian city of Odessa, where cultures

freely mixed, making Odessa one of the most colorful, bright and

multinational cities in the world.

Irene embraced the opportunity to use colors of her native Odessa.

Indigo skies contrasted with the deep greens of the Black Sea; plum,

orange, and peach; the colors of summer, blended with colors and

images of her dreams. She envisioned Cezanne, Matisse, Gauguin----

and her own style was formed. Like Matisse, she rarely reworks her

paintings. If her objective is not reached, she begins anew, until the

desired result is achieved.

Her paintings express her love of life, a toast to its wonder and beauty.

Sheri's talent and style were recognized in 2001 when she was awarded

Russia's highest artistic honor, the "State Award of Outstanding

Achievment In Art", naming her as the "Best and Brightest" young artist

in Russia.