Iliya Mirochnik

Art Focus: Figurative Drawing and Painting
Teaches at Ringling College of Art and Design
First Place Winner in the American Portrait Society’s International Portrait Competition

Originally from Odesa, Ukraine, Iliya Mirochnik immigrated to the United States in the early 1990s with his family. From a young age, Iliya pursued training in the arts. In 2013, he gained his Master of Fine Arts degree in painting at the prestigious I.E. Repin State Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture in St. Petersburg, Russia. In his paintings, he aims to connect the Russian aesthetic with the American sensibilities, creating images that go beyond their origins. He has been the recipient of several prestigious scholarships and awards in the United States and Russia, winning the “First Place” award in the American Portrait Society’s International Portrait Competition. Iliya has exhibited within the United States and abroad, including two solo exhibitions in New York City and Salzburg, Austria. In 2015, Iliya was selected to develop his design for a public monument for Iconbay Residences in Miami, Florida in collaboration with The Related Group architecture firm. Since 2018, Iliya has become a full-time professor at Ringling College of Art and Design where he teaches painting and drawing in the Illustration and Game Design Departments.

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