Irina Rastorgueva

Iri Ra is an artist who lives in Helsinki. In 2024, she graduated from the Faculty of Painting at Saint Petersburg State University, receiving a full academic education in fine arts. She was born in 1988 and began studying art at an early age at an art school in Saint Petersburg, where she lived until the age of fifteen. Later, she moved to Finland, where she attended art courses in Helsinki and completed high school and college with a major in Graphic Design. She continued her artistic education under painter Viktor Markelov, whose gallery is located in the Helsinki city center. During this period, she participated in several exhibitions in cultural centers and art spaces in Helsinki. After returning to Saint Petersburg, she entered Saint Petersburg State University, where she studied painting for six years and graduated with honors.