Solihull Arts Complex

Iryna Kulikova is an artist and a doctor of aesthetic medicine who relocated to the United Kingdom from Ukraine in 2022. From early childhood she studied at the Archip Kuindzhi Art School in Mariupol, and later continued her artistic education in private studios in Kharkiv as well as at the icon-painting school of the Kharkiv Theological Seminary.

In Kharkiv, Iryna was one of the designers and artistic decorators of her family’s private medical clinics. She created bespoke artistic solutions for their interiors, shaping a distinctive aesthetic environment. At the same time, she curated collections of contemporary Ukrainian artists and developed branded artistic products for the clinic-gallery concept.

This exhibition brings together works from different years and creative periods — from symbolic primitivism to realism. The artist’s eclectic style reflects her inner world: a sincere love for children, beauty and the finest qualities of humanity. This artistic “mosaic” represents various chapters of her life and work - living illustrations of an ongoing and evolving creative journey.