Draft:Irina Alexeyevna Dmitrenko

Irina Alexeyevna Dmitrenko
2018, book illustration
Born	(1967-05-27)May 27, 1967 Moscow, Russian Federation
Occupation	Russian artists

Irina Alexeyevna Dmitrenko [ Ирина Алексеевна Дмитриенко] born in Moscow on May 27, 1967, is a Russian artist known for her work in publishing manuscript books, including those of miniature and small formats. She is a graduate of the Moscow Institute of Technology, specializing in Decorative and Applied Arts. Dmitrenko is a member of several prestigious organizations, including the Creative Union of Artists of Russia, the International Art Fund, the Creative Union of Professional Artists (Manuscript Book section), the Creative Association Author's Manuscript Book, the Union of Writers of Russia (Manuscript Book section), and has been a member of the National Union of Bibliophiles.

Since 2001, Dmitrenko has been actively involved in authoring and publishing manuscript books. Her first miniature books, released in 2001, included Hans Christian Andersen The Little Mermaid, Kozma Prutkov Thoughts and Aphorisms, and Pushkin's Moscow. In the following year, she published Fragments of Moscow Life by Anton Chekhov and a miniature manuscript book titled L'Chaim. From Jewish Folk Poetry. She also created a miniature set of seven books, Hasidic Parables, by Jewish philosopher and religious thinker Martin Buber. Of those seven, three handwritten copies were produced, one of which is preserved in the Moscow House of Jewish Books. In 2004, the Parallels publishing house released The Sages of Helm by Ovsey Driz, translated by Genrikh Sapgir, featuring Dmitrenko's watercolor illustrations. These illustrations, influenced by her childhood memories, depict whimsical and kindly characters in a variety of amusing situations. Additionally, Dmitrenko has contributed illustrations for works by Russian Silver Age writers and poets, such as a poetry collection by Anna Akhmatova (2009), a series of miniatures for Marina Tsvetaeva 12-page novel Houses of Old Moscow (2012), and for Ivan Bunin's poem Clouds Bleached by the Storm (2020) and his story Madrid (2020), as well as watercolors for Sergey Efron's novel Childhood (2016). She also illustrated Mikhail Seslavinsky book Private Pioneer in 2008.

Exhibitions

Her personal exhibitions have been held in various venues, including libraries in Moscow, the Jewish Cultural Center, and in international cities like Leipzig, London, and New York. Dmitrenko's contributions to bibliophile themes include emblems for the Bibliophile Hive club and the National Union of Bibliophiles, and various works for thematic club meetings, including headers, covers, and drawings for different publications.

Illustrations for the book Russian Bibliophiles

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  "Памяти Прошлаго". Статьи и заметки
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  "Старина и Новизна"
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  "Русский Балет"
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  Русский меценат, издатель