Irina Poltavskaya was born in 1960 in Simferopol, Ukraine.  She is a graduate of the Republican Art school (1978).  She then graduated with a diploma or honor from the Kiev State Art Institute (1983).  She is a member of the All-Union Artist Association.  In 2000, she was given the title of honored artist of Autonomous Crimean Republic.  She participates in regional, national, and international art shows, exhibitions, and art auctions:  Kiev, Moscow, Winnipeg, and Baltimore,  Many of her art works can be found in private collections in the former USSR territories and Germany, Canada, and the USA.  

Exhibitions:
1990 - Vilnius/Lithuania Group exhibition of Ukrainian Artists
1993 - Personal Exhibition - Kiev, Ukraine
1996 - Personal Exhibition - Kiev, Ukraine
1998 - Group Exhibition - Kiev, Ukraine
1999 - International ArtExpo - New York, USA
1999 - Annual Summer Open-Air Exhibition - Yalta, Ukraine
2000 - Personal Exhibition - Simferopol, Ukraine
2000 - Group Exhibition - Baltimore, USA
2004 - Group Exhibition in ArtExpo - New York, USA