About the Artist

Irina Tall (Novikova) is an artist, graphic artist, and illustrator. She graduated from the State Academy of Slavic Cultures with a degree in art and also holds a bachelor's degree in design.

The first personal exhibition "My Soul Is Like a Wild Hawk" (2002) was held in the museum of Maxim Bogdanovich. In her works, she raises themes of ecology, in 2005 she devoted a series of works to the Chornobyl disaster, drawing on anti-war topics. The first big series she drew was The Red Book, dedicated to rare and endangered species of animals and birds. Writes fairy tales and poems, and illustrates short stories. She draws various fantastic creatures: unicorns, and animals with human faces, she especially likes the image of a man - a bird - Siren.

In 2020, she took part in Poznań Art Week. Her work has been published in the magazines: Gupsophila, Harpy Hybrid Review, Little Literary Living Room, and others. In 2022, her short story was included in the collection "The 50 Best Short Stories", and her poem was published in the collection of poetry "The Wonders of Winter".