Iryna Morykvas
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Iryna Morykvas | |
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| Ірина Мориквас | |
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| Born | 18 May 1985 Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | University of Lviv |
| Occupations | Illustrator, artist, writer |
Iryna Morykvas (Ukrainian: Ірина Мориквас; born 18 May 1985) is a Ukrainian illustrator, artist, writer.
Iryna Morykvas was born on 18 May 1985 in Lviv.[1][2][3]
She has been painting since she was 20 years old.[2][4][5]
She graduated from the Faculty of Journalism at the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, and Ecumenical Studies at the Ukrainian Catholic University (Master's program).[4]
She is the author of the children's book Mahda and the Wind (2017, A-ba-ba-ha-la-ma-ha),[1][3] which was shortlisted for the BBC Children's Book of the Year 2017.[5][6]
In 2022, for World Refugee Day, she created an emoji – a heart with an open door. It was available on Twitter from 19 June to 25 June with the hashtag #withrefugees to support the 100 million people forced to emigrate as a result of war and persecution.[7]
Her works are kept in private collections in Ukraine, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Austria, and the Czech Republic.[5]
