At age 17, Ms. Sheri entered the Serov School of Fine Art in St. Petersburg, Russia. All paintings and sketches she created during her three years of study are now used by the faculty as samples of brilliant academic achievement.

In 1990, Irene moved on to the St. Petersburg Academy of Art, one of the most prestigious art schools in the world. In 2000, her graduation artwork, “Early Snow,” was accepted into the permanent collection of the Museum of Academy Art. The oil painting also received the “Russian State Award for Outstanding Achievement in Art or Entertainment,” the highest honor an artist can receive in Russia.

Her works are in many important collections, and presented by galleries in France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Russia and the U.S.

She appeared at the Roger Yost Gallery in 2008 along with Andrew Atroshenko—another St. Petersburg Academy alumnus—at a special exhibition called “From Russia with Love.