Artworks by Irina Kozii

Irina Kozii is a New York–based artist whose work explores how color, atmosphere, and perception shape the experience of familiar subjects. Through painting, she creates environments where representation gradually gives way to abstraction, inviting viewers to slow down and discover subtle shifts in color, brushwork, and form. For her, the subject is not the destination but the beginning of a visual experience that explores the relationship between observation, memory, and perception. Her paintings investigate how familiar objects can shift between certainty and ambiguity, encouraging viewers to reconsider the nature of the reality they perceive.
Kozii studied at the Art Students League of New York under acclaimed painters Ricky Mujica and Leonid Gervitz, where she developed a strong foundation in observational painting while cultivating a contemporary visual language rooted in color, atmosphere, and perception. Her work has been exhibited at the Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery in New York, is held in private collections throughout the United States and internationally, and has received recognition from Oil Painters of America through selections for the OPA Online Showcase and the 2026 National Salon. Each of her artworks is a unique piece.

Selected Juried Exhibitions:

2026 – Oil Painters of America Online Showcase — Finalist

2026 — Oil Painters of America, National Juried Small Works Exhibition, Cassens Fine Art, Hamilton, MT — Served Fresh (sold)

Exhibitions:

Event: Oil painting and portraiture

Dates: March 1, 2025 - March 8, 2025

Venue: Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York City, NY, USA

Oil painting and portraiture

Event: Annual sale

Dates: Dec. 1, 2024 - Jan. 15, 2024

Venue: Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York City, NY, USA

Annual sale salon

Event: Oil painting and portraiture

Dates: March 3, 2024 - March 10, 2024

Venue: Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York City, NY, USA

Oil painting and portraiture

Event: Annual sale

Dates: Dec. 3, 2023 - Dec. 17, 2023

Venue: Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York City, NY, USA

Annual sale salon

Event: Oil painting and portraiture

Dates: April 2, 2023 - April 9, 2023

Venue: Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York City, NY, USA

Oil painting and portraiture

Event: Oil painting and portraiture

Dates: March 6, 2022 - March 13, 2022

Venue: Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York City, NY, USA

Oil painting and portraiture exhibition

Event: Oil painting and portraiture

Dates: March 1, 2021 - March 7, 2021

Venue: Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York City, NY, USA

Portrature and oil paintings exhibiton