Irina Starzhenetskaya. Secret Color (2026)

Meet Irina Starzhenetskaya: a Russian painter whose story bursts with color, grit, and an unforgettable romance. Born in 1943 into a lineage of creative women—her mother designed stage sets, her grandmother danced ballet at the Bolshoi—Irina carved her own path through a art world built by and for men, pushing past the Academy's rigid gates and the Soviet "Houses of Creativity" to find beauty where others overlooked it: in the soil of her garden, the faces of her closest friends, and the intricate geometry of a single flower. Art, daily life, and a remarkable love affair weave together in this vivid celebration of a life lived in full color.