Irina Kovnacka Ashcraft

Irina is an accomplished fine artist from Latvia, where she was classically trained in oil painting at the Latvian Academy of Art. She came to Orlando in 1999, where she now makes her home. Since, she has shown her work at local and European galleries, art festivals and shows. Irina completed her MA in Art Education at UCF in 2006, and teaches art at Trinity Preparatory school in Winter Park, and conducts workshops and private lessons to students of all ages. In 2017, she received the June Hinkley Excellence Award from the Florida Art Education Association. Irina has also been a participating artist in the Winter Park Paint Out for more than 10 years. Her most notable success has been as a prominent emerging fine artist on Sothebys.com between 1999 and 2003. Visit ArtWorkByIrina.com. Festival posters, t-shirts and more are available for purchase – see map at center for locations.