Yulia Biriukova

Yulia Biriukova (1897-1972) was a Russian born Canadian painter known for her portraits.[1] She was the sister of the architect Alexandra Biriukova.

This article is about the Canadian painter (1897-1972). For the Russian fencer, see Yuliya Biryukova.
Yulia Biriukova
Born1897 (1897)
Russia
Died1972 (aged 74–75)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Known forPainting
Yulia Biriukova, "Portrait of J. E. H. MacDonald", 1930

Biography

Biriukova was born in 1897 in Russia.[2] She and her sister Alexandra fled Russia, refugees of the Revolution.[3] Her family first went to Hong Kong in 1920, then Rome in 1922, settling in Canada in 1929.[2]

Yulia arrived in Toronto having already established a reputation as a "European artist" and was soon receiving commissions for portraits.[4] When the sisters arrived in Toronto they were befriended by members of the Canadian artists the Group of Seven. Biriukova created portraits of two member of the Group of Seven; A. Y. Jackson (1882–1974), and J. E. H. MacDonald (1873–1932).[3]

Biriukova studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg, the Royal Academy of Arts in Rome, and the Royal Academy of Arts in London. She exhibited her work at the Ontario Society of Artists annual exhibitions in 1930, 1931, 1934, and 1936. She also exhibited at the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts annual exhibitions 1933 and 1937.[2]

Biriukova died in 1972 in Toronto.[5][2]

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References
  1. Krasnikova, Alena (2018). Yulia Biriukova and The Lumberman in the National Vision of Canada in the 1930s (MA). Concordia University. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. "Biriukova, Yulia". Artist Database. Canadian Women Artists History Initiative. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  3. Haggo, Regina (24 February 2017). "From Russia with a love of art". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  4. Wainwright, Kaitlin (28 May 2016). "Historicist: A Building of Her Own". Torontoist. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  5. "Yulia Biriukova". AskArt. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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