Education: 1997 – Graduate from the Kharkov state Art school with honors 2003 – Graduate from Kharkov state Art College with honors. Got the diploma of junior specialist in the field of the easel painting 2007 – Graduate from Kharkov State Academy of Design and Arts. Got the diploma of bachelor in the field of graphic arts 2008 – Graduate from Kharkov National Pedagogical University. Got the diploma of master's degree in the field of fine arts and decoratively – applied arts Personal Exhibitions: 2007 – “Graphic art by Kateryna Bortsova” Personal Exhibition in Kharkov state Art museum, Kharkov, Ukraine 2002 – “People of contemporaneity” Personal Exhibition in Kharkov state Art museum, Kharkov, Ukraine 2000 – “Graphic arts” Personal Exhibition in Kharkov state Art College, Kharkov, Ukraine Biennial, competitions, group exhibitions: 2015 - 16 INTERBIFEP, Tuzla, Bosnia and Hercegovina 2015 - PRESIÓN MX 43 MOTIVOS, Mexico 2015 – BOOKILL FEST – BOOK ILLUSTRATION FESTIVAL, NOVI SAD, SERBIA 2015 - IV BIENNIAL OF WATERCOLORS OF SMALL FORMAT, BELGRADE, SERBIA 2015 – THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL GRAPHICS EXHIBITION, KRALJEVO, SERBIA 2014 – Mail Art Salon 2014, Dallas, Texas, USA 2014 – World Watercolour Competition, France 2014 – 1ST INTERNATIONAL MAIL-ART EXHIBITION BORDERS, STRASBOURG, FRANCE 2014 – "From the origins to mastery", Kharkov Art Museum, Kharkov, Ukraine 2013 – sixth International biannial of mini prints – Tetovo, Macedonia 2013 – Art Project “New Year's salon in Anatomic theater”, Kiev, Ukraine. 2013 – “A Glimpse of the Future”, 8 International Digital Miniprint Exhibition, Ottawa, Canada. 2012 – 7 International triennial of graphic art Bitola, Macedonia 2012 – “Matrices 2012” International electrographic art exhibition of small forms, Budapest, Hungary 2012 – "Creative for Human Rights" IV International Socio-Political Poster Bienniale, Poland. 2011 – fifth International biannial of mini prints – Tetovo, Macedonia 2011 – Exhibition "Jaka bede...", Ketrzyn Poland 2011 – “Haven and Earth” an international fine art exhibition, New York, USA 2010 – Exhibition of posters devoted to Tacoma International film festival 2010, Grand Cinema Tacoma, USA 2010 – Exhibition "Jaka bede...", Ketrzyn Poland 2010 – 5 International biennial of Mini prints – Tetovo 2009, Macedonia 2010 – 30 Mini Print International, Cadaques, Spain 2010 – “Matrices 2010” International electrographic art exhibition of small forms, Budapest, Hungary 2009 – X Biennial international de gravat – Josep de Ribera – Xativa, Spain 2009 – Exhibition of posters devoted to Tacoma International film festival 2009, Grand Cinema Tacoma, USA 2009 – Exhibition of posters devoted to ISCA 10th Anniversary at INTERSPEECH Conference, Brighton, England 2009 – 29 Mini Print International, Cadaques, Spain 2009 – 10 Teheran International poster biennial, Teheran Iran 2008 – First International Student Competition of Poster, Skopje 2008, “Tolerance – A Global Challenge”, Skopje, Macedonia 2008 – Exhibition of posters devoted to Sokolov International film festival, Alfa cinema in Sokolov, Czech Republic 2008 – 28 Mini Print International, Cadaques, Spain 2008 – 10 anniversary exhibition of works of teachers and students of higher educational establishments of Kharkov, Kharkov state Academy of Fine Arts, Kharkov, Ukraine 2008 – “Variations” group exhibition in Kharkov state Art museum, Kharkov, Ukraine 2007 – IX Biennial international de gravat – Josep de Ribera – Xativa, Spain 2007 – 4 International biennial of Mini prints – Tetovo 2007, Macedonia 2007 – 27 Mini Print International, Cadaques, Spain 2004 – All-Ukrainian Exhibition “Picturesque Ukraine”, Kiev, Ukraine 1999 – Exhibition in Kharkov state Art College, Kharkov, Ukraine 1996 – Regional art competition, Kharkov, Ukraine Awards, diplomas: 2014 – Finalist of International contest of posters for Talenthouse Calendar 2013 – Finalist of competition "Portrait-collage", portal YOKEN TOKEN 2012 – Winner of cover competition of Oxford University Press, Great Britain 2012 – Silver medal in the category “realism” in participation in “Factory of visual art”, New York, USA 2010 – Finalist of International poster competition “Yaya art”, Denmark 2010 – Finalist of “Free press” International poster design exhibition, Citta Fiera Martignacco, Italy 2007 – Finalist of 6 Francisco Mantecon International Advertising Poster Competition, Spain Art colony, residence and plein airs: 2014 – 21 International Art Colony Kicevo, Macedonia 2013 – International Art Plein Air Pancevo, Serbia. The works are situated in collections: private collections in Ukraine, Russia, Serbia, Macedonia, UK, USA; The City Gallery of Uzice, Serbia; Palazzo Sturm, Bassano del Grappa, Italy; The town hall of Xativa, Spain; collections of Bodegas Terras Gauda, S. A.; collections of Tetovo Art museum; collections of Bitola museum; collections of Hungarian Electrographic Art Association; collections of Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle. Professional experience: now time PhD student of FSBEI HPE «Ivanovo State University», Shuyskiy branch 2010 – 2013 – researcher of department of Western European Art of Kharkov State Art Museum 2007 – 2010 – lector (graphic arts) at Kharkov state Art College