"From Head to Toe"

"From Head to Toe"

Featured in this exhibit is Irina Gorelkina, artist, who has created an original way of illustrating Canada’s history, the collection depicts women who were significant in Canadian history using dolls as the artistic medium.

Each wax figure depicts a historical figure in accurate likeness and period appropriate costume.

About the Artist
Irina Gorelkina was born in Kazakhstan in 1958. She graduated in 1981 from the Kazak State University with a major in History, receiving her PhD in the same field in 1990. Irina spent 11 years working in the Historical Research Institute, followed by several years at the Archive of the President of Kazakhstan in the publishing department. She immigrated to Canada in 2004. Following her passions, she began her artistic journey in 2008 as a doll maker and started work on her “Historical Figures” and “Historical Figures of Canada” collections.

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