Ostrovskaya, Rita

• In 1953 she was born in the city of Kiev.
• In 1971-1977 she studied at the Institute of Film Engineers in Leningrad .
• 1982-1983 study at the Institute of Journalistic Excellence in Kiev .
• From 1987 to 1989, he was a member of the “Look” Creative Photo Association.
• In 1993, at the I. International Photofestival in Moscow, she was named Photographer of the Year.
• In 1994, Rita Ostrovskaya received the Ranger-Patch Price / Prize / for the project of the book, the Folkwang Museum, the city of Essen;
• In 1996 she published the album “Jews in Ukraine, townships, 1989–1994” edition Cantz Verlag, Germany.
• In 2001, Rita Ostrovskaya emigrated to Germany ( Kassel ) for permanent residence.
• In 2003-2009 she studied at the Art Academy, the city of Kassel, Faculty of Visual Communication.

Participant of numerous photo exhibitions.

The main photographic projects of Rita Ostrovskaya:

• "The City and the Citizens" (1983-1988),
• "My Home" (1983 −2001),
• "Portrait-Act" (since 1986)
• "Jewish Album":
  • 1. "Family Album" (since 1978)
  • 2. "Jews in Ukraine, townships" (1989-2001),
  • 3. “Emigrants” (1993–2002);
• "Breath of Life" 1994-2001,
• "Presence" (since 1995)
• "Paints of the town" (2000—2001)
• other.

• "Jews in Ukraine, Shtetls, 1989-1994" ( Jews in Ukraine, townships ). Published by Cantz Verlag 1996 ISBN 3-89322-852-7

• Evgeny Berezner , Irina Chmyreva, Natalia Tarasova and Wendy Watriss . "Contemporary Russian Photography", FotoFest 2012 Biennial Houston.

• Grant from the Soros Foundation , 1991
• Renger Patch Award, 1994

• Berlin, Germany, Art library
• Essen, Germany, Fotografische Sammlung, Museum Folkwang
• Zurich, Switzerland, Kunsthaus
• Zurich, Switzerland, Lehrhaus
• Odense, Denmark, Museet for Fotokunst
• New York, USA, The Jewish Museum
• New York, USA, United Jewish Appeal
• Texas, USA, Photography & Film Collections, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
• London, UK The Sternberg Center of Judaism
• Tel-Aviv, Israel, Beth Hatefutsth, ​​The Nahum Goldman Museum of Jewish Diaspora
• Saint-Die-Des-Vosges, Frankreich, Espace des Arts Plastiques, Cepagrap
• Museum of Photographic Collections
• Kiev, Ukraine, Institute of Jewish Studies
• Kiev, Ukraine, The Central Research Library

• Personal site of Rita Ostrovskaya
• Photos on Insite