Biography

Born in Moscow, Russia, she became an impressionist landscape and still life painter of highly colorful scenes with bold application of paint.

She first studied drawing from her father who was a painter and commercial artist and inspired her to love art. As a high school student participating in theater, where she designed and organized sets, she had the opportunity to travel throughout Russia and see much beautiful landscape, which stirred her interest in landscape painting. She was also greatly influenced by the art of Konstantin Korovin, a Russian impressionist artist.

In 1981 she graduated from the Moscow Textile Institute, where she studied under Alexander Dubinchik, with a Master's Degree in Art.

In 1990 Marina emigrated to the United States, and by 1993 her professional career as an artist was in full swing. She began showing her work in art galleries across the U.S., teaching classes, hosting workshops and has never looked back since.

Her works can be found in exhibitions, shows and workshops in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New York, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming as well as the collection of the Moscow Museum of Folk Art. Some of her work is published by Bentley House in the form of art prints.

Marina's experience ranges from participation in oil painting, watercolor, and textile exhibitions as well as mural painting and restoration work in Russian Orthodox churches, textile design for clothing and commercial work for the theater.

Accomplishments

2008

- 2nd place in "Paint Out" competition through the Art Museum of Eastern Idaho in Idaho Falls, Idaho

- 1st place in The Northwest Plein Air Exhibition held at Mirror Pond Gallery, Bend, Oregon

2007

- "Paint America" Competition Top100 and Top50mini winner

2002

- One person show at Taos Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona

2001

- One person show at Buffalo Trail Gallery in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

2000

- Two person show at West Lives On Gallery in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

1999

- One person show at Gallery 1000 in Carmel by the Sea, California

1998

- "Top 100" at La Jolla Gallery Competition

- Published by Bentley House

- Finalist in art competition through The Artist's Magazine

1997

- One person show at Sleeping Bear Gallery in Sun Valley, Idaho

- First Place in Oil at Dixie College Art Show in St. George, Utah

1996

- Plein air workshop "Masters of Montana" through Chaparral Fine Art Gallery in Bozeman, Montana

- Became a member of Oil Painters of America

1995

- Plein air workshop in Sun Valley, Idaho through Kneeland Gallery

1994

- Two person show at Tivoli Gallery in Salt Lake City, Utah