Solaris, 2022

Mary Romanova  

Mary Romanova is a professional artist from Russia, was born in 1986 in Russia, the city of Samara.

From early childhood Mary loved to draw. Her favorite artists were Van Gogh, Salvador Dali, Gustav Klimt, Pierre Soulages, whose work inspired her throughout her youth. She successfully graduated from the Fine Arts School and from College with a degree in design. After graduating from the state Academy of Culture and Arts Mary experimented with various techniques via modern trends, exploring materials possibilities, and different approaches to painting.

Understanding the visual imagery, fragments of the surrounding world and its associations, Mary paints her artworks in an abstract style and uses texture paste on canvas, bravely experimenting with color. She loves working with large formats.

The artist opened an Art Studio "MARY ART ROOM" in the summer of 2019, where she not only works every day, but also organizes master classes, performs webinars, and provides individual drawing training for teenagers.

Her paintings adorn the home interiors of collectors around the world, create a pleasant atmosphere in company offices, place bright accents in the halls of cafés and restaurants, and are part of hotel interior decor.

Education:

2001-2003 – Industrial and Economic College, Department of Design, Izhevsk, Russia;

1999 - 2003 – School of Fine Arts, Izhevsk, Russia;

2003 - 2004 – Faculty of Art.count, Fashion design, Udmurt State University, Izhevsk, Russia;

2004 - 2008 – Samara State Academy of Culture and Arts, Samara, Russia;

2009 – Samara State Pedagogical University (foreign languages), Samara, Russia;

Exhibitions:

September, 2019, exhibition of contemporary art "New Meanings", Samara, Russia;

January, 2020, art and Design exhibition "Modern Art in 2020" , Togliatti, Russia;

October, 2021, permanent exhibition of paintings, Real Gallery Samara, Russia;

January, 2022, resident of Art Most Gallery, Samara, Moscow, Russia;

May, 2022, "Sun Shine" exhibition, Sochi, Russia;

June, 2022, the Festival "Territory of fashion. Made in Russia", Samara, Russia;

June, 2022, exhibition "Sensations", Sochi, Russia;

July, 2022, exhibition "Nobody Does That", Artplay, Moscow, Russia;

August, 2022, Contemporary Art exhibition "Arts & Fashion Awards 2022", Gaidarovets Recreation Center, Moscow, Russia;

August, 2022, exhibition "Arts & Fashion Exposition", Legat Business Forum 2022, Antalya, Turkey;

September, 2022, exhibition within the framework of the II All-Russian Award in the field of contemporary art "Arts & Fashion Awards 2022", New Manege, Moscow, Russia;

October, 2022, exhibition "ART & DOT", Avart Space Gallery, Saint Petersburg, Russia;

November, 2022, "Estate Fashion Week", Estet Jewelry House, Moscow, Russia.