Pavlova Maria

Born on January 28, 1979, in Leningrad. Since 2005 has been a member of the Union of Artists. Laureate of the Scholarship of the State Russian Ministry of Culture (2006). A winner of the contest of young artists "Landmarks IV» (in the "Graphic art" nomination), St. Petersburg (2008). A prize holder of the international painting competition Russian Art Week, St. Petersburg; People's Choice Award winner in the contest "Landmarks V» (2009).

Artistic credo: "Art should trigger only positive emotions"; "I paint only things that I would like to see on my room's wall."

Education

  • 1992–1997 — BV Johansson St. Petersburg State Academic Art Lyceum;
  • 1997–2003 — I. Repin St. Petersburg State Academy Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, workshop of V. Sokolov.

 

Selected group and solo exhibitions

  • 2001 — Impressionisme russe, Russian Centre in Paris;
  • 2002 — Festival D'Art Slave and La siecle dor, VI Slavic culture festival, Paris;
  • 2003 — Rencontres de printemps, Paris;
  • 2007 — Solo exhibition in the Tea Club "Sea of Tea", St. Petersburg; exhibition "Hope", at the St. Petersburg Union of Artists; exhibition "Young Artists of Russia" at the CHA, Moscow; Exhibition "Autumn-2007" at the St. Petersburg Union of Artists;
  • 2008 — "Colorful Dreams" exhibition at the memorial flat of A. Nekrasov, St. Petersburg; exhibition "Spring 2008",at the St. Petersburg Union of Artists, St. Petersburg; group exhibition "The 75th anniversary of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists " in "Manezh", St. Petersburg;
  • 2009 — solo exhibition at the memorial flat of A. Nekrasov, St. Petersburg;
  • 2010 — "Temples of Tsarskoye Selo" exhibition, St. Petersburg; exhibition "Paris-Petersburg" at the St. Petersburg Union of Artists; exhibition "My friends, our union is perfect!", Pushkin; exhibition "Genius Loci", St. Petersburg; exhibition "Young Artists of Russia", at the CHA, Moscow; solo exhibition "A window to St. Petersburg" at the memorial flat of A. Nekrasov, St. Petersburg;
  • 2011 — "ZOOCULTURE 2011" exhibition, St. Petersburg; exhibition "Monsters. Mythological characters" at the Fund of the Artist Mikhail Shemyakin, St. Petersburg;
  • 2012 — "ZOOCULTURE 2012" exhibition, St. Petersburg; exhibition "A shoe in the Art history" in the Fund of the Artist Mikhail Shemyakin, St. Petersburg; exhibition "Spring 2012", at the St. Petersburg Union of Artists; exhibition "The 80th anniversary of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists ", St. Petersburg; "Borodino. A Glance Through Centuries" exhibition at the "Molbert" Gallery", St. Petersburg; solo exhibition "About life in colors" at the memorial flat of A. Nekrasov, St. Petersburg; ART EN CAPITAL exhibition, Bronze Medal, Paris, France;
  • 2013 — "Unity of the Beautiful" exhibition, "Mokhovaya, 18" gallery St. Petersburg; ART EN CAPITAL exhibition, Paris, France;
  • 2014 — "Circus, spring and good deeds" charity event by the Tyoply Dom Charity Foundation, St. Petersburg.