Maryna Shavyrina-Shkoliar
Ukrainian artist
She was born in 1975 in Khmelnitsky,Ukraine.
The daughter of an artist, she was immersed in a creative atmosphere from an early
age, which influenced the choice of her future profession.She went through the
classical path of obtaining art education, first studying at the Khmelnytsky art school,
then she graduated from the art and graphics department of the Moscow State Open
Pedagogical University named after Sholokhov in 1998. Has been exhibiting since
2005. Participant of all-Ukrainian and regional exhibitions.Together with her
husband, Ukrainian artist Sergey Shkoliar, she held a number of family exhibitions in
different cities of Ukraine and Israel.Works in the techniques of oil and acrylic
painting, graphics, sculpture.In her work she gravitates towards realism and
impressionism.Regardless of the genre of painting, the main thing that the artist pays
attention to is the transfer of the emotional state as the main way for herself to know
the world through emotions and focus on inner feelings. In the works, as a rule, of a
small format and chamber character, themes of memories and light nostalgia, an
appeal to the "quiet world" can be traced.The disclosure of images through details is
an important point to the artist draws her attention.
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