ABM’15 Maria Kiseleva

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(Russia)  Featured Resident Artist Winter Exhibition & during Art Basel Miami 2015 at Gallery 212 Miami in Wynwood :: October, 2015 – February, 2016

Born in the Russian city of Chita by the majestic Baikal Lake, Maria was a very active and curious child who showed interest in many aspects of art – drawing, sculpting and more -from an early age.  She always loved bright colors and tried to use them as much as possible.

In 1994 her parents moved to Moscow where she attended school and enrolled in her very first drawing and painting classes.  She began to frequent museums and discovered her passion for travel abroad around this time.

In 10th grade she started studying web design and finally decided to tie her life in with design and art.  She also enrolled in extracurricular courses in interior design and eventually enrolled in the Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography where she studied Art and Design.  In her first year she won a project for decorating one of the galleries with stained glass.  During her studies Maria took the greatest interest in the theory of colors alongside drawing, painting, sculpture and computer science with applications in design.

The artist began to develop professionally in drawing and painting now with oils as well as increasing her awareness and familiarity with a number of famed designers and artists.  She began apprenticeships in several galleries while continuing her studies and working in a graphic design studio.

She graduated in 2009 with her Master’s Degree and several successful exhibitions behind her.  She worked in Sochi, Russia on the design of a restaurant and exhibited her work in one of Sochi’s premiere galleries.  Following exhibitions took place in both St. Petersburg and Moscow.

Having a successful career in art and design, Maria travels around the globe soaking up inspiration and gaining experience.  During one of her voyages she fell in love with Miami and has decided to settle here for a while to share her art and experiences with the people of this wonderful city.

“In my personal life, it is very important to have relationships between beauty, style and comfort… and to see this relationship gracefully reveal itself.”

In art, she believes that beauty is a positive force and that the main focus is to form an idea that captures this and brings the force to life.  The creation will, in turn bring out freedom, style, beauty and comfort.

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