Mari Skakun

Hello, my name is Maria Skakun, I'm an expressionist artist, performer, teacher and art therapist. Participant of international exhibitions. I live and work in France, in Rambouillet.
Born in Belarus

I have been drawing and studying fine arts since childhood, but since 2017 painting has become my main occupation. For 8 years I have been building a career in the IT and Fashion industry as a designer and art director, after which I decided to leave this activity and allow myself to create as an artist.

A free and strong line for me is communication and energetic connection with the world. It helps me and creates pure art.

In the creative process I explore the intuitive nature of lines, the unconscious, and experience various psychological states. I work with emotions and feelings. Likewise, through painting, I explore the nature of flesh and sexuality.

For me, the process of creating the painting is very important. At first I create an emotional expression on the canvas, during this process I spit out all my emotions and my state, it is like a dialogue with the unconscious. Then I look for the form of this expression - this is a conscious and always interesting process, because at the beginning of the work I trust myself comple...

Training in modern art therapy, IEBC, Minsk, 2018-2021

Institute of Modern Knowledge named A.M.Shirokova, Minsk. Faculty of Arts, Design Virtual Environment, Specialty - Designer Virtual Environments
2007- 2012

Minsk State College of Architecture and Civil Engineering Architecture, Speciality - Technical Architect
2003 - 2007

Gymnasium College of Art №1 of Minsk
1994-2003

GROUPE EXHIBITION

"Arts Mantevillois”, Mantes-la-Ville, France,
2023
Pink exhibition of art "Hands to touch" Marks.Books Minsk, Belarus,
2022
"Autumn Salon'20", Republican exhibition for sale, Palace of Arts, Minsk, Belarus,
2020
"Critical thinking. Art exhibition", Pireus, Poznan, Poland
PARTICIPATION in EXHIBITIONS,
2020
“ART CAPITAL 2020”, GRAND PALAIS , Paris, France
2020
“Sketchbook exhibition”, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Minsk, Belarus,
2018
“You-festival”, festival of self-expression and free creativity, Minsk, Belarus,
2018

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS

Solo exhibition, Maison L’Amérique Latin, Paris, France,
2023
Painting exhibition „Faces and eyes”, Poznan, Poland,
2022
Painting exhibition “Art philosophy”, Poznan, Poland,
2021
Sketching exhibition “Travel with me”, Minsk, Belarus,
2021
Immersive exhibition "Labyrinth Bardo", HIDE, Minsk , Belarus, 2019
“Immersion. Portraits”, TUT.BY Gallery, Minsk, Belarus,
2018
“Mirror”, Art Gallery, Minsk, Belarus,
2017