Maria Kireev

Maria Kireev is an Israeli artist born in Ukraine. Her decision to become an artist was evident even before school; she was always admired and interested in nature, people, animals, birds. Many hours passed in contemplation and sketches of everything that surrounded her. It was something similar to meditation, a complete withdrawal into its parallel space. As a result of the synergy study of reality and its small embellished, vivid plots of paintings are born.
Maria has a classical higher art education, working in her favorite profession (painting, graphics, and illustration) for over 20 years, and teaches painting to children and adults.
A rich range of colors and life-affirming energy gives the viewer a sense of the power of beauty. Maria's paintings exaggerate and embellish what surrounds us, but this is her free narration and interpretation of what she saw, this is an intentional move in her painting.
Maria chooses a wide range of materials and subjects, mainly portraits, landscapes, still lifes. She is subject to oil and acrylic, pastel, watercolor, pen and ink, digital painting.
The stylistics of her paintings are free from conventions surfing between impressionism and realism, pop art and classics.
Maria's paintings oft...

Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design (Jerusalem)

Crimean art college of fine Art

Simferopol art school

Soon! July 2021-Exhibition at Dizengoff Center, Tel Aviv. Dedicated to the heroes of DC comics.

2020- participation in the international competition and exhibition of watercolors in France, Albi.

2017 - Maria is officially recognized as the representative of Israel at the International Society of Watercolorists, participating in a group exhibition in Italy, Fabriano. Her name was included in the catalog of watercolors.

2017-personal exhibition of large-format watercolor paintings in the business center "Bait Silver" Tel Aviv.

2008-group exhibition of students of the Jerusalem Academy of Arts.

2006- group exhibition at the Tel Aviv Cultural Center. Entering the name into the catalog of Israeli artists.

2005 - group exhibition and participation in the festival of arts in Akko (Israel).

2004 - personal exhibition of painting and illustration "Let it be"-dedicated to the book by John Lennon. These
Illustrations of his short stories. Cinematheque Cinema Center, the old city of Jerusalem.

2003 - personal exhibition of graphic works at the Beit Shemesh Cultural Center (Jerusalem District). Illustrations for the books of Vian and Suskind.

2002 - Received the official title of Young Artist of Israel and partic...