Maria Obraztsova Zavrodina

Maria was born in Estonia (Narva). She started drawing and painting at a Children's Art school when she was 11 years old.
And in the year 2000, Maria moved to Spain (Madrid) and continued her artistic education until 2005.

From 2002 to the present, the artist has participated in collective exhibitions and organized individual exhibitions in countries such as Spain, Belgium, and The Netherlands.

- Member of the Association of artists in the Netherlands.

For Maria, art is food for the soul and it is the divine essence that we all have and that is expressed through art.
It is cyclical: the longer we are in contact with beauty and harmony, the greater and more precious our Essence will become.

Interview for Art magazine
?s=Maria+Obraztsova+Z

MarOZ: I would like to start my story by reciting the words of Leonardo Da Vinci: “Painting is poetry that you see, and poetry is a painting that you hear.”

- What was your route to becoming an artist?

MarOZ: From a very young age I knew how to draw very well, I think this ability was due to my mother’s genes. My mother was an authentic artist, she handled many different techniques, such as crafts, making clothes, painting, making papier mache, …

When I was 11 years ol...

1982 - 1985: Children´s Art Academy of Ivangorod (Russia).
2000 - 2005: Art Academy in Madrid (Spain).

2019: Collective Painting and Sculpture Exhibition at KV-2, The Hague, Netherlands.

2019: Individual Painting Exhibition "A look from the inside" at "Caffe delle Arti" gallery. Voorburg, Netherlands.

2019: Collective Painting and Sculpture Exhibition "4 Women from 4 countries" at Brugman Gallery. Voorburg, Netherlands.

2018: Individual Painting Exhibition at ABC (American Book Center), The Hague, Netherlands.


2018: Collective Painting Exhibition at the opening of the cultural space "Studio A" as guest artist, Voorburg, Netherlands.

2014: Individual Painting Exhibition "Cities of Europe and more", Blas de Otero" Cultural Center, San Sebastian de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain.

2013: Individual Painting Exhibition "Cities of Europe and more", at the European Commission, Brussels, Belgium.

2010: Collective Painting Exhibition "Creating links", in the Third Annual EMPL Artists Exhibition organized by Wellbeing@EMPL, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium, Spain.

2006: Collective Painting Exhibition " East West - meeting points", Café-Gallery of Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.


2004: Individual painting exhibition, café-gallery of Móstoles, Madrid, Spain.

2002: Collective Painting Exhibition in "American Wo...