Maria Bozina

Maria Bozina is a New Zealand artist who works mostly in hyper-realism and surrealism using different types of media such as oil, charcoal, ink or acrylic on paper, canvas or wood.

Maria was born in Russia, in 1979 and grew up in Siberia. She studied at the Biysk School of Fine Arts where she majored as a portrait artist. She worked professionally in the field of graphic design and advertising. In 2009, Maria immigrated to New Zealand wither her family. In 2014 she was graduated as a Bachelor of Creative Technologies at Weltec.

Maria is passionate about making hyper-realistic portraits using charcoal or oil paint: “I find it the most fascinating and challenging to achieve shapes, emotions, and environment of reality on canvas.”

However, she constantly experiments with different kind of medium and materials, searching for exclusive way of self-expression.

Artist of Fine arts | Graphic Designer | Book Illustrator | Bachelor of Creative Technologies, Level 7, WelTec.

Group Exhibitions

2018, 16 June - 8 July, “Winter Exhibition” at New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, New Zealand;

2018, 8 June – 8 July, “Light of the Caribbean” at Mattawoman Creek Art Center, 5565 Upham PlMarbury, MD 20658, USA;

2018, May 3 – 30, “Golden Juried Art Exhibition” at Pepco Gallery, in Washington, DC, USA;

2018, 2 – 29 April, “Autumn Exhibition” at New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, New Zealand;

2018, 1 - 23 March, “Coexistence Exhibition” at Te Marae, Te Papa, St. Peter's on Willis Church;

2017, November, Exhibition "Four on the Flour" at Expressions Arts and Entertainment Centre, Upper Hutt, Wellington;

2017, October, State of the ART Exhibition, Lower Hutt, Wellington;

2017, September, 50th Anniversary Tutors’ Exhibition at Karori Arts & Crafts Centre, Wellington;

2017, April, "Solo 42" at New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington;

2016, April, "Solo 40" at New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington;

2016, February, "Art From The Heart" at New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington;

2015, "New Zealand Art Show", Wellington;

2014, October, "IND Graduation Exhibition" at The Portrait Gallery, Wellington;

2014, October, "CREATURES Group Exhibition"...