Marina Khodareva

The artist lives in the southern part of Russia, near the rivers and seas of the Black and Azov. My love for art has been with me since childhood. As long as I can remember, I have always had paints and brushes in my hands. Maybe I was born with them, but my mother says that I invented it for myself. My dream was to become an artist and after graduating from school, I entered the Krasnodar University of Culture and Art (Art and Industrial Academy) for the specialty fashion design. After finishing with a group of artists, we made costumes and scenery for the performance of K. Gozza "Turandot". For a long time she worked in the puppet theater as a decorator, worked with Russian folk costumes, and also made dolls for theaters. Later, she became interested in icon painting . After the birth of her daughter Sofia, there was a big gap in drawing in 3 years. I got a job at the City Museum of Local Lore and my art faded into the background. Then my mental torment began. I realized that I could not do without painting, I felt it physically and my nervous state was on the verge of collapse. I dreamed every night that I was drawing. And I decided it was time to resume my creativity, but I didn't have time to draw during the day and I began to...

Krasnodar State University of Culture and Art (Art and Industrial Academy) fashion designer
School of icon painting at the" Creative Union of Icon Painters " named after Prince E. N. Trubetskoy

2010 exhibition of graphic works in the Krasnodar Regional Museum named after Kovalenko.