Maria Kuprianova

I bring more magic to this world.

I believe magic is already around us, hidden in plain sight. My work is a search for cracks in the familiar, for glimpses of another layer of reality: invisible, ambiguous, and deeply felt. In this other layer, nothing is purely light or dark, joyful or unsettling. Meanings overlap, boundaries blur, and the ordinary can suddenly become strange.

I don’t want to wait for miracles. I want to create them, and share them with others.

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Maria Strange Kuprianova is a Russian visual artist currently based in Hoi An, Vietnam.

Having lived in Russia, the United States, and Vietnam, she draws inspiration from different cultures, landscapes, and personal experiences.

With a background in visual communications and years of experience as an art director at major international creative agencies, she brings a distinctive visual perspective to her artistic practice.

Her works have been exhibited internationally, including in Russia, Armenia, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam.

In 2025, she founded Not From Here, her own art studio and gallery in Hoi An, dedicated to her artistic practice and creative exploration.

2017–2019 | British Higher School of Art and Design, Moscow, Russia
Visual Communications

2011–2014 | Moscow State University of Printing Arts, Moscow, Russia
PR and Marketing

2009–2014 | Moscow State University of Printing Arts, Moscow, Russia
IT in Design and Advertising

2026 | 665/16 Artist Residency by KrayserTraderGalleries Berlin, Hoi An, Vietnam

2025 | Solo Exhibition, Not From Here Studio & Gallery, Hoi An, Vietnam

2022 | How I Became Chaos, Nakovalnya Gallery, Moscow, Russia

2022 | What Is Art, Boomer Gallery, London, UK

2022 | An Uncurated Exhibition, Yerevan, Armenia

2021 | Art in da House, Group Exhibition, Moscow, Russia