Maria Gurikhina

Joined Artfinder: Aug. 2023

Artworks for sale: 30

Spain

About Maria Gurikhina

 
 
  • Biography


    I believe that art is a language that has no time limits, one that conquers hearts and souls, the one that can unite humanity. Even more for me art is more than just a way of communication; it is my breath and light even through deepest water and darkest times. I cannot imagine my life without it.

     

     My art path has started already from early childhood and has grown and professionalized via studies, collaborations, residences and many more.  I ve never gave up on it no matter what other people told me. I have a middle and high education in arts which gives me the freedom to express myself however I want.

     

    My art grew and became more mature as I am. I try to find the unusual in the common, in order to express a psychological world of personality through surrealistic forms. My art is about feeling the surrounding reality through the variety of symbols.

     

    I developed my own graphic mixed media technique and style as long as work in such printmaking techniques as lithography and etching. It's such a delightfully amazing world!

     

     I am a prize winning artist with many exhibitions behind by back. My artworks have travelled all around the world and some of them even have found new homes in public museum’s collections.

     

    All and all art is the best adventure of my life and I am happy to share this path with you.



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  • Education

    2022 - present

    Cercle Artistic de Sant Lluc.

    2018 - 2022

    St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts named after Ilya Repin.

    2016 - 2018

    Member of the private artists workshops all around the world.

    2014 - 2015

    Art Gymnasium No. 190 belonged to the Academy of Art named after A. L. Stieglitz.

    2009 - 2014

    Children's art school named after G.N. Antonov.

  • Awards

    2023

    6th Biennale de Contralla.

    Honorable mention.
    by Contratalla gallery on the 6 Biennale de Contralla out of 453 artworks submitted, Tarragona, Spain.

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    2023

    Boomer gallery art prize.

    Тop 20 chosen artists.
    judged by Anthony Fawcett (the former curator of Oko Ona and John Lenon), Tabish Khan, Constantin Cosmin,
    London, UK.

    2023

    2nd prize winner.

    The contest by Helvetart gallery, Switzerland.

    2023

    Longlisted artist.

    One of the biggest international awards in book illustration world WIA, United Kingdom.. More than 5000 projects were sent and only 500 chosen as a longlist.

    2023

    Finalist.

    International EX-LIBRIS competition by Laargo Gallery ,Varna, Bulgaria.

    2023

    Honorable mention.

    by Art Show international gallery in the 6th ANIMAL art competition, United States of America.

    2022

    Honorable mention.

    Award from the organization of Novi Sad and ex-libris Association of Vojvodina for the contest on Emir Kusturiza, Serbia.

    2022

    3rd prize winner.

    Contest “Hommage a trois” by AIDA (Associacio interntacional Duaria de les Artes) in "Ichiyō Higuchi" category, Barcelona, Spain.

    2022

    Тop 150 artists.

    out of 1012 works submitted of the International FIKVA Award 2022, Belgium.

    2021

    Third prize winner.

    The 15th exhibition contest of the I.Minakov premia "Kind Man", Saint-Peteersburg.

    2021

    1st prize winner.

    «Dalis Mustache» international online art contest, Spain.

    2021

    2nd prize winner.

    International competition of book illustration. Organized by the Cultural fund and the cultural international project "Russian Seasons".
  • Upcoming Events

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    Previous events

    Event: Why do you do it?

    Dates: 11 Nov 2023 - 18 Nov 2023

    Venue: Boomer Gallery, 150 Tooley Street, London

    curated by Anthony Fawcett (the former curator of Oko Ona and John Lenon), Tabish Khan, Constantin Cosmin.

    Event: 4th International Printmaking Biennale in Yerevan

    Dates: 11 Sep 2023 - 11 Nov 2023

    Venue: Charles Aznavour museam, Armenia

    4th International Printmaking Biennale in Yerevan, Charles Aznavour museam, Armenia.

    Event: HELVET ART EXHIBITION.

    Dates: 14 Jul 2023 - 14 Sep 2023

    Venue: Hilton Hotel Geneva, Switzerland

    Only the finalist artworks are represented at this exhibition. There ve been more than 200 applications from 28 different countries.

    Event: MAGIC REALISM.

    Dates: 17 Jun 2023 - 11 Aug 2023

    Venue: ArteLunar, Carrer de Sicilia 165 Barcelona, Spain

    Personal exhibition “MAGIC REALISM” in ArteLunar gallery, Barcelona, Spain. This exhibition is accumulation of my artworks from past 3 years.

    Event: Hommage à trois

    Dates: 2 Oct 2022 - 2 Dec 2023

    Venue: La Rapita, Tarragona

    Exhibition of the awarded artwoks in the 3rd "Hommage à trois" graphic art contest at the La Rapita, Spain.

    Event: Open art.

    Dates: 15 Aug 2022 - 22 Aug 2022

    Venue: Art Number 23, Spain, Barcelona, calle Sant Marc

    Group exhibition of international artists.

    Event: “ANTICIPATION”

    Dates: 15 Jul 2022 - 15 Sep 2022

    Venue: Clorofila., Barcelona

    Personal exhibition of big size printmaking artworks.

    Event: 100 Yılında Uşak’ın Tarihi ve Kültürel İzleri

    Dates: 1 May 2022 - 1 Aug 2022

    Venue: Usak Ataturk Cultural Centre, Turkey

    Exhibition in Usak Ataturk Cultural Centre, Turkey.

    Event: "THE PARADOX OF INVENTED TRUTH"

    Dates: 6 Apr 2022 - 7 Apr 2022

    Venue: AtelierRoshi, Baar, Switzerland.

    Duo pop up exhibition of Maria Gurikhina and Roshi Khalili.

    Event: «ÖGONBLICK»

    Dates: 30 Nov 2019 - 27 Dec 2019

    Venue: Alvar Aalto library., Viipuri

    Group exhibition of four people in the memorial modern building.

Links


Education

2022 - present

Cercle Artistic de Sant Lluc.

2018 - 2022

St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts named after Ilya Repin.

2016 - 2018

Member of the private artists workshops all around the world.

2014 - 2015

Art Gymnasium No. 190 belonged to the Academy of Art named after A. L. Stieglitz.

2009 - 2014

Children's art school named after G.N. Antonov.


Awards

2023

6th Biennale de Contralla.

Honorable mention.
by Contratalla gallery on the 6 Biennale de Contralla out of 453 artworks submitted, Tarragona, Spain.

Show more awards Hide

2023

Boomer gallery art prize.

Тop 20 chosen artists.
judged by Anthony Fawcett (the former curator of Oko Ona and John Lenon), Tabish Khan, Constantin Cosmin,
London, UK.

2023

2nd prize winner.

The contest by Helvetart gallery, Switzerland.

2023

Longlisted artist.

One of the biggest international awards in book illustration world WIA, United Kingdom.. More than 5000 projects were sent and only 500 chosen as a longlist.

2023

Finalist.

International EX-LIBRIS competition by Laargo Gallery ,Varna, Bulgaria.

2023

Honorable mention.

by Art Show international gallery in the 6th ANIMAL art competition, United States of America.

2022

Honorable mention.

Award from the organization of Novi Sad and ex-libris Association of Vojvodina for the contest on Emir Kusturiza, Serbia.

2022

3rd prize winner.

Contest “Hommage a trois” by AIDA (Associacio interntacional Duaria de les Artes) in "Ichiyō Higuchi" category, Barcelona, Spain.

2022

Тop 150 artists.

out of 1012 works submitted of the International FIKVA Award 2022, Belgium.

2021

Third prize winner.

The 15th exhibition contest of the I.Minakov premia "Kind Man", Saint-Peteersburg.

2021

1st prize winner.

«Dalis Mustache» international online art contest, Spain.

2021

2nd prize winner.

International competition of book illustration. Organized by the Cultural fund and the cultural international project "Russian Seasons".

There are no upcoming events

Show previous events Hide previous events

Previous events

Event: Why do you do it?

Dates: 11 Nov 2023 - 18 Nov 2023

Venue: Boomer Gallery, 150 Tooley Street, London

curated by Anthony Fawcett (the former curator of Oko Ona and John Lenon), Tabish Khan, Constantin Cosmin.

Event: 4th International Printmaking Biennale in Yerevan

Dates: 11 Sep 2023 - 11 Nov 2023

Venue: Charles Aznavour museam, Armenia

4th International Printmaking Biennale in Yerevan, Charles Aznavour museam, Armenia.

Event: HELVET ART EXHIBITION.

Dates: 14 Jul 2023 - 14 Sep 2023

Venue: Hilton Hotel Geneva, Switzerland

Only the finalist artworks are represented at this exhibition. There ve been more than 200 applications from 28 different countries.

Event: MAGIC REALISM.

Dates: 17 Jun 2023 - 11 Aug 2023

Venue: ArteLunar, Carrer de Sicilia 165 Barcelona, Spain

Personal exhibition “MAGIC REALISM” in ArteLunar gallery, Barcelona, Spain. This exhibition is accumulation of my artworks from past 3 years.

Event: Hommage à trois

Dates: 2 Oct 2022 - 2 Dec 2023

Venue: La Rapita, Tarragona

Exhibition of the awarded artwoks in the 3rd "Hommage à trois" graphic art contest at the La Rapita, Spain.

Event: Open art.

Dates: 15 Aug 2022 - 22 Aug 2022

Venue: Art Number 23, Spain, Barcelona, calle Sant Marc

Group exhibition of international artists.

Event: “ANTICIPATION”

Dates: 15 Jul 2022 - 15 Sep 2022

Venue: Clorofila., Barcelona

Personal exhibition of big size printmaking artworks.

Event: 100 Yılında Uşak’ın Tarihi ve Kültürel İzleri

Dates: 1 May 2022 - 1 Aug 2022

Venue: Usak Ataturk Cultural Centre, Turkey

Exhibition in Usak Ataturk Cultural Centre, Turkey.

Event: "THE PARADOX OF INVENTED TRUTH"

Dates: 6 Apr 2022 - 7 Apr 2022

Venue: AtelierRoshi, Baar, Switzerland.

Duo pop up exhibition of Maria Gurikhina and Roshi Khalili.

Event: «ÖGONBLICK»

Dates: 30 Nov 2019 - 27 Dec 2019

Venue: Alvar Aalto library., Viipuri

Group exhibition of four people in the memorial modern building.


 

Biography


I believe that art is a language that has no time limits, one that conquers hearts and souls, the one that can unite humanity. Even more for me art is more than just a way of communication; it is my breath and light even through deepest water and darkest times. I cannot imagine my life without it.

 

 My art path has started already from early childhood and has grown and professionalized via studies, collaborations, residences and many more.  I ve never gave up on it no matter what other people told me. I have a middle and high education in arts which gives me the freedom to express myself however I want.

 

My art grew and became more mature as I am. I try to find the unusual in the common, in order to express a psychological world of personality through surrealistic forms. My art is about feeling the surrounding reality through the variety of symbols.

 

I developed my own graphic mixed media technique and style as long as work in such printmaking techniques as lithography and etching. It's such a delightfully amazing world!

 

 I am a prize winning artist with many exhibitions behind by back. My artworks have travelled all around the world and some of them even have found new homes in public museum’s collections.

 

All and all art is the best adventure of my life and I am happy to share this path with you.