Masha Ivanova. MYSTERIOUS LIFE

Masha Ivanova was born in Leningrad in 1990. From the age of 5, she began to draw with G. N. Yakovtsova, and from the age of 12, she studied at the Secondary Art School No. 2 under supervision of E. N. Karakozova. In 2007, she entered the Department of Easel and Book Graphics of St. Petersburg State Pedagogical University named after Stieglitz, where she studied under the direction of V.I.Shistko. In the first year she got into the studio of the artist Andrei Vetrogonsky, the son of Vladimir Vetrogonsky. While studying in high school, she began working as an illustrator in the magazines “Bonfire”, “Grapes”, “Papin” and “Mother”. In 2013, she graduated with a diploma on the theme of “Christmas”, made in the technique of color engraving on cardboard. She worked on the murals of the temple of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in the village of Ushaki under the direction of G.N. Yakovtsova. At the same time she was teaching. In 2015 she joined the Union of Artists. In 2016, she met with Alexander Florensky, who drew her attention to the culture of the Leningrad underground. In 2016-2019, she worked at the center for social adaptation for people with autism "Anton is nearby." Now she is a "free artist", studying fine art and does not stop working hard.

The exhibition in the gallery "Borey" presents paintings and graphic works by Masha Ivanova.