Born in Yekaterinburg, in 1988. 2000-2005 - studied at the Sverdlovsk Art School named after Shadr. 2019 - graduated from the Academy of Arts named after I.E. Repin, Faculty of Painting, the workshop of Savkuev H.V. Since 2020 - member of the Union of Artists of Russia. The artist lives and works in Saint-Petersburg. Maria Dobrovolskaya actively participates in city and regional exhibitions and art projects, and works as a teacher at an art school. The artist's paintings are found in private collections in Russia, Austria, and in the USA.
Selected exhibitions:
2016-2022 - regular participant of the annual exhibition "Young Artists of St. Petersburg" 2021-2025 - participant of the exhibitions "Autumn" and "Spring", the Union of Artists of St. Petersburg 2023 - participant of the All-Russian Exhibition of
Young Artists, New Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow 2023 - exhibition of graduation works of the Academy of Arts, Astana (participated with the graduation work "The Prayer") 2019, 2021, 2022 - participant of the exhibition "A Family Is the Soul of Russia" (Moscow, Tsaritsyno) 2020-2024 - participant of the art contest "Discovering New Names", the gallery "Colours of Life", St. Petersburg 2024 - solo exhibition at the gallery "Matisse", St. Petersburg
Art critic's comment
The artist finds inspiration and ideas for her paintings by cosely observing the world around us. In her artworks, Maria Dobrovolskaya explores such topics as family and sports, develops paintings dedicated to summer life, music, and walks in the forest. In general, the artist is mostly focused on the theme of human life. As a graduate of the Academy of Arts, she follows the major tradition of her alma mater, which consists in the idea that art should be about people and that artworks are created for people. At the same time, the artist works on self-expression in her paintings, she constructs images and subjects of her paintings through an 'action', which she considers the 'main character' of her paintings. The artist works in various genres, she paints landscapes, historical paintings, portraits, and still lifes. Maria Dobrovolskaya’s pieces are enriched with semantic content, the composition of paintigns is harmonious, whereas the warm colours create the atmosphere of joyful world in which the characters of the paintings live.
