About the artist
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
