Marta stayed with us since July 1st and wil be staying with us until the end of August. During her residency she worked on the illustrations for a children’s book. Marta will present the illustrations for this book. Our host of the evening is Kim Dankoor. Kim and Marta will be talkin about Marta’s work and her art and practice.

Marta is an artist and art is a huge part of her life. Her creative fields are graphic art, printmaking, illustration, watercolor painting, drawing and fashion design. Marta was born in St-Petersburg, where she finished her secondary education: Art and Aesthetic Lyceum. After that she attended the Academy of Arts in Vilnius and graduated in Graphic Art. Also she was a student in Hojskole pa Helnaes, a little school in Denmark, where she studied contemporary art and ceramics. After graduating from the Academy she moved back to Saint- Petersburg and started to work as a book illustrator and art teacher. https://www.behance.net/martazhur.