About Marina

Marina is an artist and illustrator based in the western suburbs of Paris.

Born in London to a multicultural family with journalist parents, she spent time living in Oman and Kenya as a child. She also travelled often to India, where her Parsi grandparents lived.

Marina loves to work with bright colours and bold lines, focusing mainly on hand drawing, watercolour painting and screen printing.

She enjoys capturing everyday scenes, whether it be the bustle of urban life or the tranquillity of nature. Recently, she has been creating works focusing on one of her other passions — swimming.

Alongside her personal practice, Marina takes on commissions, including portraits and live portrait painting sessions. She also leads outdoor sketching workshops and creative art sessions for both adults and children.

Marina studied art at Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts, London, before completing a degree in Modern Languages at the University of Cambridge, where she specialised in literature, visual culture and cinema.

Art CV

2027 (upcoming): duo show at Centre culturel André Malraux (Maison pour Tous), Le Pecq, 26 February - 20 March
2026: Group show, Sobre Papel, Vincennes, 3 October - 12 December
2026: Artist residency, Openbach, Vincennes, Ile de France; end of residency show 3 - 23 September
2026: Artist prints on sale at Pop Flower, Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Mille Pages bookshop, Vincennes, France (ongoing)
2026: Salon des Arts, Le Pecq, France; window display at Art et Encadrement, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
2024, 2025: Group shows at Sobre Papel, Vincennes, France
2025-6: GRETA CDMA: 1-year part-time illustration course (2nd cycle)
2024-5: GRETA CDMA: 1-year part-time illustration course (1st cycle)
2022-present: Sobre Papel, Vincennes: screen printing training
2013-14 and 2015-16: Ateliers de Beaux Arts de la Ville de Paris: 1-year part-time etching course
2011-present: Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris: life drawing, painting and sculpture 
2008: Curatorial internship, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY (including weekly art history seminars and site visits)
2007: Curatorial internship, SculptureCenter, Long Island City, NY
2005-11: Royal Drawing School, London Jewellery School and London School of Art: part-time courses
2002-3: Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts, London: 1-year full-time Art Foundation Course