Maria Melkova (born in 1982, Omsk) — an artist, a student of the Honored Artist of Russia S.E. Sochivko. She lives and works in Omsk.
Her works are distinguished by bright colors and rich compositions. Over the past year, she has participated in more than 12 group exhibitions in Siberia and the Urals, and her works are held in private collections in 5 countries. Her paintings, filled with fairy-tale themes and childhood memories, are inspired by the aesthetics of naive art and personal experiences.
Maria uses traditional materials — canvas and oil, creating multilayered works that attract attention with their fairy-tale quality. Her creativity is dedicated to the joy of life and carefree childhood, conveying an important idea: art brings light and inspiration.
Maria actively collaborates with the theatrical community of Omsk, and some of her paintings are used as posters for the city’s leading theaters. This expands the possibilities of communication with the audience and emphasizes that art is a tool for transforming a person’s inner state. Interaction with her paintings evokes deep emotions, which is the essence of her creativity.
— Course by artist Sergey Sochivko (Russia), Honored Artist of Russia, Corresponding Member of the Petrov Academy of Sciences and Arts, Academician of the International Slavic Academy.
— Art School No. 1 named after the Sanins, Omsk, painting and drawing studio.
— Dostoevsky Omsk State University.
2025 – 3rd place at the International Contemporary Art Exhibition-Competition "Russia and the World. 21st Century", category: illustrations of fairy tales and legends (Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia)
Main Exhibitions
2025 - "Magic Tales", Youth Library "Kvartal 5/1" (Omsk)
2025 - "New Year's Fantasies", BUK "Omsk Museum of Kondraty Belov" (Omsk)
2025 - "Sochivkovtsy. Winter Tale", BU "Historical Park 'Russia - My History'" (Omsk)
2025 - "podELniki-7", BUK of Omsk "City Museum 'Art of Omsk'" (Omsk)
2025 - "Art of the Silhouette", International Contemporary Art Exhibition-Competition (Moscow)
2025 - "Russia and the World. 21st Century", International Contemporary Art Exhibition-Competition (Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia)
2025 - "ART Yekaterinburg", specialized exhibition-sale (Yekaterinburg)
2025 – "Beyond the Three-Nine Lands", BUK "Omsk Museum of Kondraty Belov"
2025 – "Fairy Tales Come True", ART Gallery LLC "Gazprom Transgaz Yekaterinburg"
2025 – "Fairy Tales Come True", gallery Uyut Hall, (Yekaterinburg)
2025 – "In the Name of Life on Earth. Realist Artists on War", BU "Historical Park 'Russia - My History'" (Omsk)
2025 – "The Extraordinary in the Ordinary", Omsk Puppet Theater "Arlekin"
2025 – "True Stories", Omsk State Academic Drama Theater
2025 – "New Year's Fantasies", MBUK "RKIKH Museum" (Omsk)
2025 – "New Year's Fantasies", MKU "Poltava Historical and Local Lore Museum" (Omsk)
2024 – "podELniki-6", BUK of Omsk "City Museum 'Art of Omsk'"
2024 – "Magic Kaleidoscope", BUK "Omsk Museum of Kondraty Belov"
2023 – "podELniki-5", BUK of Omsk "City Museum 'Art of Omsk'"
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