b. 1990 Chișinău, former USSR
Based in Chicago
EDUCATION
2018 MFA Painting, University of Iowa
2017 MA Painting, University of Iowa
2012 BFA Painting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
RESIDENCIES AND GRANTS
2023 Faculty Professional Development Grant, Loyola University Chicago
Illinois Arts Council Individual Artist Support Project Grant
2017 Saint Petersburg Artist Residency (SPAR), Pushkinskaya 10 Art Center, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Stanley Award for International Graduate Research, University of Iowa
SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND 2-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2024. (Forthcoming) Solo Exhibition, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA
2023 Emerald City, ARTRUSS Gallery, Chicago, IL
As Young as You Feel, 2-person show with Celeste Morton, North Iowa Area Community College, Mason City, IA
2022 Everything was Forever, Baby Blue Gallery, Chicago, IL
2018 My Pleasure (Forever Yours), E260 Gallery; University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2017 Уход За Красотой (Care for Beauty), Pushkinskaya 10 Art Center, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2016 Marina Ross and Catherine Pearson, Bushwick Open Studios, Nancy Daum Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Muscle Memory, Blank Honors Center Gallery, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA
2015 Love Songs for the Club, Art NXT Level Projects/33 Contemporary Gallery, Zhou B. Art Center; Chicago, IL
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Dawn in a Headspace, Night is a Feeling, Purple Window Gallery, Chicago, IL
2023 Flatfiles Show, Goldfinch Gallery, Chicago, IL
HOUSE, Kiki & Bouba, Chicago, IL (curator liam owings)
Bloom, Povos Chicago, Chicago, IL (curator Lucca Columbelli)
2022 Home Comforts (online auction), Comfort Station, Chicago, IL (curator Jordan Martins)
Nice Work 2, Sulk, Chicago, IL (curator Jake Fagundo)
Fall Feels, Ralph Arnold Gallery, Chicago, IL
Satelite, The Franklin, Chicago, IL (curator Ciera McKissick/AMFM LIFE)
Nubes Art Fair, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL (curators Ciera McKissick/AMFM LIFE) and Roland Santana/Rupture)
2021 Strawberry Moon, Baby Blue Gallery, Chicago, IL (curator Roland Santana/Rupture)
2018 Dear Future, Public Space One, Iowa City, IA
2017 Nasty Women, Near Future, Iowa City, IA
Single Fare 4, Highline Stages, New York, NY
2015 The Pagans, Friday Studio Gallery; Brooklyn, NY
Type Indicators, ArtHelix; Brooklyn, NY (curator Wilson Duggan)
2014 Gifted, Sugarlift; Brooklyn, NY (curator Luis Martin)
Artbomb, Brooklyn Brush Studios; Brooklyn, NY (curator Luis Martin)
Hronir: Un-Lost Things, Temporary Storage; Brooklyn, NY (curator Hazel Santino)
Showtime, Armature Art Space; Brooklyn, NY (curator Milo Wissig)
Viewpoint, Cheryl Hazan Contemporary; New York, NY (curator Pia Coronel)
CURATORIAL
2023. Invisible Architecture, Ralph Arnold Gallery, Chicago, IL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023-Present Adjunct Faculty, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
2021-Present Instructor, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
2019-2021 Adjunct Faculty, National Louis University; Chicago, IL
2019 Adjunct Faculty, Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA
2018 Drawing Instructor, Belvoir Terrace; Lenox, MA
2016-2018 Instructor of Record, Basic Drawing, School of Art and Art History; University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2015-2016 Instructor of Record, Elements of Art, School of Art and Art History; University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2015 Co-founder, NYC Creative Salon; Brooklyn, NY
2012. Studio Assistant, Mickalene Thomas Studios; Brooklyn, NY
SELECTED AWARDS
2024 Magis Award for Part-Time Faculty, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
2022 Finalist, DCASE Mural to be completed at Northeast Levy Center, Chicago, IL
2018 Downtown Iowa City Mural Design Competition (rear wall of Filmscene); Iowa City, IA
2015-2018 Full Tuition Waiver and Teaching Assistantship; University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2017 School of Art and Art History Travel Award; University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Griffin Goodman; Chicago, Illinois
Chase Barney; Chicago, Illinois
Brandon John Harrington; Chicago, Illinois
Ian Wang; Urbana, Illinois
Indi Go Artist Co-Op; Champaign, Illinois
Children's Hospital of Zurich; Zurich, Switzerland
Sergio Gomez; Chicago, Illinois
Claire Saltzman; New York, New York
ARTIST TALKS/PANELS/WORKSHOPS
2024 (Forthcoming) Visiting Artist and Critic, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA
2024 Guest critic and Artist Presentation, North Park University, Chicago, IL
2024 Artist and Workshop Presenter: Oil Painting Portraits, Odyssey Arts Festival, Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL
2024 Guest Artist, AH206: Museums and Exhibitions in Motion, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2024 Artist Talk, FNAR398: Senior Workshop, Loyola University
2023 Grant-Writing for Artists Presentation, ART395: Professional Practices in Studio Art, Northeastern University, Chicago
Artists to Watch Presentation, Comfort Station; Chicago, IL
Instagram for Artists, FNAR398: Senior Workshop, Loyola University
2022 The Graduate School Experience, ART395: Professional Practices in Studio Art, Northeastern University, Chicago
2017 Representations of Women in Post-Soviet Russia: Stanley Travel Grant to Saint Petersburg, Russia; Art Building West, Iowa City, IA
2016 Labor #6 (moderator), NYC Creative Salon; Brooklyn, NY
2015 Responsibility #1 (moderator), NYC Creative Salon; Brooklyn, NY
2014 Meaning #1 (moderator), NYC Creative Salon; Brooklyn, NY
Bushwick Art Crit Group; Brooklyn Fire Proof East, Brooklyn, NY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ARTMATTERS Podcast, 2024
Mel Cook, Jan. 10, 2024, Chicago Reader, In 'Emerald City', Dorothy is Queen
Heather Higgins, March 22, 2023, Loyola Phoenix, 'Invisible Architecture' Explores Nature and Perception in Gallery Show
Heather Higgins, Feb. 1, 2023, Loyola Phoenix, An Ode to Oz: Loyola Art Professor Transforms Grief Into Beauty in Gallery Show
Mel Cook, Dec. 12, 2022, NewCity Art, The Void of Absence: A Review of Marina Ross’ “Everything Was Forever” at Baby Blue Gallery
Based in Chicago
EDUCATION
2018 MFA Painting, University of Iowa
2017 MA Painting, University of Iowa
2012 BFA Painting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
RESIDENCIES AND GRANTS
2023 Faculty Professional Development Grant, Loyola University Chicago
Illinois Arts Council Individual Artist Support Project Grant
2017 Saint Petersburg Artist Residency (SPAR), Pushkinskaya 10 Art Center, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Stanley Award for International Graduate Research, University of Iowa
SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND 2-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2024. (Forthcoming) Solo Exhibition, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA
2023 Emerald City, ARTRUSS Gallery, Chicago, IL
As Young as You Feel, 2-person show with Celeste Morton, North Iowa Area Community College, Mason City, IA
2022 Everything was Forever, Baby Blue Gallery, Chicago, IL
2018 My Pleasure (Forever Yours), E260 Gallery; University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2017 Уход За Красотой (Care for Beauty), Pushkinskaya 10 Art Center, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2016 Marina Ross and Catherine Pearson, Bushwick Open Studios, Nancy Daum Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Muscle Memory, Blank Honors Center Gallery, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA
2015 Love Songs for the Club, Art NXT Level Projects/33 Contemporary Gallery, Zhou B. Art Center; Chicago, IL
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Dawn in a Headspace, Night is a Feeling, Purple Window Gallery, Chicago, IL
2023 Flatfiles Show, Goldfinch Gallery, Chicago, IL
HOUSE, Kiki & Bouba, Chicago, IL (curator liam owings)
Bloom, Povos Chicago, Chicago, IL (curator Lucca Columbelli)
2022 Home Comforts (online auction), Comfort Station, Chicago, IL (curator Jordan Martins)
Nice Work 2, Sulk, Chicago, IL (curator Jake Fagundo)
Fall Feels, Ralph Arnold Gallery, Chicago, IL
Satelite, The Franklin, Chicago, IL (curator Ciera McKissick/AMFM LIFE)
Nubes Art Fair, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL (curators Ciera McKissick/AMFM LIFE) and Roland Santana/Rupture)
2021 Strawberry Moon, Baby Blue Gallery, Chicago, IL (curator Roland Santana/Rupture)
2018 Dear Future, Public Space One, Iowa City, IA
2017 Nasty Women, Near Future, Iowa City, IA
Single Fare 4, Highline Stages, New York, NY
2015 The Pagans, Friday Studio Gallery; Brooklyn, NY
Type Indicators, ArtHelix; Brooklyn, NY (curator Wilson Duggan)
2014 Gifted, Sugarlift; Brooklyn, NY (curator Luis Martin)
Artbomb, Brooklyn Brush Studios; Brooklyn, NY (curator Luis Martin)
Hronir: Un-Lost Things, Temporary Storage; Brooklyn, NY (curator Hazel Santino)
Showtime, Armature Art Space; Brooklyn, NY (curator Milo Wissig)
Viewpoint, Cheryl Hazan Contemporary; New York, NY (curator Pia Coronel)
CURATORIAL
2023. Invisible Architecture, Ralph Arnold Gallery, Chicago, IL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023-Present Adjunct Faculty, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
2021-Present Instructor, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
2019-2021 Adjunct Faculty, National Louis University; Chicago, IL
2019 Adjunct Faculty, Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA
2018 Drawing Instructor, Belvoir Terrace; Lenox, MA
2016-2018 Instructor of Record, Basic Drawing, School of Art and Art History; University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2015-2016 Instructor of Record, Elements of Art, School of Art and Art History; University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2015 Co-founder, NYC Creative Salon; Brooklyn, NY
2012. Studio Assistant, Mickalene Thomas Studios; Brooklyn, NY
SELECTED AWARDS
2024 Magis Award for Part-Time Faculty, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
2022 Finalist, DCASE Mural to be completed at Northeast Levy Center, Chicago, IL
2018 Downtown Iowa City Mural Design Competition (rear wall of Filmscene); Iowa City, IA
2015-2018 Full Tuition Waiver and Teaching Assistantship; University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2017 School of Art and Art History Travel Award; University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Griffin Goodman; Chicago, Illinois
Chase Barney; Chicago, Illinois
Brandon John Harrington; Chicago, Illinois
Ian Wang; Urbana, Illinois
Indi Go Artist Co-Op; Champaign, Illinois
Children's Hospital of Zurich; Zurich, Switzerland
Sergio Gomez; Chicago, Illinois
Claire Saltzman; New York, New York
ARTIST TALKS/PANELS/WORKSHOPS
2024 (Forthcoming) Visiting Artist and Critic, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA
2024 Guest critic and Artist Presentation, North Park University, Chicago, IL
2024 Artist and Workshop Presenter: Oil Painting Portraits, Odyssey Arts Festival, Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL
2024 Guest Artist, AH206: Museums and Exhibitions in Motion, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2024 Artist Talk, FNAR398: Senior Workshop, Loyola University
2023 Grant-Writing for Artists Presentation, ART395: Professional Practices in Studio Art, Northeastern University, Chicago
Artists to Watch Presentation, Comfort Station; Chicago, IL
Instagram for Artists, FNAR398: Senior Workshop, Loyola University
2022 The Graduate School Experience, ART395: Professional Practices in Studio Art, Northeastern University, Chicago
2017 Representations of Women in Post-Soviet Russia: Stanley Travel Grant to Saint Petersburg, Russia; Art Building West, Iowa City, IA
2016 Labor #6 (moderator), NYC Creative Salon; Brooklyn, NY
2015 Responsibility #1 (moderator), NYC Creative Salon; Brooklyn, NY
2014 Meaning #1 (moderator), NYC Creative Salon; Brooklyn, NY
Bushwick Art Crit Group; Brooklyn Fire Proof East, Brooklyn, NY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ARTMATTERS Podcast, 2024
Mel Cook, Jan. 10, 2024, Chicago Reader, In 'Emerald City', Dorothy is Queen
Heather Higgins, March 22, 2023, Loyola Phoenix, 'Invisible Architecture' Explores Nature and Perception in Gallery Show
Heather Higgins, Feb. 1, 2023, Loyola Phoenix, An Ode to Oz: Loyola Art Professor Transforms Grief Into Beauty in Gallery Show
Mel Cook, Dec. 12, 2022, NewCity Art, The Void of Absence: A Review of Marina Ross’ “Everything Was Forever” at Baby Blue Gallery