b. 1990 Chişinău, 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
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
2023
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
2023
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
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
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
Spurlock Museum; 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
Eke van Spiegel; Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Wicklander Collection; Chicago, Illinois
Robert McVay; Seattle, Washington
ARTIST TALKS/PANELS
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
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
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
2023
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
2023
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
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
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
Spurlock Museum; 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
Eke van Spiegel; Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Wicklander Collection; Chicago, Illinois
Robert McVay; Seattle, Washington
ARTIST TALKS/PANELS
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
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