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Marina Kontorina is an
émigré from
Russia who has recently taken up residence in the United States.
Interested in art from a young age, Ms. Kontorina began formal art
studies
while in architectural college in Gorky, Russia. She continued
her
art studies while earning a graduate degree in architecture from the
Architecture
University in Kazan, Russia.
Ms. Kontorina has worked with
watercolors, gouache,
and acrylics for the past twenty-five years and is currently
concentrating
on watercolors. Subjects of her recent work include still life
paintings,
landscapes, architectural motifs, and portraits.
Recent honors for Ms. Kontorina include
her selection
as a finalist in the 1998 New York City Society of Illustrators
competition,
the Michigan Watercolor Society competitions of 1998-2003, and the
Transparent
Watercolor Society of America competition of 2004
She has received awards of excellence at
the following
shows:
- 2008 Finalist in TWSA Competition
- 2008 Leesburg. Fl -- 2D Judges Choice
- 2008 Winter Park, FL -- Patron's Choice Award
- 2008 Art Rapids!-Elk Rapids, MI -- Honorable Mention
- 2007 Port Sanilac, MI -- Best of Show
- 2006 Bloomington, IN -- Alice SAn Pietro Award
- 2005 Glenview, IL -- Award of Excellence
- 2003 Columbus, IN -- Third Place McDonough Award
- 2003 Crosby Festival of the
Arts-Toledo, OH
-- Third Place
- 2002 Park Forest, Illinois --
Second Place
- 2002 Arlington Heights,
Illinois
-- Best of
Show
- 2001 Oak Park, Illinois --
Award
of Excellence
- 2000 Arlington Heights,
Illinois
-- Best of
Show
- 2000 Long Grove Art Fest,
Illinois -- Best
of Show
- 2000 Michigan Water Color
Society
-- Honor
Award
- 2000 Lake County Fine Arts
Festival, Illinois
-- Award of Excellence
- 2000 Art in the Park,
Danville,
Illinois --
Second Place
- 2000 Art in the Park,
Clinton,
Iowa -- Best
of Show
- 1999 Lincolnshire, Illinois
--
Best of Show
- 1998 Kalamazoo Institute of
Art
Fair -- Third
Place
- 1998 Oak Park, Illinois Art
Festival -- Award
of Excellence
- 1998 Round the Fountain art
Festival in Lafayette,
Indiana -- Award of Merit for Watercolor
- 1998 Kalamazoo Institute of
Art
Fair -- Third
Place
- 1998 Boston Mills Art Fest --
Honorable Mention
- 1997 Tawas Bay Waterfront
Fine
Art Show --
Second Place
Ms. Kontorina's works have been featured in the following publications:
- Best Watermedia Artists of America, Vol. 1 2009
- Russian Life Magazine, July/August 2008
- Watercolor Magazine, Winter 2005
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