Marta Grigorieva

Marta Grigorieva (Russian: Марта Олеговна Григорьева) is Miami and Monaco-based art advisor, art historian and contemporary figurative painter/ portrait artist. Grigorieva’s paintings are in private collections in Great Britain, United States and Europe. Her work has been exhibited in New York City, London, Turin, Milan, Moscow, Tokio, Karachaevo-Cherkesia museum, Yacht Club of MONACO and Monaco Naval Museum.[1]

Marta Grigorieva
Марта Олеговна Григорьева
Born
Marta Olegovna Grigorieva

Russia
NationalityRussia / USA
EducationMoscow University of Technology
Alma materHarvard
Known forPortraits
StyleAcademic with Impressionist palette, Oil on canvas
Websitewww.martagrigorieva.com

Life and works

Marta Grigorieva, the daughter of two doctors, began her education by studying violin and piano at St Petersburg conservatory, and her career by studying economics in St Petersburg Technological University (1985 –1990), before studying Fine Arts (Art History) at Harvard University, Graduate School of Art and Sciences (1996 –1997).[2]

In 1990, she moved to Manhattan, where she worked at Christie's Russian department, specialising in the works of Faberge. She studied with the leading American portrait painter Nelson Shanks at the Art Students League of New York (1997 - 2001).[3] She has exhibited at Harvard and Sotheby's. She spent five years in Piedmont, Italy, from 2001 to 2006, where she produced numerous landscapes and commissioned portraits.[4]

Grigorieva has painted portrait commissions for prominent people including Princess Michael of Kent, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou of Easy Jet, Robin J. Gibb of the Bee Gees,[5] Dr. Elena Ambrosiadou, Professor Robert Mundell, the Nobel Price winner in Economics, the singer Lubov Yspenskaya among many others. Her portrait of Nelson Mandela is in the private collection of HSH Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco.[6]

Marta Grigorieva has written, illustrated and published a picture book "The Secret Life of Napo in Monte-Carlo", suitable for children and grown-ups, for all family reading and participation. These books are resources to help children to gain interest in geography, learn about different cultures, historic landmarks and art, encouraging readers to start drawing. The book is a part of the series “Napo & Allegra: City Sketches”.[7]

References
  1. "Wo-Man". Monaco Lifestyle Magazine. September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. "Women in Monaco: Marta Grigorieva". 17 November 2019.
  3. "Nelson Shanks". Nelson Shanks. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  4. title="Rosemont Advisory">{{cite web |url=https://rosemont-int.com/fr/article/news/marta-grigorieva-exclusive-interview-for-rosemont-art-advisory
  5. "Painting". Bee Gees website Gibb Service International, Bee Gees familynews. December 18, 2008. Retrieved 2014-06-07. Robin Gibb has asked Russian artist Marta Grigorieva to make a painting of his son Robin John.
  6. "Marta Grigorieva - Portrait of a Riviera Artist". CityOut Monaco. 2013-04-05. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  7. Tanti, Cassandra (2020-08-21). "The Secret Life of Napo in Monte Carlo". Monaco Life. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
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