Marika Jam

to be uI was born in Siberia. When I graduated from art school, perestroika began in the country. It was a terrible time: there was no way to find a job, study normally and live. I have always painted, all my childhood. My uncle entered the Leningrad Academy of Arts in 1941 and died in the same year...

to be uI was born in Siberia. When I graduated from art school, perestroika began in the country. It was a terrible time: there was no way to find a job, study normally and live. I have always painted, all my childhood. My uncle entered the Leningrad Academy of Arts in 1941 and died in the same year under the bombing of Leningrad by the Nazis. I had to forget about art for a long 30 years. I studied, gave birth to a beautiful daughter, was able to send her to study in New Zealand, where she has been living for 9 years and became a citizen of this free and beautiful country. I worked a lot, worked as the director of the Nissan dealership in my city - probably the only female director. In 2019, I was able to visit my daughter in the country of my dreams, New Zealand, and there I started painting again. But, unfortunately, on March 1, 2020, I left to visit my parents and make documents in Russia, since then I have not been able to return. But I couldn't stop drawing anymore. My paintings are being sold and now I am preparing my personal exhibition in April.pdated