Marina Lazareva  –


                                        was born in Moscow in 1961. 
       She was educated as an artist-jeweller first and then as an artist-printmaker.
       Marina is a member of Union of Arts of Russia, of the Moscow Union of artists
       and of the International Mezzotint Society.
       She works mostly in traditional mezzotint technique which she was taught in the
       studio of Vladimir Samarin who was one of the best of Russian experts of this labour-intensive technique.
       M. Lazareva also works in dry point and engraving on cooper.
       The range of Marina's creative capability is from still-life, native lyric and sea landscapes to majestic views of architecture.
       The Union of Arts of Russia rewarded Marina with gold medal (2013) and the  Moscow Union of artists rewarded with medal (2019).
       At the 4th International mezzotint festival in Yekaterinburg Marina was awarded the sign of the festival Ambassador. 
       Marina is a participant of many solo (more than 20) and collective exhibitions including international ones.


Lazareva's engravings are in museums:
 
Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts (Moscow),
Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts,
Chuvash State Art Museum,
Ryazan State Regional Art Museum named after I.P. Pojalostin,
Irbit State Museum of Fine Art, 
Museum of Books, Russian State Library,
Schusev State Museum of Architecture,
Surgut Gallery of modern art«Sterh». 
Private collections in Great Britain, Netherlands, Sweeden, Montenegro, Germany, USA, Russia.