Artist Statement
Mariya Myronova is a surrealist artist based in Cambridge, UK. Her work is rooted in social surrealism and shaped by observation, symbolism, and a deep desire to understand the complexities of the human mind and modern life. Each painting serves as a visual algorithm—an emotional and philosophical equation designed to decode patterns in thought, behaviour, and society.
Her ideas are often developed internally over weeks or even years. Once resolved, the execution is quick and deliberate. Her compositions use metaphor, contrast, and structured symbolism to invite the viewer into conversation.
Myronova’s art is her language—created not for decoration, but to provoke thought and connect with those who think and feel deeply.
Alongside her oil work, she creates intuitive watercolours: meditative pieces that form a soft, dreamlike universe for the inner child. These works offer a visual pause—a space for healing and imagination.
Her practice is shaped by lived experience: a background in linguistics and graphic design, motherhood, and a lifelong study of art history. Through all of it, her purpose remains the same—to translate questions into image, and complexity into symbol.
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Art Exhibitions & Events
Sat 31 May 2025 — Sat 7 June 2025 — Cambridge Drawing Society Spring Art exhibition, Cambridge, 10am — 4pm
April 2025 — Spring Art Fair, Cambridge
Feb 2025 — Art exhibition at the premier of the documentary '1% of War' by Denys Khrystov, Cambridge
27 Oct 2024 — 02 Nov 2024 — Cambridge Drawing Society Autumn exhibition in Cambridge
July 2024— Cambridge Open Studios art exhibition during the first 3 weekends in July. Paintings collection on 9.08.2024
June 2024— Art exhibition/sale during the Refugee Week in Cambridge organised by Cambridge University.
May 2024 —7 paintings were selected for the art exhibition 'Icicles in the Sun’ at Fulbourn Manor, Fulbourn, Cambridge CB21 5RJ
May 2024 — Charity art exhibition/sale for Ukrainian HAM Society
April 2024 — CDS art exhibition in Cambridge