The exhibition was opened by a speech made by IIS General Director Tatiana Ershova, who highly appreciated the a young artist’s creative work. The exhibition represented book graphics, illustrations to fairy tales, sketches for cartoons. Maria’s work reflects timid and amazing world of a child, its day-dreams and imaginings. The variety of art techniques mastered by the artist is fascinating too.

Maria Aradushkina was born in Moscow in 1982. In 2000 she graduated from the Moscow Academic Arts Lyceum n.a. Tomskiy governed by the Moscow State Institute n.a. Surikov. In 2006 she graduated from the arts department of All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography in the specialty "Cartoon Artist".

Participated in many exhibitions of young artists - such as "Classical Water-Color" in the State Tretyakov Gallery, exhibition of the arts union "Improvisation", exhibitions of works by young artists in the show room of the Moscow Union of Artists.

Currently works in the sphere of book and magazine graphics, and animations.

Maria Aradushkina is Member of the Union of Artists of Russia.

Below find some of her works from the exhibition.

Illustration to the fairy-tale by G. Naumenko "Kotonai"

 
Sketch to the cartoon by E. Schwartz's play "Two Maples"

 
Illustration to the tale by H.C. Andersen "A Steadfast Tin Soldier"

 
Illustration to the tale by H.C. Andersen "A Steadfast Tin Soldier"

 
Illustration to the novel by Ch. de Coster "Thyl Ulenspiegel"

 
Scetch to the cartoon by E. Schwartz's play "Two Maples"

 
Illustration to the novel by Ch. de Coster "Thyl Ulenspiegel"

 
Sketch to the cartoon by E. Schwartz's play "Two Maples"

 
Illustration to the novel by Ch. de Coster "Thyl Ulenspiegel"