Biography

Marina Smith is an artist based in London. She was born in Russia, and her outlook was shaped by growing up during the transition from communism to capitalism, between the collapse of the Soviet Union and Putin’s rise to power. She received her first degree in psychology and worked as an editor and journalist before beginning her artistic practice in her thirties. She later moved to the UK and is currently studying BA Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, with graduation expected in May 2027.