Marina Black

Photographer

Marina Black grew up in Moscow, Russia. She originally studied History and Painting. Since moving to Canada, she has produced a body of work that includes photography, drawing and installation. Her work focuses on the subject of anguish, mortality, abjectness and the fragility of the human species. Black has received grants from the Ontario Arts Council [Canada]; IZOLYATSIA, a non-governmental Arts Foundation Fellowship [Ukraine]; W. Lawrence Heisey Graduate Award for outstanding achievement in scholarly & creative work [Canada]. Her work is included in the public collections of Heritage Municipal Museum of Malaga, Spain; in Alliance Francaise in Toronto; in IZOLYATSIA non-governmental arts foundation [Donetsk, Ukraine]. Her photographs have appeared in numerous fine art publications. She currently resides in Toronto.