About The Artist
Marina Rafael began a self-taught artist who later graduated with a master’s degree in art Craft and Design in Education, London and completed her Fine Art Degree at Central Saint Martin’s College of Arts. She is an art teacher at primary schools with 29yrs experience.
She undertook lessons for blowing glass at Blowing glass House in Sunderland, painting Cathedral-stained glass at Roehampton University, Surrey -London, painting orthodox icons with the traditional way, Sculpting at Central Saint Martins College of Arts, London.
She had presented her work in many group exhibitions such as “Art without borders”- Cyprus, “Self-taught teachers”- Cyprus, Florence Biennale- Italy, “World Art Fair”- Dubai, Tatinis art fair - Singapore, Art Connect women, 2018,2019, Dubai, Luxembourg art prize, Index Hotel show, 2018,2019 Dubai. Awarded internationally by the Dali-Mustache World Competition, Spain 2020 and in 2021 won the first prize of a competition for a public installation in Limassol, titled “The rainbow elephants” as well as writing and illustrating her own book as part of this prize.
The past three years she collaborated with a kid’s writer and created wall murals at Public Hospitals in Cyprus as well as illustrating kids’ books. Rafael illustrated twelve books and collaborate with Publishers in Greece and Cyprus as well as writing and illustrating her own kids books with many positive comments.
Her artwork was presented in art books, newspapers, and articles. She was selected from USA jury to be included in among the 100 world contemporary artists, in 2019.
She participated in the Ronald McDonalds Charitie Houses at Nicosia, Cyprus decorating and painting walls with wall murals and paintings. Also decorated with wall murals the Pediatric floor at Larnaca Hospital, Cyprus as well as the new Neurological department for kids at Nicosia. During summer 2022 she decorated with wall murals the new building of “Community Volunteering Council”, Ayios Athanasios. The same year 2022 she published: her first bilingual kids story book written and illustrated by her as well as a limited collective “Diary” based on her project the wall murals at the “CVC “which was sold out.
Her work is at private collections and galleries in Cyprus, Greece, London, Lebanon, Austria, Germany, USA, South Africa, France, UAE and India.
Among her future activities is her participation at World Art Fair in Dubai, 2023. Participate with ZeeArt “Art Connect Women” fifth edition, Dubai 2023. Future wall murals at public hospitals. Publish a series of kids’ books, illustrated and written. Participate at Frankfurt book fair 2023, Germany.
Group Exhibitions
- AMATEUR ARTISTS, 1995, LIMASSOL, SYNERGATIKO TAMIEYTHRIO
- AMATEUR ARTIST, 1996, LIMASSOL
- AMATEUR ARTIST, 1997, LIMASSOL
- AMATEUR ARTIST, 1998, LIMASSOL
- GROUP EXHIBITION AT ROEHMAPTON UNIVERSITY, SURREY, LONDON, 2005
- TEXNH DIXOS SYNORA /ARTIST WITHOUT BOARDERS, NICOSIA, PYLI AMMOXOSTOY, 2014
- TEXNH DIXOS SYNORA/ ARTIST WITHOUT BOARDERS, LIMASSOL, TRACASOL,2015,
- DUBAI WORLD ART FAIR, 2018, WORLD TRADE CENTER
- TATININS ART FAIR, SINGAPORE, 2018, FPIT BUILDING SINGAPORE
- INDEX EXHIBITION 2018-DUBAI
- FLORENCE BIENNALE, FLORENCE-ITALY, 2018
- CARROUSEL DE LOUVRE, ART EXHIBITION 2018
- INTERNATIONAL WOMEN DAY 2019 ONE AND ONLY HOTEL-DUBAI
- INDEX HOTEL SHOW 2019 - DUBAI
- DALI MUSTACHE INTERNATIONAL ART COMPETITION, 2019
- ART CONNECT WOMEN, 2ND EDITION - DUBAI 2020
- ART CONNECT WOMEN, 3RD EDITION - DUBAI 2021
- SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL, ALLIANCE FRANCAISE, ART COMPETITION, 2022, DUBAI
- ART CONNECT WOMEN, 4TH EDITION- DUBAI 2022
Solo Exhibitions
- EXPOSED/2007, GALLERY TEXNIS DROMENA, NICOSIA
- EXPOSED/2007, LIMASSOL, CAROB MILL EXHIBITION HALL, LIIMASSOL
- JEWEL OF LIGHT, 2008, GALLERY TEXNI DIXOS SYNORA, NICOSIA, CAROB MILL EXHIBITION HALL, LIMASSOL
- FAIRYTALE, 2009, ART STUDIO EXHIBITION CENTER STUDIO OCTO, LIMASSOL
- SWEET PAINTINGS, 2010, ART STUDIO EXHIBITION CENTER STUDIO OCTO, LIMASSOL
- CHRISTMAS IS HERE, 2012 AND 2013 AT ARTIMA LOUNGE RESTAURANT, LIMASSOL
- MARINA RAFAEL EXHCIBITING AT BENZAI ART GALLERY, 2015, LIMASSOL
- ROMANTIC, 2016, ST RAPHAEL HOTEL SPA AND RESORT, LIMASSOL
Awards
2nd Prize, Dali΄s Mustache, Spain 2020
International art contest Dali’s Mustache, Augast 2020, Spain
Τhe Lady with the scarf
1st Price Competition - August 2021
"ENRICHMENT OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS WITH WORKS OF ART FOR THE PRIMARY SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN OF PANTHEA LIMASSOL",
Marina Rafael was awarded with the first prize with her artwork "The rainbow elephants". Among many artists participants Rafael Marina was being selected as the winner or the competition "Enrichment of Public Buildings with installations". Her artwork "The rainbow elephants" are installed and exposed at the Public Kindergarten of Mesa Geitonia, Limassol.
Puplications
Women Artists around the Word , 2019, Dubai
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