The Story of Marina Manukian
From art to graphics and then to illustration
Marina Manukian was born in former Soviet Union. She Immigrated to Israel in 1991 at the age of 14 and lived with her family in south of Tel Aviv. A year after military service she began studying art history at Tel Aviv University and at the same time took workshops at the Education Center of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Among other things she studied painting, sculpture, photography and writing. In 2007 she finished Visual Communications Design degree and started working as designer at newspaper. In 2023, Marina Manukian graduated from Academy of arts Bezalel studying digital illustrations. At 2024 Marina started learning Product Design at the Hit Holon Institute of Technology.
Marina participated in several art exhibitions. The first one was in August 2021. She presented a solo exhibition called "Colleagues, Friends, Family" at Arte Gallery in Tel Aviv; 20 black and white portraits were exhibited in the gallery for a month.
During November and December 2022, an exhibition called "What's in Your Head" was presented at Rishon LeZion City Hall. 10 women's portraits were selected from the Anatural project to participate in an exhibition curated by Keren Weisshuz and Efi Gan. Most of the portraits were donated to a women's shelter in Rishon Lezion.
Marina also participated in many group exhibitions. Four portraits of women from the project initiated by Anatural were presented in a group exhibition marking Women's Day called "Disruption. Stop. Creation." The exhibition was staged at the Modiin Maccabim Reut Artists' House during the months April-June 2022. Curators of the exhibition: Tal Margalit and Anat Shalev.
Group Exhibitions
23 August 2024 -
The exhibit "The Home" is presented in the community gallery in the Tel Aviv Towers building and is a collaboration between the artist Marina Manukian and the multidisciplinary artist and social activist Dr. Orit Ziv. Its purpose is to continue to raise awareness and discourse about the bring the kidnapped back home. The exhibit features 3 portraits of hostages: Carmel Gat, Naama Levy and Arbel Yehud. Paper butterflies wrap the portraits. 7 Haaretz Street, Tel Aviv.
10 March 2023 -
A group exhibition on the occasion of the International Women's Month "The Power of Softness". A portrait of Frida Kahlo from the project Anatural was featured in the exhibition. Space: We Art Gallery, 18 hayozrim steet Karmiel. Curators: Ronit Itzikson Feldman and Michal Sadan.
18 February 2023 -
A group exhibition marking International Women's Day "I am a woman - the garment as the female image". 5 paintings were selected for the exhibition. Space: Chagall Artists' House, 24 Hatzionut Boulevard, Haifa. Curators: Ruthie Segal and Rachel Gelber Shalom.
23 October 2022 -
Group exhibition "A Woman's Right to Her Body". The poster "My body - my choice" was displayed in the gallery of Abraham Hostel. Space: 21 Levontin Street, Tel Aviv. Curator: Mor Tishler.
5 April 2022 -
Group exhibition to mark Women's Day "Disruption. Stop. Creation." There were 4 portraits of women from a project Anatural. Space: Modiin Maccabim Reut Artists' House, 1 Hatzav Street. A catalogue of the exhibition was printed and a painting became the cover that envelops the catalogue. Curators: Anat Shalev and Tal Margalit.
30 April 2022 -
A group exhibition marking Memorial Day "Double Space", featured portraits I painted of 3 women who experienced the loss of a partner during his military service and are active in the association "Left a Girlfriend". Space: Yad Labanim House, 10 Habanim Street, Rehovot. A digital catalogue was produced for the exhibition. The paintings were added to the private collection of Yad Labanim Rehovot. Curator: Yael Sonnino Levy.
8 March 2022 -
Group exhibition Posters for the Fight against Violence against Women. The poster "You have the power for change" was displayed at Abraham Hostel, 21 Levontin Street, Tel Aviv. Curator: Mor Tishler.
18 November 2021 -
Group exhibition "Between the Times" at the Illustration Week Festival. Participated in 5 of the paintings from the series "Someone drinks my time". Space: The Young People's House, 49 HaKeshet Street, Tel Aviv. Curator: Tal Ben Sira.
22 November 2021 -
A mobile group exhibition of posters on combating violence against women. Attended a poster called "Take the laundry out". The exhibition was presented at the Sha'arei Habraham Prison Service, at the Kiryat Tivon network of community centers, at the Hof HaCarmel Cultural Hall. Curator: Lilach Yazdi.
Solo Exhibitions
10 November 2022 -
An exhibition "What's in Your Head" - 10 women's portraits from the project Anatural. Space: 3rd floor of Rishon Lezion Municipality Building, 20 Hacarmel Street. Curators: Keren Weisshuis and Efi Gan.
1 August 2021 -
An exhibition called "Colleagues, Friends, Family". 20 personal portraits in black-gray-and-white. Space: Arte Gallery Ice Cream parlor Tel Aviv, 11 Nahalat Binyamin Street. Curator: Sissy Pagani.
