About Maria Borysova

About Maria Borysova

Ukrainian-born figurative artist based in Surrey.  Primarily works in oil painting and ink drawing, combining traditional techniques with contemporary approaches.  Maria Borysova's professional background includes mural painting, art tutoring, and community arts projects.  She is interested in the fragile and transitional moments of human experience, including adolescence, motherhood and displacementHer work is inspired by the painting traditions of Piero della Francesca, Dutch still life, Byzantine iconography, and Lucian Freud.  She has exhibited internationally in the UK, Ukraine, Europe, and the USAIn 2025, Maria Borysova’s painting was longlisted for the Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery, London

In Eye Feast

Maria Borysova is showing 3 works in Eye Feast:

  • Nectar of the Gods — Indian and golden ink on paper, 40 × 30 cm
  • Persephone — Oil on canvas
  • Garden of the Hesperides — Oil on canvas

Eye Feast runs throughout June 2026 at Regent's Park Gallery, 17 Princess Road, London NW1 8JR. Collection only.

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