Artist Statement, Bio & CV 2026
Marja Eugeni
Statement updated 18 May 2026
I am a multidisciplinary artist
working in drawing, oil painting, watercolour, acrylic,
print making, mud rock, crocheting sculptures and writing poems. I am inspired about everything
starting from natures life circles, all the animals, colours, elements, emotions, patterns and
textures. I am interested in uncountable themes and subjects to feed my brain up and to inform
my experimentations with different materials to express my own visual language. It is
important to me because I want to reflect and understand the world around me and myself
inside of it. Often my creative endeavours are based on the urge to let out my emotional state
to feel lighter afterwards. It is a lifetime to feed my soul, and I can’t live without art, just like
a fish can’t live without water. I create process-led sometimes starting with an idea but other
times not knowing what I am doing. I simply follow my intuition while the painting or the
sculpture reveals itself like a book that I can read.
Victoria Clair and my brother motivated me to create soft sculptures so that blind communities
can experience art through touch. I feel connected by many Contemporary artists as of why
they create their work such as Anselm Kiefer, Thiago Barbalho, Caitlin McCormack, Rachel
Goodyear, Santiago Yahuarcani, Rember Yahuarcani, Dan Brault, Alex Grey, Emma Talbot
and many others.
Contemporary Artist
Bio
Born in Pforzheim, Germany in 1982, Eugeni is a contemporary artist based in Manchester. She graduates with a BA (Hons) in Contemporary Fine Art from the University of Greater Manchester in July 2026. Her practice explores the subconscious mind and personal experiences through a surrealist lens.
Education
2023-2026 Contemporary Fine Art BA with (Hons) at the University of Greater Manchester.
2023 Art for All Course and Creative writing registered by Quality and Marketing Officer Giovanna Kervin at Bury Adult Learning Services.
Award
2022/2023 Awarded Certificate as the successful winner of the Learner of the year award. Selected by Art Tutor Tracy Carren. At Bury Adult Learning Service. Learning for Life and Work.
Learner of the year Award by Bury Council. https://www.rochvalleyradio.com/news/local-news/congratulations-to-burys-adult-learner-of-the-year/
Solo Exhibition
2025 “A Spiritual Connection to the Universe, "at Bolton Market Place Centre, management Offices.
Group Exhibition
2026 upcoming “Plural Perspectives,” Degree Show, at university of Greater Manchester.
2026 “Inner Worlds,” at university of Greater Manchester.
Bibliography
2025 Student's artwork displayed at Market Place Shopping Centre. The Bolton News. https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/25050207.students-artwork-displayed-market-place-shopping-centre/
Winning Proposal
2025 Selected by General Manager Nicola Shawcroft at Market Place Centre in Bolton and Art Tutor Liam Ainscough.
Experience
2025 Photogram workshop for teenagers with Tyron and Bea at the University of Greater Manchester.
2025 Clay workshop for Families with Bea Lowe at the Bolton Gallery.
2025 Painting workshop for children at the Bolton Gala with Natalie, in the Bolton Gallery and Library.
2022 active Artist Website on Squarespace.
2014 active on Instagram as Self-taught visual artist.
2010 active on Facebook as Self-taught visual artist, with 1.2k followers.
2000 Vocational Internship as Background Artist at Town Theatre Pforzheim, Germany.
Selected Commission
2025 Surrealism, acrylic painting on canvas for Natasha Evans.
2024 Realism pet rabbit drawing for Sarah Jones.
2016 Surrealism acrylic painting eagle head for Eric.
2011 Two separate acrylic paintings of her children's portraits from photo references and surrealistic background for Tashana.
