Marina Mikhailovna Gertsovskaya

Marina Mikhailovna Gertsovskaya (née Shneerson; May 24, 1953, Leningrad – December 16, 2009, Berlin) was a Russian artist and curator of art projects in Moscow and Berlin.

Biography
She was born in 1953 in Leningrad. Since 1965, she participated in the Leningrad Youth Art Theater (TYUT). She graduated from the Leningrad Higher School of Art and Industry named after Mukhina. In addition to her active exhibition activities, Gertsovskaya curated art projects in Moscow and Berlin. Since 2002, she lived and worked in Berlin. She passed away after a prolonged illness in Berlin on the night of December 16, 2009.

Works in Collections
State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.
State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow.
State Museum of Contemporary Art, Kaliningrad.
Novosibirsk State Art Museum, Novosibirsk.

Solo Exhibitions
2009 — “Herbarium.” Gallery Mare Liberum, Hamburg, Germany.
2009 — “The Power of Sign.” Gallery J&L Fortak, Berlin, Germany.
2005 — “Herbarium.” Gallery Art Digital, Berlin, Germany.
1994 — “Silhouettes.” Velta Gallery, Moscow.
1993 — “The Age of Dreaming.” Velta Gallery, Moscow.

Performances and Actions
1989 — “Woman-Cake.” Anatoly Vasiliev School-Studio, Moscow.
1992 — “Yin-Yang.” BBC, British television.
1992 — “Shock Show.” Body Art. Author’s TV, Moscow.
1994 — “Silhouettes.” Velta Gallery. NTV, Moscow.
1993 — “The Age of Dreaming.” Velta Gallery, Moscow.
1995 — “Trampoline.” Russian Television, Moscow.