Marina Lazareva was born in Moscow in 1961 and was educated as an artist-jeweller first and then as an artist-printmaker. She is a member of Union of Arts of Russia and of the International Mezzotint Society. She works mostly in traditional mezzotint technique which she was taught in the studio of Vladimir Samarin who is one of the best of Russian experts of this technique.

The range of Marina's creative vision includes several genres - miniature, still-life, lyric landscapes to majestic views of native architecture

"I became fascinated by the technique when I first discovered it, and I can't see any other way in art for me. I believe there isn't any other technique of intaglio which reflects all variety of velvety tints from the black to white. There isn't any more exact opportunity to show the effects of artificial and the tenderness of natural light. And in my opinion there isn't any suitable material to render the state of my soul, mood, joy and sorrow. Thus, mezzotint technique is the whole world, which is enormous and deep, once you are in it you stay there for ever."

Marina has participated in many exhibitions including international ones. Lazareva's mezzotints are in museums and private collections worldwide, including:

Museum of Books, Russian State Library
State Museum of Fine Arts after Pushkin.
...and many Private collections in Great Britain, Netherlands, Germany, USA, Russia.