Contemporary Abstract Artist

Marie XI (b. 1987, Moscow) is an abstract artist living and working in Luxembourg.

She graduated from the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics in 2010 (Economics and Credit). Between 2014 and 2016, she studied at the International School of Floral Design Nicole, an experience that played a significant role in shaping her visual thinking and sensitivity to form, color, and rhythm.

In her artistic practice, Marie XI approaches abstract painting as a space of freedom and experimentation. Working with unconventional techniques, she develops layered, tactile surfaces where subtle color nuances interact with contrasts of texture and gesture.

Her works are held in private collections in the United States, Italy, Luxembourg, and Russia. Since 2021, the artist has actively participated in exhibitions, competitions, and contemporary art events.

April 2023 - Art protest "Russian Artist Against War" / Art Exhibition, Manhetten New York

April 2023 - Art protest "Russian Artist Against War" / Art Exhibition Catalogue, Manhattan, New York

MOSH exhibition of young artists, March 31 - April 20, 2022

2nd prize in the 'Abstraction 2021’, International Online Contemporary Art Competition

November 2021 - XXVIII International Exhibition and Competition of Contemporary and Traditional Art

"Russian Art Week", Danilovsky Congress Hall, Moscow

October 2021 - VOGUE III Exhibition, Boomer Gallery, Tower Bridge, London

October 2021 - W&P Gallery, Moscow (oil/acrylic/tempera works)

The artist’s practice is oriented toward an exploration of inner balance and the natural cycles of being. The works emerge from specific themes and states, while remaining open to individual perception and not fixing a definitive reading. Through a restrained palette, layered textures, and the rhythm of the surface, the artist traces the passage of time and subtle states of transition. These transformations do not function as encoded messages, but unfold as a contemplative experience arising through direct engagement with the work. The visual language refers to natural matter and its inherent mutability, shaping an atmosphere of quiet, stability, and inner focus, where meaning emerges from the act of looking itself.