Biography Marinella Owens
2011 Hotel Europa, St.Moritz, Switzerland.
2010 Hotel Europa, St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Finished the 8 paintings for the project “embracing forgotten values”.
2009 Moved to Bellinzona, the capital of Ticino.
“Ispirazione Asconese” Galleria AL Topazio, Ascona, Switzerland.
An exhibition of works painted in Ascona from 2004 to 2009.
Meets prof. Zoë Zauartes, expert on Byzantine culture .
Contacts the municipality of Ascona
and Director of the Museo d'Arte Moderna, Ascona.
Galerie Kleiner Prinz, Baden-Baden, Germany.
Divna, the Serbian singer of Byzantine music agrees.
to collaborate on the Project "embracing forgotten values".
“Bildende Kunstler” Colmar , France.
Receives “Certificate of Excellence” from Art Domain Gallery,
Leipzig,
Germany.
Zurich Art Show, Zurich , Switzerland.
International Fair for Art & Style, St.Gallen , Switzerland.
Immagini SPAZIO ARTE, Cremona , Italy.
Meets the Italian art critic prof. GainLuigi Guarneri.
2008 Concept of a project for an installation of 8 large Byzantine
inspired paintings is begun.
The Artist Fair, Miami Beach , Florida , USA.
Kunstmesse Salzburg , Austria.
Makes further studies into Byzantine Art & Culture.
“Visionary Artists for Tibet ”, Sihl City , Zurich.
Palm Art Award, Leipzig , Germany.
In Leipzig somebody said “we don't like religious art, but what you
do is fantastic, it is not traditional, it's Contemporary Byzantine Art”.
Starts electronic newsletter.
FIMA Art Fair, Montréal , Canada.
Kunstmesse Grenzlos, Feldkirch , Austria.
“Forgotten Values”, Marinella-Art, Locarno Switzerland.
“Elemental Realms”, Agora Gallery , New York , USA
represents first international experience.
2007 Promotion of her web site through online art galleries.
Creation of the company, Marinella-Art in Locarno, Switzerland.
2005 Produces an incredible series of painting whilst pregant with her son Nico.
2004 Leaves Zurich to move to Ascona, in the south of Switzerland, and begins
painting a series of inspired floral oil paintings.
Marries Gary Owens
2002 Creates her own web site.
2001 AMAG Garage, Winterthur , Switzerland .
Studies computer programming in Zurich for web design.
2000 Returns to Zurich to work as an artist selling icons and experimenting
with many styles and techniques.
1999 Paints on commission the Cappella Saint Rafael at Profit Ilias,
Hania, Crete .
1998 Studies Byzantine art with a Rumanian Nun in a Covent in Hania,
Crete for two years.
1997 Gives birth to her daughter, Irini.
1996 Credit Suisse, Zurich
Paints on commission a back drop for a rock concert 8m x 3m,
Zurich
1994 EVAG ( Winterthur ) Zurich .
1990 Paints first oil paintings.
1985 Discovers art from art books and starts drawing, her art teacher
starts collecting her first works.
1975 Born on the 8 th of March in Zurich, Switzerland. Mother from Crete,
father from Sicily.
