Biography Marinella Owens
2011 Hotel Europa, St. Moriz, Switzerland, until beginning of october
2010 Hotel Europa, St. Moriz, Switzerland, from the beginning of
dicember
2009 “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
“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 born
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
First international experience
2007 Promotion of her web site through online art galleries
Marinella-Art, Locarno , Switzerland
2005 Gives birth to her son Nico.
2004 Moves to Ascona in the south of Switzerland and begins painting a
series of floral oil paintings inspired by Ascona.
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 . Mother from Crete,
father from Sicily.
