Photography by Dan Soderstrom for Rented Space
Marianna Marx creates whimsical illustrations from her studio in Melbourne's north. Within the process of creating each drawing Marianna dives into her imagination to a place where anything is possible. Her work is mostly created using traditional methods including pencil, watercolour paints and fragments of found papers. Through her art, Marianna hopes to light a spark in the viewer's imagination so that they are temporarily transported to another time or place.
Marianna completed a Bachelor of Visual Art at Monash University in 2010 and a Diploma of Illustration at Chisholm Institute in 2012. Marianna’s work has been exhibited at No Vacancy Gallery, Signed & Numbered and the Brunswick Street Gallery. Her work has been published in Home Beautiful Australia, Big Kids Magazine, Young Vagabond and the Financial Review.
High quality archival prints of Marianna’s artwork are available through her online store.
Marianna runs an art school called Gloworm Studios where she teaches painting, drawing and illustration to children and adults.