Marina Povalishina's works have been exhibited in solo, two-man , and group exhibitions in galleries throughout the United States and abroad, including the Creekside Gallery in Park City,Utah; the A-3 Gallery in Moscow, Russia; and the Los Gatos Art Museum in Los Gatos, California.

  Marina Povalishina is the recipient of awards and honors. She received the individual Grant from the Belle Foundation, the Award from the Silicon Valley Arts Council, and the Scholarship Award of the International Fund New Names. She twice participated in Artist-in-Resedence program.

  Marina Povalishina was born in Ryazan, Russia, in 1962. She received a MFA from the Stroganoff Academy of Industrial and Applied Art, Moscow, Russia. She moved to United States in 1996. Now she lives with her husband and two daughters in San Jose, California.