Maria Schina was born in Athens - Grecce in 1965. She lives and works in Athens and in Kythera island. She has graduated the Gerrit Rietvels Academy in Amsterdam and had her master deggree in Digital Arts in Fine Art School in Athens. Her work consists of sculptures, installations and videos.
Some of the exhibitions she has participate are: "The winder", solo exhibition, Zeidοrοs Centre for the Arts and Education, Kapsali, Kythera (1/9-13/92008)
‘Panayotis Fatseas – A Kytherian Photographer, Benaki Museum, Pireos Street Annexe, Athens (22/2-23/2/2008) and Internation Film Festival in Drama- Didi2008, (17/9/2008)
‘In praise of Olive’, Building of United Nations, New York, U.S.A (9/2006), ‘Transitional Athens’, Byzantine Museum of Athens, Athens, Greece (12/2005), ‘Olympics of visual Arts’, Artiade, Athens, Greece (7/2004), Conjectual Chamber of Arts, Athens, Greece, (11/2003), ‘Astiko Scholio’, Kythera, Greece (7/2004), 'DE BIENNALE VAN DE EEN MINUTEN, Central Museun of Utrecht, Utrecht, Holland (30/5-2/6/2002), ‘Nieuwland’ gallery “Germinahof”, Einhoven, Holland (10/2002), 'HEDEN IN VERLEDEN/NOW', Group Exhibition, De Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland (02/2002), 'Contemporary Exhibition inspired by Kithira', Group Exhibition, Curtural Center of Kithera, Kithira, Greece (9/2002), 'Terra Kunstproject', Group Exhibition, Zoetermeer, Holland, (1/2001).
She has participated in many video festivals and her video work has been presented in consert halls like: De Ijsbreaker - Amsterdam, Holland, Korzo theatre - Den Haag, Holland, ‘Open theatre’- Athens, Small Music Theatre Athens, and the Internation Film Festival in Drama- Didi2008, (17/9/2008)