Marissa Voytenko (b. 1978, Woodland, California) explores the relationship between the physical world and spiritual one through the use of geometric shapes found in architecture. Her encaustic paintings and relief works investigate the lives of historical religious figures, ancient and classical architecture, and personal story. Voytenko earned her BA in Art from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California and an MFA in Studio Teaching at Boston University, Boston, MA. The artist has exhibited with the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (Chicago), the Dow Museum of Science and Art (Midland, MI) and the Primus Gallery (L'viv, Ukraine). Her work has been featured on the cover of the American Psychologist (2017, 2022) and highlighted in Luxe magazine (2024). Voytenko currently lives and works in Kalamazoo, Michigan.



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