Self-portrait 3 (the suitcase)

Margarita Fainshtein

Fainshtein holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BFA from the University of Haifa, Israel. She has pursued additional studies at NSCAD University, Halifax NS. Her exhibitions include one upcoming at The Artists House, Jerusalem, Israel, and in 2021 at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago (duo exhibition). Her work has been exhibited in various locations in the US, Israel and Canada. She is a recipient of grants and awards from the Art Institute of Chicago and the Municipality of Haifa. She is currently an instructor of art in the International Baccalaureate program at the Halifax Grammar School, Nova Scotia.

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