Polyakova Maria Yevgeniyivna was born on December 15, 1981 in the city of Kyiv, Ukraine.
In 2000 she graduated from Taras Shevchenko Art school, and in 2001 she joined NAOMA.
She defended her master's degree (2007). Since 2004 she has been a member of the NSHU youth association.
2015 - Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.
Participant of various All-Ukrainian exhibitions and International plein airs.

Favorite genres: portrait and figurative composition. Favorite artists: O. Murashko, T. Yablonska, T. Golembievska,
F. Krychevsky, I. Repin, V. Serov, Velazquez, K. Monet and Manet.

The paintings are in private collections in Ukraine, USA, Canada, Germany, France, Brazil, Austria, Australia,
Korea, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and China.