Art Bias - moving in & 1st Sunday Open Studios Aug 2024

"Dear artists,

Please welcome Marianna Kiraly to Art Bias! She will be in the shared studio, Studio 209. We also have 3 more new artists signing leases this week so I will share their info very soon.

Marianna is a neuroscientist passionate about innovation, art, mental health, and drug discovery. Marianna's encaustic paintings are inspired by psychology, novel techniques, and the desire to play with mind-stretching associations. She shares that her art practice is a deeply personal process that dances at the edge of real and imagined existence. Marianna uses art as an emotional outlet, and it serves as a substitute for journaling. Marianna acquired a Master’s degree in Bioengineering (2007) and a PhD in Neuroscience (2010). After spending ten years as a basic Research Scientist at Stanford University, she moved on to the private sector. Currently she holds a leadership (Head of R&D) position at a pharmaceutical startup company that develops novel therapeutics to treat neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and brain cancer.

Marianna has participated in a variety of exhibitions including the Abrams Claghorn Gallery’s Emerging Artist Program, Stanford University’s ArtX events, the Human Brain Expo at UC Berkeley, Las Lagunas Gallery, ShockBoxx Gallery, the Its liquid Group’s annual show in Venice (Italy), and various online art gallery platforms.
You can learn more about her on her website at or on Instagram at @bicucullline"