Marina Porras

Marina Porras Chassignet, born in Barcelona and living in Berlin, studied Visual Communication at the Berlin University of the Arts, where she also completed her postgraduate master’s degree in illustration.

She has received various grants and scholarships, including at The Fabric Workshop and Museum Philadelphia (2014), Marafiki Arts Kenya (2015) and The Danish Art Workshops Copenhagen (2017). She was also co-founder of the risograph printing workshop “Penthaus für schöne Formate” in Berlin (2016).

Since 2016 she has been working as a freelance illustrator in various disciplines such as editorial, textile design, packaging or interior design and has various teaching assignments for various institutions, including at the Berlin University of the Arts.