Maria Noble Shchukhina

Maria Noblé, also known as Maria Shchukina, is a graphic artist born in Novosibirsk, Russia. She studied Graphic Arts under Oleg Yakhnin at the Institute of Applied Arts in St. Petersburg from 1999 to 2005.

She later studied communication design at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hannover, graduating in 2013, and undertook Erasmus study at the Politecnico di Milano in 2011–2012.

Noblé works in graphic design, illustration and exlibris, with etching among her preferred techniques. Her bookplates have been presented at international exhibitions, including Grafica ed Ex Libris in Casale Monferrato, Italy.