Polina Porras Sivolobova is a Mexican-Russian interdisciplinary artist. In her artwork she uses puppets, performing objects, video, and storytelling.

In 2010, The Queens Museum of Art screened her fist short documentary Mi Abuela, Моя Бабушка (My Grandmother, My Grandmother).
In 2009, she created The Taino Three Kings puppets, three14-foot giants that have become part of the traditional yearly parade organized by El Museo del Barrio.

Other projects include a multi-media one-woman show Journey to Mictlan and Back and Los Alebrijes en Busca del Sol (The Alebrijes in Search of the Sun). For both performances Polina drew inspiration from Aztec mythology.
In 2007, she exhibited Las Tristes, Muertas y Dormidas (The Sad Women, the Dead Women and the Women who are Asleep) a show consisting of 197 drawings, video and performance.
Polina received a Master in Fine Arts and Art Education from Pratt Institute.

Polina has been a teaching artist since 2002. She has taught in public schools, community centers, museums and libraries. Regardless of the age she is teaching, pre-K to teachers and college students, she incorporates movement, sound, storytelling and play. Polina received a Master in Fine Arts and Art Education from Pratt Institute. She started working for Marquis Studios in 2008. Polina lives in New York City.

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