Maria Meshcherskaya is a member of a princely family, whose title was recognized by the Russian Empire. She was born in Moscow, Russia. Her early childhood she spent in Prague, Czechia. Maria attended  private school in Moscow and language school in Prague. She graduated from the Higher School of Economics at 2018. Soon after she founded ARV (an art based network) and moved to New York. Maria acquired MA in Art Business from Sotheby's Institute of Art in 2021 and has been an academic sponsor for the Northeastern University through 2019-2022 term. She lives and works in NY.

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