Career
She has a dual Master"s of Fine Arts degree in both architecture and visual arts from the Saint St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts (1982). After the Academy, she honed her skills as an architect and museum set designer. After moving to Richmond, Virginia in 1994, Maria continued to work in watercolors, drawing with pencil and ink, with an emphasis on architectural renderings, urban and country landscapes.
She then extended her talents in traditional art into the electronic arts
Maria Rabinky became a well-known map illustrator creating pictorial maps for various applications. If name just a few of her recent and current clients, her portfolio corresponds with the wide ranging of her talents: University of California, Los Angeles, travel agency Discovery Maps International, Library of Congress, The Isaac Walton League, dozens of real estate developers, contract illustrator for architects, Garmany Magazine, Nissan, World Wrestling Entertainment, University of Richmond.