LEVITSKA MARIA is the Director of Scenography with the National Opera of Ukraine; a People's Artist of Ukraine; a National Taras Shevchenko Prize Winner; Academician of the Academy of Arts of Ukraine.

She was born in Kyiv, graduated from the Academy of Arts of Ukraine, the department of painting, scenography section, workshop of professor Danylo Lieder.

Her start up position was that of an artist-producer and costumes designer with Dovzhenko Film Studio. Since 1989 M.Levitska has been working as the Director of Scenography with the National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ukraine.

She has created stage scenery and costumes for more than 160 operas, ballets and drama performances in Ukraine, Japan, Canada, Slovenia, Poland.

She designed sets and costumes for the following operas and ballets staged at the National Opera of Ukraine.

Maria Levitska favours the genres of easel painting, graphics and the technique of batik.

Maria Levitska is a member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine, a member of the Union of Cinema Makers of Ukraine . She was awarded several state orders,including the Order of the Star of Italy ( formerly Star of Italian Solidarity).