Margarita Fainshtein (b. 1982, Kherson, Ukraine) is an artist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She holds a BFA from the University of Haifa, Israel, and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Her work has been exhibited at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago; Chicago Art Department, Chicago; Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Art Gallery of Acadia University, Nova Scotia; Halifax; Katzman Art Projects, Halifax; and venues across North America and Europe. Upcoming exhibitions include solo exhibitions at The Artist House, Jerusalem; Chester Art Centre, Nova Scotia, and Art Cake, New York.

Her work is held in the permanent collections of Acadia University, Art Bank Nova Scotia, and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Fainshtein’s practice explores the complexity of multicultural identity, migration, and the intersection of personal and political histories. Through installation, text, and social situations, she examines how identities are formed, transformed, and shared.