My biggest inspiration is nature.
My biggest fear is memory loss.
My biggest hope is harmony.
Natalia’s mission as a human and as an artist originates from the enquiry into interconnectedness of all living and non-living beings, the flow, transience and the exchange of energy.
She is drawn to all things bittersweet exploring the changes associated with ageing, the impact of memories on our identity, notions of spirituality, time, the role of nature in improving human well-being and the philosophies of grief. Her work is often parishable and non-permanent. It reminds about the fragility of life, inevitability of change and transformation. What once was, will never be. The pieces are primarily constructed from found materials, frequently damaged before put together again. Working in a broad range of media, including photography, video, sculpture, mixed media and paint, the artist gives decayed or broken objects a new function and extend their life. She has tactile, instinctive and experimental approach to her creative practice.It is intuitive and atmospheric, drawing on symbolism and abstract forms. Natalia investigates different forms of loss as a gateway to post-traumatic growth and healing and this is the core of her Project “Letters to Forever”.
The artist’s Ukrainian origin is deeply rooted in her art and community work. Today she works in her own studio in Hertfordshire. Her work has been featured in a number of UK exhibitions and publications. In 2021, she held a solo exhibition Vanishing Point in the Crypt Gallery, London, telling the story of her personal experience of loss and raising awareness about dementia. Natalia is the ambassador of Arts for Dementia and runs monthly local art classes for people affected by dementia, managed by Health and Independent Living Support.
As part of her research, she have been contributing to a number of blogs, including, ‘My Journey from Grief to Art’, CHWA Stories, Smart Artists Hub, Tebbs Gallery, Better Together Artists, the Two of Us Podcast.
Natalia is a member of Artquest , A-n, AXIS.
View Artist Statement.
Break, repair, tear, mend, burn, skretch, crumble, fix, smash, connect, bind, split, reconstruct, patch, assemble - heal
EVENTS 2024/2023
Ukraine from Past to Future by Ukrainian Appeal and Chernobyl Relief Foundation, Milton Keynes Central Library
(Un-Broken) with support from Alzheimer’s Research, Create Centre Gallery, Bristol
Biophilia, Collective Gallery, St Albans
Entranced Essence, RuptureXHIBIT +Studio
J/M Gallery, Dark Materials Tell Stories
Collective Art Gallery St Albans 2024 residency
Willesden Gallery, Exploring Grief and Loss Through Art
Wales Contemporary, Waterfront Gallery
Wells Art Contemporary
SOTA Art Fair, The LabE20
Letchworth Open, Broadway Gallery
New Wave, Spitalfields Studios, London
St Albans Art Trail
St Albans Art Society Annual Exhibition
Home, Exhibition organised by Herts Young Homeless, Collective Gallery, St Albans
Mythical Woods, Stanton Guildhouse and Art from Heart, Cotsworld
Winter, Open Gallery, Halifax
Memory and Identity, Cista Arts online group shop
