Natalia is a visual artist working with photography, painting, video, performance and installations. Often she uses mockumentary self-portraits in her projects. Originally hailing from the Moscow region of (Russia), she is currently based in Tallinn, Estonia. She received her art education at the Rodchenko Art School, Moscow. Natalia's been working as an artist from 2017. She has had solo exhibition in Rae Cultural Centre, Estonia (2022). Natalia was selected and worked on her project in The Copper Leg Residency (Autumn/Winter 2021). She was also selected as a finalist of Head On Portrait Awards 2022 (Australia), winner of The Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards (2024) and her first dummy was shortlisted for 9th SIPF 2024 Photobook Awards (Singapore).
CV
2024, The Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards, winner, project "On the other side"
2024, 9th SIPF 2024 Photobook Awards, shortlisted, photobook "Borderland", Singapore
2024, Encontros da Imagem, International Photography and Visual Arts Festival 2024, group photobook exhibition, photobook “Borderland”, Braga, Portugal
2024, group exhibition “Keha”, photography, “Seek” gallery, curated by Annika Haas, Tallinn, Estonia
2024, Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award 2024, shortlisted,photography, Tbilisi, Georgia
2024, Tartu Kunstioksjon 2024 (Exhibition of Tartu Art Auction) , photography, Tartu Kunstimaja (Tartu Art House), Estonia
2023, Annual exhibition of Tartu Art, painting, Tartu Art House (Tartu kunstimaja), Estonia
2023, "Osta noort kunsti" sügisoksjon, photography, Tallinn, Estonia
2022, Annual exhibition of Tartu Art, painting, Tartu Art House (Tartu kunstimaja), Estonia
2022, Head On Portrait Awards 2022, finalist, photography, Australia
2022, 3D exhibition «DO NOT GO OUT THE WINDOW», Haze Gallery, Germany
2022, group exhibition "THE EPHEMERAL AND THE EVANESCENCE", photography, curated by Loosenart, Rome, Italy
2022, group exhibition "SURVEILLANCE SOCIETY. A STATE OF CONTROL", photography, curated by Loosenart, Rome, Italy
2022, project "The cradle and the grave", personal exhibition, Rae Cultural Centre, Estonia
2022, project "Everyday horror", Shutter Butter: Photography Exhibition, Word Revolt Art Gallery, Florida, USA
2021, Copper Leg Art Residency, Estonia
2019, MISTER VORKY Festival,Serbia, "Longing for happiness", video
2018, Marler Kunststern,Germany, “Conform to consume”, digital collage
2017, "Abstraction",Darkroom gallery, Vermont,USA,curator Blue Mitchell
2017 The Royal Photographic Society’s International Photography Exhibition 160, The UK (shortlisted)
Publication
2024, The Guardian, The Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Winners publication, project "On the other side"
2024, F-stop magazine, Issue —Open Theme 2024, photo from the project “On the other side”
2024, The eye of photography, online magazine, project "Metsanaine"
Education
2022, participated in “Living water workshop”, Maajaam residency, Estonia
2017-2019, Rodchenko art school, videoart class, Moscow, Russia