About Natasha
Natasha has a BA in Visual Arts from the University of Western Ontario. She has participated in many local and international art shows, including the Artist Project, Artwalk Square, and the Other Art Fair. In 2021, her work was featured in a Saatchi Art collection called Women to Watch at the Global virtual edition of The Other Art Fair. Her work can be found in private and public collections in Canada and the United States.
Select Exhibitions
2024 - Heintzman Art Show - Thornhill, April
2023 - Art in the Park, Oakville, Bronte Park, Aug, 7
2023 - Artist Project, Toronto, April
2023 - Oh Canada Landscape show, artwrk.ca, online
2022 - LE Memorial Gallery, Thornbury, Group show, Sense of Place, December
2022 – Solo show, artwrk.ca, Nov. 18, Clearing
2022 – Purple Hills, Creemore Festival, Oct 1 to 2
2022 – Featured Artist, Noodle Gallery, Alton Mills, September,
2022 - The Artist Project, Toronto, April
2022 - Ojibway Club Art Show, Aug
2022 - Art in the Park, Oakville, Aug
2021 - Artwrk.ca online show, Coastland (December)
2021 – Loft Gallery, Thornbury, Square Foot show, December
2021 – The Other Art Fair Global Virtual Edition – Nov 8 to 29
2021 – Paris Crew – Landscape Exhibition (Sept). Saint John, New Brunswick
2021 – The Art Map Studio tour, Blue Mountains
2021 – Artwalk Square Don Mills, Artist Network (Sept)., Toronto
2020 - Featured Artist, Arta Gallery, Toronto, Distillery District
As an intuitive painter, I fluctuate between abstraction and representation, inviting viewers to embark on a voyage of viewership, personal interpretation, and reflection. Rooted in landscape scenery, my work draws inspiration from nature. I translate and interpret these scenes and infuse them with heightened colour palettes and rhythmic patterns observed in nature's stories.
Oil painting is my preferred medium of expression, and with the richness of colour and slow drying time, it allows for moments of quiet reflection both in the studio and in the world of nature. My technique leans towards a thinner application likened to watercolor, often employing techniques such as layer scraping and the sometimes use of oil pastels to enrich the visual narrative. My artistic journey is a quest for authenticity and to tell the truth, transposed by the symbiotic relationship between studio contemplation and communing with nature.
Process
My work always starts with the quiet reflection of being in nature, as I have experienced in my many hikes, travels, and observations. The viewers will recognize many spots across Northern Ontario, Canada, and elsewhere. I paint watercolour and sketches on site and take a lot of references photos and then back in my studio I work with the photos as a reference point.
Gallery Representation
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Arta Gallery
Toronto, Distillery District
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Martens Gallery
Bayfield Ontario