About
Originally from Ukraine, Natalia moved to the U.S. with a Ph.D. in Economics. After volunteering and a job in IT, she found her passion for creativity and art. Fashion illustration and Design was the starting point for her art career, taking classes at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, Parsons, and Stanford University.
With this experience in commercial illustration, she began to explore the world of fine art. Natalia is most interested in art as a communication tool by creating works as a spiritual experience that reflects personal transformation and heals during and after life-changing events.
In artistic practice, Natalia uses mostly watercolor in the author's multilayer technique. The brushstrokes are created by using the masking fluid that creates a barrier for the paint. Along with watercolor painting, she works with such media as sketches, portraiture and soft pastel.
Natalia's studio is located in Sunnyvale, CA. Read more about it here.
For general inquiries: hello@nataliashevchenko.com
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Juried Exhibitions
2023 – PAL's 102th Anniversary Exhibition, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA. Juried by Preston Metcalf.
2021 – "The de Young Open", de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA. 2021. Juried by de Young Museum curatorial staff and Mildred Howard, Hung Liu, Enrique Chagoya.
2021 – PAL's 100th Anniversary Exhibition, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA. Juried by George Rivera.
Group Exhibitions
2024 – CSMA Art Faculty Exhibition, CSMA, Mountain View, CA
2024 – Fremont Art Association Gallery, Fremont, CA
2024 – "Artists Stand with Ukraine", Imaginook Studio, Newark, CA
2024 – "Women in Art", The Huddle@Google, Mountain View, CA
2023 – SVOS Preview Show, Los Altos Library, Los Altos, CA
2023 – SVOS Preview Show, Maker Nexus, Sunnyvale, CA
2023 – Silicon Valley Open Studios Artist Preview Exhibition, CSMA, Mountain View, CA
2023 – CSMA Art Faculty Exhibition, CSMA, Mountain View, CA
2021 – Instructor Showcase, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA
2021 – Bean Scene Cafe, Sunnyvale, CA
2020 – The Sunnyvale Public Library Virtual Art Show, Sunnyvale Art Club, Sunnyvale, CA
2020 – Red Rock Cafe, Mountain View, CA (canceled due to COVID19)
2020 – “Wish You Were Here: The Postcard Show”, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA
Art Fairs and Festivals
2024 – San Francisco Open Studios, Miro Studio, San Francisco, CA
2022, 2023, 2024 – Silicon Valley Open Studios, Sunnyvale, CA
2022 – Sunnyvale Pride, Sunnyvale, CA
2022 – Lighthouse for Ukraine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
2021, 2022 – Annual Sunnyvale Art & Wine Festival, Sunnyvale, CA
2021 – Sunnyvale Pride, Sunnyvale, CA
Education
Bay Area Classical Artist Atelier, San Carlos, CA 2022
CalArts, Valencia, CA – Graphic Design Certificate via Coursera 2020 – present
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA 2021
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 2018 – 2020
Parsons The New School of Design, New York, NY2016 – 2017
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY 2016 – 2017
Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, Dnipro, Ukraine 2014 Ph.D. in Economics, Department of Finance and Business
Related Experience
Instructor, Community School of Music and Art, Mountain View, CA, 2022 – 2024. Classes I've taught: Intro to Figure Drawing, Intro to Watercolor, Intro to Acrylics
Instructor, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA, 2021 – 2023. Designed and conducted classes about fashion illustration and design for kids (11 –18 yo). Classes I've taught: Textile and Fashion Design.
Instructor, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA, 2020 – present. Designed and conducted online summer camp and in-person classes and camps about fashion illustration and design for kids (9-16 yo). Classes I've taught: Fashion Illustration: from Mood Board to Collection, Fashion Figure Drawing, Fashion Illustration: Styles and Techniques.
Workshop Instructor, 2019 –present. Designed and conducted a two-hour workshop about watercolor and fashion sketching. Airbnb Experiences
Freelance Illustrator, 2017 –present. Event illustration and artwork for promotional materials for local businesses. Clients include Diptyque, Feed'n'Treat, Tom Mojet (London, UK), Swirl Works (Menlo Park), Ukrainian Students Association at Stanford (Palo Alto), Google.
Publications
Mercury News (Online), "This is not only a Ukrainian fight": Hundreds gather at Stanford to push for increased aid to Ukraine", 2022