Natalia GRIGORIEVA
Natalia Grigorieva is a European contemporary artist working between France and Lithuania. A painter and graphic artist, she has held more than 60 solo exhibitions, including a solo exhibition at the State Russian Museum. She has a long-standing artistic connection with Paris and has completed more than ten artist residencies at the Cité Internationale des Arts.
Her artistic education includes graphic design and book illustration at the Academy of Art Books, studies at the Institut de Langue et de Civilisation Françaises in Paris, and at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan. Her international professional experience also includes artist residencies at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris and the Mendocino Art Center in California.
Alongside her work as a painter and graphic artist, Natalia Grigorieva has designed and illustrated more than 200 books.
Professional Memberships and Activities
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Member of the Moscow Union of Artists Book Graphics Section, since 1997.
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Member of the Salon of Independent Artists France, since 2014.
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Member (2022) of the International Association of Independent Professional Artists ARTEC, France, since 2022. In January 2023, she was unanimously elected Director of Public Relations of ARTEC, and since July 2023 she has also served as Director of International Programs.
Elected member of the European Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters (AESAL).
Selected Awards and Distinctions
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Bronze Medal, Grand Concours International, France, 2012
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Griboyedov Medal for contribution to contemporary Russian culture, Moscow, Russia, 2013
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Talent Award, 5th FLOWER Art Competition, Art Show International Gallery, Los Angeles, USA, 2022
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Public Vote Award, International Portrait Salon, Paris, France, 2023
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Honorable Finalist, TERAVARNA Landscape Art Competition, Los Angeles, USA, 2023
2024
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The International Prize BOTTICELLI, Florence,Italy
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The International Prize LEONARDO DA VINCI – Special Gold Edition, nomination "Universal Artist", Milan,Italy
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LEONID I, King of the Spartans 2024 Award, Lecce,Italy
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International Award Velázquez & Goya, Barcelona, Spain
In 2025, Natalia Grigorieva became an honorary member of the cultural association Italia in Arte nel Mondo, Italy.
2025
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The New Great Masters of New York International Award , New York, USA
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The ARTISTS of the FRENCH RIVIERA International Award, Nice, FRANCE
2026
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International Prize Artist in the Art History, Florence, Italy
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Educational and Cultural Projects
Natalia Grigorieva has developed and organized art courses, private masterclasses, and plein-air workshops.
She has also participated in international charitable auctions and cultural initiatives, including Operation HOPE, the International Charity Fair in Luxembourg, White Dreams in Lithuania, and Long Live to Children! in Moscow. Since 2014, she has regularly taken part in charity auctions organized by the LIONS Women’s Club in Palanga, Lithuania.
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Collections
Works by Natalia Grigorieva are held in private and corporate collections in Russia, the United Kingdom, Austria, Luxembourg, the United States, France, Italy, Israel, Finland, Lithuania, South Korea, and Japan.
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Artiste Peintre certifié i-CAC N° 024/3676
Natalia Grigorieva | European painter and designer exploring identity through color, rhythm, and form
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The article "Sensory Landscape of Natalia GRIGORIEVA" in in the magazine "République des Arts" № 2, 2024
"The technique takes the heritage of previous eras to create a solid foundation on which to build her compositions. At a time when many artists reject all forms of artistic knowledge to find their own way, Natalia Grigorieva, on the contrary, finds in ancient values as a model from which to forge her own inspiration. Natalia Grigorieva is a figurative artist. Her favorite themes are nature: trees, theirs, or broad seascapes. landscapes, she observes the changing states of nature, the movement of the air, that of the waves or the play of light and shadow. the play of light and shadow. Like many Russian artists of the early 20th century, Natalia Grigorieva, twentieth century, followed her own path between the various currents of art. It is this particular position that gives the artist her freedom and originality, allowing her to fully express her unique vision of the world. Natalia Grigorieva has received numerous prizes and awards and numerous solo exhibitions. Natalia Grigorieva's works can be found in private and public collections around the world.”
Françoise Icart
President of the association for the promotion of the arts (ARTEC), President of Femmes artistes citoyennes d'Europe et du monde, President of artuelles, General Secretary of Labase, Member of the syndicat de la presse artistique française, Member of the syndicat des artistes professionnels, Member of "Arts, Sciences, Lettres", Associate member of the SMLH (society of members of the Legion of Honour), Corresponding member of the European Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters (AESAL).
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“Natalia Grigorieva is a Muscovite and her art is undoubtedly rooted in Moscow poetics and cultural traditions … Her style is distinguished by a bright, perfectly measurable space, the feeling of a beautiful world generously blooming in a transparent and pure free-air environment, clear-cut shapes, plasticity of every motif…”
Anatoly Kantor
Arthistorian, Honored Art Workerof the Russian Federation, President of the Russian Academy of Art Critics.
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“I have an impression that Grigorieva is learning to experience life "in terms of painting". To experience her visual as well as historical and cultural impressions without simply illustrating the latter, naturally, but concealing them in her perception of nature ("as the morning mist conceals the fields…" to quote a poet.) It seems that the painting “dough” her works are made out of, preserves a physical stamp of her emotions, her breathlessness, changed moods, heartbeat, her raptures, subconscious anxieties and their overcoming…”
Alexander Borovsky
MA art history, Head of Modern Trends Dept., The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.