About
Born into a family of Moscow muralists and battle painters, her life was always linked to art and creativity. When the time had come to choose a profession, Natalia did not hesitate to choose a creative profession as well.
Natalia Samsonova graduated from the Moscow Academic Art School as a graphic designer.
Her career began in a small publishing house in Moscow. After a few years, Natalia took the post of art director of the Irina Arkhipova Foundation. For numerous design works for the foundation, the magazine, and ultimately the book, Natalia was awarded a silver medal of the fund by Irina Konstantinovna herself on the stage of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
Sometime later, Natalia started to work at Cosmopolitan magazine as a senior designer. After 5 years of experience in this glossy magazine about the fashion and beauty industry, Natalia was appointed to the post of art director of the “Kira Plastinina” fashion company, where she worked with Russian and international celebrities like Andrei Malakhov, Georgia May Jagger, Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, and others.
However, Natalia always had the desire to create something of her own, and her past experiences gave her the tools to realize it. In 2016, after moving to Switzerland, Natalia started with a series of graphical artworks and fine art photography inspired by Swiss culture, nature, architecture, and small daily things. All her works are produced on high-quality fine art materials. In her photos and artworks, Natalia is using many different techniques and materials like acrylic and oil colors, digital tools, paper, wood, acrylic glass, and alu-dibond.
Therefore, each work is individual and unique or has a limited edition and is available in different sizes.
Artist’s statement
My ultimate goal is to see and depict the unseen, and to share this unique perspective with my audience. I am an artist who works with a diverse range of materials and techniques.
My passion lies in capturing vivid and graphic images, transforming the world around me into emotionally charged, two-dimensional representations. Whether through the lens of a camera, the texture of paper, or the canvas brought to life with paint, I employ various tools to give life to my artistic vision.
In my craft, I place emphasis on the everyday scenes, revealing hidden patterns and relationships in the colors and shapes of the world that surrounds us, whether it be the human form, nature, or architectural marvels.
Past Exhibitions
2020, Valid World Hall, Barcelona, Spain
2021, ARTBOX.HB, Zürich, Switzerland
2021, ARTBOX.Gallery, Zürich, Switzerland
2021, PhotoSCHWEIZ International Summer Edition, Zürich-Oerlikon, Switzerland
2021, Gallery 1489, Baden, Switzerland
2021, WINZOVOD, Centre For Contemporary Art, WIN-WIN, Moscow, Russia
2022, PhotoSCHWEIZ International Summer Edition, Zürich-Oerlikon, Switzerland
2023, 23. SCHWEIZER KUNSTSUPERMARKT in Solothurn, Switzerland
2023, ARTY SHOW, Aarau, Switzerland
2023/2024, Galerie im Gluri Suter Huus, Wettingen, Switzerland
10.11.2023 – 14.1.2024, 24. SCHWEIZER KUNSTSUPERMARKT in Solothurn, Switzerland
2023, ARTY SHOW, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
2023, Galerie am Lindenhof, Solo Show “Spirits of Nature”, Switzerland
2024, Gallerie “Visota”
2024, “Kunst am Bau”, Permanent exhibition in the Alterszentrum St. Bernhard, Wettingen, Switzerland
