Nathalie Gribinski

Artist Statement:

“The sky is not always green, the grass not always blue, the clouds not always purple, the sun not always red. Through my art, I am trying to convey a colorfully rich and warm atmosphere that explodes with vivid colors and balances with a harmony of curves and shapes. I aim to create a fluid melody.“

“While I don't seek out to set themes, my work, primarily abstract, does naturally contain repeated symbols or ideas such as generosity, love, humor, fantasy, sound, and spirit. In addition, my paintings showcase powerful emotions, vibrant colors, and thoughtful expressions of human complexity.“

Education:

B.A. of Arts at Columbia College, Chicago.

Awards & Distinctions:

Camelback art gallery
Finalist | 2020 art competition
Theme: “Bold abstracts"
The painting featured: “In the mist of fire"

Camelback art gallery
Finalist | 2020 art competition
Theme: “Shades of blue"
The painting featured: “The celebration"

Contemporary Art Gallery online
4th place | 2018 art competition
Theme: “All colors"
The painting featured: “Summer Garden"

Contemporary gallery online
First place | 2018 art competition
Theme: “All abstraction theme"
The painting featured: “Fire river"

Camelback art gallery
Finalist | 2018 art competition
Theme: “Abstracts with blue"
The painting featured: “Eternity of renewing"

Exhibitions:

• Solo Exhibit: "The Sacred Woman", The Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, Chicago, USA, 2019
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• Art Fair: Oak Park, USA, 2017
• Private exhibit: "Tourlicoulis today", Chicago, USA, 2015
• Group exhibit: "What's yours is mine", Columbia College, Chicago, USA, 2015
• Group exhibit: "Time Signatures", Coalition Gallerie, Chicago, Chicago, USA, 2012
• Duo exhibit: "Constructive Characters", Coalition Gallerie, Chicago, USA, 2011
• Group exhibit: "Bright New Talent", Coalition Gallerie, Chicago, Chicago, USA, 2010
• Group exhibit: "Les flâneries d'Art dans les jardins Aixois", Provence, France, 2010
• Performance: “Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare", Chicago, USA, 2009
• Performance: “Chicago Homeless Coalition", Chicago, USA, 2009
• Solo exhibit: "Ebullition2", State Street Gallery, Chicago, USA, 2007
• Solo exhibit: "Ebullition", Expgallery, Chicago, USA, 2006
• Duo exhibit: “Peintures et Tourlicoulis", La Chapelle Saint Férréol, Provence, France 2005
• Private exhibit: "Tourlicoulis", Chicago, USA, 2005
• Group exhibit: "Les Tourlicoulis de France", Gallery 1633, Chicago, USA, 2002

Artistic Influences:

My artistic influence has been living in the heart of Paris, Montparnasse which became famous in the 1920s, referred to as les Années Folles (the Crazy Years), and the 1930s as the heart of intellectual and artistic life in Paris. I also spent my youth vacationing in Provence, next to Avignon, searching for beauty in nature, in people, in music. My favorite artists are Vincent Van Gogh, Joan Miró, Wassily Kandinsky, Gerhard Richter, Camille Pissaro, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, Nikolai Suetin, Kurt Schwitters, Fernand Leger, Amadeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso, Jürgen Klauke, Jean Dubuffet, Willi Baumeister, Nicolas de Staël, André Lanskoy, André Masson and Paul klee.