Nataliia Karavan is an experienced Ukrainian artist whose harmonious visuals explore sensuality, sensibility, self-love, and the female figure. Her contemporary paintings offer colourful representations of the beauty we can find in the natural world.

NATALIIA KARAVAN'S EARLY CAREER

Nataliia began her art career in London, studying colour theory at Camberwell College of Arts. She later pursued a BA in Fashion in Paris at Istituto Marangoni before completing an MA in Art and Design at Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts, England. The artist briefly taught in China before returning to Ukraine. Here, she continues to create artwork from her studio.

STYLE AND INFLUENCES

Nataliia seeks to express emotion through her abstract compositions. From serenity to high intensity, the artist uses a colourful nature-inspired palette to translate her mood and feelings at the time of creation. Blending impressionistic tones with vibrant abstract mark-marking, Nataliia produces floral scenes, landscapes and portraits, all of which she imbues with light and a sense of freedom and harmony. The artist layers spray paint and oils with bold brushstrokes, often coating her canvas with pastel shades and hazy dream-like hues. The resulting works are laced with a sense of nostalgia for place and time.

EDUCATION

2018 — MA Art & Design, Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts, Cambridge, United Kingdom

2015 — BA (Hons) Fashion Design, Istituto Marangoni, Paris, France

2012 — Foundation Diploma in Art & Design, University of the Arts London, United Kingdom

AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS

2025 — Visual Art Journal, interview and work displayed on Times Square, Netherlands

2025 — Member, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, Canada

2023 — Art Squat, publication, Los Angeles, United States

2021 — Modern Art Masters at Louvre, publication, Paris, France

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2021 — Gallery “Reforest”, Kyiv, Ukraine

2021 — Kyiv Art Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026 — ``The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles, United States

2025 — “Reflection & Renewal”, Gallery George, Vancouver, Canada

2023 — The Other Art Fair, Chicago, United States

2022 — Artistic Exhibition, Hilton Hotel, Kyiv, Ukraine

2021 — Feiran Gallery, Nanjing, China

2021 — Zavalnyi Art Center, Kyiv, Ukraine

2021 — Carrousel du Louvre (Paks Gallery), Paris, France

2020 — “Spring Salon”, Lviv, Ukraine

2019 — Summer Auction, The Auction Collective – Candid Arts, London, United Kingdom

2019 — Lviv Art Days, Lviv, Ukraine

2018 — “Spring” Still Life Paintings, Osbourne Studio Gallery, London, United Kingdom

2018 — “Plusequals2018”, Brick Lane Gallery, London, United Kingdom

2016 — “Spring” Exhibition, City Art Gallery Hust, Ukraine

2015 — “Abstract Art of Ukraine”, Kyiv, Ukraine

2012 — Camberwell College Art Space, Group Exhibition, London, United Kingdom