Natalia Dik
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Natalia Nikolaevna Dik is a contemporary Russian painter, art teacher, member of Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
.
, renamed to Novoaltaysk
in 1962, in Altai Krai
in the USSR.
From 1976 to 1980 she studied at the Novoaltaysk College of Art. After finishing it, Natalia Dik taught art at the Children's Art School in the village of Klyuchi
in Altai Krai.
From 1983 to 1989 she studied at the the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, at the painting studio of Boris Ugarov
. Her teacher was Viktor Reikhet as well. While studying, Natalia Dik received the so-called Ilya Repin grant awarded for high achievements.
Her graduation work "Na Onege" ("On the Onega river
") was shown at the exhibition of the USSR Academy of Arts graduates and awarded with a Silver Мedal in 1989.
Since 2002 Natalia Dik has been a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
.
In 2009 Natalia Dik participated in the Noordwijk
Painting Festival (Netherlands) and was awarded with «Rembrandt Painting Award» Nomination.
She works and lives both in St.Petersburg and Amsterdam.
Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
Union of Artists of Saint Petersburg was established on August 2, 1932, as creative union of the Leningrad artists and arts critics. Prior to 1959, was called "Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists". Since 1959 was called as Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation...
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Life and work
Natalia Dik was born July 26, 1961 in the town of ChesnokovkaChesnokovka
Chesnokovka may refer to:*Chesnokovka, name of the town of Novoaltaysk, Altai Krai, Russia, before 1962*Chesnokovka, Republic of Bashkortostan, a village in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia...
, renamed to Novoaltaysk
Novoaltaysk
Novoaltaysk , known as Chesnokovka before 1962, is a town in Altai Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Ob River across from Barnaul. Population: 51,000 ; 9,000 ....
in 1962, in Altai Krai
Altai Krai
Altai Krai is a federal subject of Russia . It borders with, clockwise from the south, Kazakhstan, Novosibirsk and Kemerovo Oblasts, and the Altai Republic. The krai's administrative center is the city of Barnaul...
in the USSR.
From 1976 to 1980 she studied at the Novoaltaysk College of Art. After finishing it, Natalia Dik taught art at the Children's Art School in the village of Klyuchi
Klyuchi
Klyuchi is a settlement in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, situated on the Kamchatka River, 30 km to the north of Klyuchevskaya Sopka. Near here the course of the Kamchatka River turns form north to east. Population: 7,073 ; 11,251 ....
in Altai Krai.
From 1983 to 1989 she studied at the the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, at the painting studio of Boris Ugarov
Boris Ugarov
Boris Sergeevich Ugarov was a Russian Soviet realist painter and art educator, Honored Artist of the RSFSR, who lived and worked in Leningrad. He was a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists regarded as one of the brightest representatives of the Leningrad school of painting,- Biography :Boris...
. Her teacher was Viktor Reikhet as well. While studying, Natalia Dik received the so-called Ilya Repin grant awarded for high achievements.
Her graduation work "Na Onege" ("On the Onega river
Onega River
The Onega is a river in Kargopolsky, Plesetsky, and Onezhsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. The Onega connects Lake Lacha with the Onega Bay in the White Sea southwest of Arkhangelsk, flowing in the northern direction. The discharge at the source is and at the mouth is . The river is ...
") was shown at the exhibition of the USSR Academy of Arts graduates and awarded with a Silver Мedal in 1989.
Since 2002 Natalia Dik has been a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
Union of Artists of Saint Petersburg was established on August 2, 1932, as creative union of the Leningrad artists and arts critics. Prior to 1959, was called "Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists". Since 1959 was called as Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation...
.
In 2009 Natalia Dik participated in the Noordwijk
Noordwijk
Noordwijk is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 51.53 km² and had a population of 24,707 in May 2006....
Painting Festival (Netherlands) and was awarded with «Rembrandt Painting Award» Nomination.
She works and lives both in St.Petersburg and Amsterdam.
Exhibitions
- 1988 — "Soviet Art from the Academy", New York Academy of Art, New York (USA)
- 1989 — London (UK)
- 1990 — Milan (Italy)
- 1994 — London (UK)
- 1995 — "Die Bilderwelt der Natalia Dik", Lütt Galerie, Fahrdorf (Germany)
- 1996 — Brentwood (UK)
- 1997 — Galerie "Das Fenster", Kiel (Germany)
- 1998 — Moscow (Russia)
- 1999 — St.Petersburg (Russia)
- 2001 — St.Petersburg (Russia)
- 2002 — Helsinki (Finnland)
- 2006 — s’Graveland (Netherlands)
- 2007 — Galerie Goda, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- 2007 — Bolsjoi Oktober Festival, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- 2007 — Galerie Amstelart, Brussels (Belgium)
- 2007 — Heemstede (Netherlands)
- 2008 — Galleri Sjöhästen, Stockholm (Sweden)
- 2008 — Liaohe Art Museum (China)
- 2009 — Bergen (Netherlands)
- 2010 — «De Egmondse Nieuwen 2010», Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen (Netherlands)
- 2010 — «De Oude Kerk geschilderd» ", Katwijks Museum, Katwijk (Netherlands)(
- 2011 — "Kunst10daagse Bergen", Bergen aan Zee (Netherlands)
- 2011 — "Ver weg, en toch zo dichtbij", Gallery PR² Art Podium, Amsterdam (Netherlands)