Natalia Grigorieva is a painter, graphic artist, designer, book designer, teacher, and the founder and ideologist of international art projects, as well as several art galleries in Russia and Europe.
A representative of an old Moscow family (Filippov–Polyansky–Parfentyev), Natalia Grigorieva was born in 1972 in the historic center of Moscow, at the corner of Prechistenka Street and Obukhov Lane, in a building constructed in 1904 by architect Semyon Kulagin. This house later became the prototype for Professor Preobrazhensky’s residence in Mikhail Bulgakov’s “Heart of a Dog.”
She graduated from the Moscow State University of Printing Art and continued her studies at the Institute of French Language and Civilization (Paris), the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti (Milan), the Cité Internationale des Arts (Paris), and the Mendocino Art Center (California).
Her artistic career includes more than 60 solo exhibitions and over 40 group exhibitions in Russia and internationally. She is also the designer of more than 200 books.
Natalia Grigorieva has been a member of the Moscow Union of Artists since 1997 (Book Graphics Section), a member of the Société des Artistes Indépendants (Paris) since 2014, and a member of the international professional artists’ associations ARTEC, LaBase, and Artuelles (France) since 2022. Since 2023, she has served as Director of Public Relations and Director of International Programs at ARTEC. Since 2025, she has been Vice-President of LaBase.
From 1998 to 2024, she received numerous diplomas and certificates for participation in exhibitions, auctions, and charitable projects in Russia and Europe, including educational workshops for children in specialized institutions.
Exhibitions & Recognition
Natalia Grigorieva exhibited in 2006 at the State Russian Museum (St. Petersburg), one of the leading art institutions in Russia: https://rusmuseum.ru/exhibitions/archive/natalia-grigorieva-paintings-and-drawings/
Her work is also featured in publications of the State Russian Museum, with critical texts by Alexander Borovsky, Head of the Department of Contemporary Art: https://rusmuseum.ru/editions/catalogues-albums/nataliya-grigoreva-zhivopis-i-grafika/
In addition, Natalia Grigorieva is included in the archive of the Van Abbemuseum (Netherlands), reflecting her presence in the international art context: https://ls.vanabbemuseum.nl/G/grigoreva/text/grigoreva.htm
In 2010, she was awarded the A.S. Griboedov Medal for her contribution to contemporary Russian culture.
In 2012, she received a medal at the Grand Concours International in France.
In 2024 (Italy), she received:
– The International Botticelli Prize (Florence) for artistic merit
– The Leonardo da Vinci International Prize (Milan, Special Edition Gold) in the category “Universal Artist”
– The Leonidas I Award from the International Academy “Italia in Arte nel Mondo”
In 2024 (Spain), she received the International Prize Velázquez & Goya (Barcelona) for artistic achievement and contribution to international artistic exchange.
Since February 2025, she has been a member of the European Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters (AESAL).
In April 2025, she received the International Prize “The New Great Masters in New York” (Artexpo New York). Her works were also presented at World Art Dubai.
In September 2025, she will be awarded the “Artists of the French Riviera” International Prize.
Teaching & Methodology
Natalia Grigorieva is the author of a unique method of teaching drawing and painting and the organizer of art courses and plein air workshops.
In 2025, Moscow State University of Civil Engineering launched a professional development program “Discover the Artist Within You”, based on her methodology.
Collections
Her works 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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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)