Natalia Laluque

BIOGRAPHY

Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Natalia earned her degree at Kiev Technical University, specializing in graphic design. She has worked as a professional painter and ceramic artist for over 15 years and is considered one of Kiev's leading artists. Working equally comfortably in clay and paint, Natalia creates paintings based on the beauty of everyday life. She says: "the way we look at the world is a reflection of our inner self. One person can pass a beautiful garden and not notice it, and another person can find beauty in the most cluttered up corner."

The past year has been particularly busy for Natalia. Having exhibited her works extensively throughout Europe and the US, Natalia stayed close to home with a successful ceramic exhibition in Toronto in the *New* gallery. Her work has appeared in a number of different publications, including ELLE Ukraine magazine. Around the same time, the International Ceramics Museum in Faenza, Italy invited Natalia Laluque to take part in an exhibition of modern ceramics entitled "The Shape Between Continuity and Innovation" in conjunction with the 53rd International Competition of Contemporary Ceramics.

Before Natalia's departure to Canada, in an interview with BBC Radio Ukraine, the artist said she was moving to a new country to seek new inspiration for her art and to change the angle of her vision on herself and the world. This painting exhibition will be the artist's first description of that new view.