Natali Medvedieva

I am Natali Medvedieva, a Ukrainian visual artist based in Lviv. I work primarily with handmade cast paper, creating tactile, relief-based works that combine qualities of drawing and sculpture.
I work directly with paper pulp and have developed my own method of shaping texture, relief and volume by hand, without conventional adhesives. The physical qualities of paper are essential to the work. It records touch, pressure and movement, while its vulnerability and temporality connect naturally with the subjects I explore.
Memory, embodiment and perception are central to my work. I am interested in how experiences remain within the body, how memories change over time, and how words, touch and our earliest encounters with the world influence the way we perceive ourselves and reality.
Paper is especially meaningful to me because it can preserve a trace while carrying the possibility of its disappearance. This relationship between preservation and change has become an important part of my artistic language.
My work has been exhibited in Ukraine, Switzerland and Turkey. In 2026, I participated in the LCCA Summer School in Latvia and the 11th International Culture and Artists’ Meeting (IKKO) in Switzerland. I am also a co-founder of Strilci...

2026 — LCCA Summer School: Re-Enchanted Worlds: Contemporary Practices and Traditional Knowledge, Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art (LCCA), Madona, Latvia

2015–2019 — Studies at the Ukrainian Academy of Printing, Department of Graphic, Lviv, Ukraine

2026 — Papier: Scherenschnitte, Collage, Pop-up, Group Exhibition, Kunstraum Satellit, Thun, Switzerland
2026 — Group Exhibition, Lady Evelyn, Thun, Switzerland
2026 — Touches, Group Exhibition, Strilciv5 Contemporary Art Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine
2024 — Group Exhibition, Modi Art Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2021 — Return to the Roots, Solo Exhibition, Svit Kavy Gallery & Cafe, Lviv, Ukraine
2019 — About Woman, Solo Exhibition, Superwoman Lviv Forum, Lviv, Ukraine
2016 — Art WEEK, Group Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey