Nataliia Pekelna

Nataliia Pekelna is a Ukrainian artist working in the fields of contemporary decorative art, intuitive painting, and mixed media. Her artistic practice combines the traditions of Ukrainian ornamental art with contemporary visual language and current tendencies of the international art scene.

The foundation of her work is rooted in Petrykivka painting, which she reinterprets through intuitive abstraction, rhythm, and layered floral compositions. Alongside her artistic practice, she is also a practitioner of body-oriented and meditative disciplines, which influence the contemplative atmosphere, movement, and inner harmony of her paintings.

In 2016, Nataliia Pekelna was certified as a Folk Master by the National Union of Folk Art Masters of Ukraine.

Her works have been exhibited at national decorative art exhibitions in Ukraine and are held in private collections in Ukraine, the United States, and Europe.

2015–2019
Private lessons at the studio of artist T. Vakulenko, who is a Distinguished Master of Folk Art of Ukraine and a member of the National Union of Folk Art Masters of Ukraine.

2015
Regional Organizational and Methodological Center of Culture and Arts, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Basic Course in Petrykivka Painting

1994 – 1996
Prosvita Society named after Taras Shevchenko, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Two-Year National Courses in Ukrainian and Foreign Languages, Department of English Language

1992 – 1997
H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv State Pedagogical University, Ukraine
Faculty of Physics and Mathematics
Specialization: Mathematics and Fundamentals of Computer Science

1984 – 1991
Music School of the KhTZ Cultural Center, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Piano, Folk Instruments Orchestra, Choir

2020 — “Pirnu u Pole Rozpysne”, Petrykivka Painting Exhibition, Regional Organizational and Methodological Center of Culture and Arts, Kharkiv, Ukraine

2018 — All-Ukrainian Art Project and Competition of Folk Art "Best Artwork of the Year", Kyiv, Ukraine
2016 — All-Ukrainian Art Project and Competition of Folk Art "Best Artwork of the Year", Kyiv, Ukraine
2016 — “Tree of Life — Tree of Knowledge”, Petrykivka Painting Exhibition, Regional Organizational and Methodological Center of Culture and Arts, Kharkiv, Ukraine

2016 — Graduate Exhibition of T. Vakulenko School, Regional Organizational and Methodological Center of Culture and Arts, Kharkiv, Ukraine