Nata Shemshur

Nata Shemshur is an American - Ukrainian contemporary artist
and designer with artistic pedagogical education. Artist name is Natalia Ignatenko (pseudonym Nata Shemshur).

She was born in 1966 in Odesa, Ukraine. In 2016, Nata moved to the USA, where she has lived since then.

In her works, she combines classical and contemporary art. From the image of people, nature with their depth to the transfer of the abstract and expressive. Her work also focuses on current social issues.

Multi-disciplinary artist, whose name is officially entered in the art market Artprice (France).
Inspired by the classics of Michelangelo, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso artist Nata Shemshur tries to make conceptual contributions to contemporary art.

Artist statement:
The main goal is to convey an emotional and semantic message. Her work is not only visually attractive but also gives an impetus to philosophize. All the artist's works have several semantic levels. They unite in themselves today's worldview of the artist and appeal to something historical that unites us all. They convey both the deep inner world of the image and the abstractness of the expressiveness and musicality of painting.

Before becoming an artist, she worked for over 10 years in educat...

Education
2021 - Currently a student of MoMa courses Modern Art & Ideas The Museum of Modern Art, Contemporary Art.

1998-2003 - the Grekov Art College (Academic program: painting, graphics, anatomy human, art historical, teaching art) in Odesa, Ukraine.
1995-1996 - the Department of Practical Psychology of South Ukrainian Pedagogical University in Odesa, Ukraine.
1990-1993 - the Art University (ZNUI) (drawing, painting) in Moscow, Russia.

Courses
2006 - Educational System service class foundation Interior Designer in Odesa, Ukraine.
2004 - Computer Graphic Designer
at the "Status" training center in Odesa, Ukraine.

2025
SWISSARTEXPO - Zurich’s central train station, Switzerland
2025
Thomson Gallery Fine Art - Zug, Switzerland
2025
CASA DEL ARTE Palma - Palma, Spain
2024
Andie Art Gallery - Athens, Greece
2024
Andakulova Gallery - ОАЭ, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2024
Nicoleta Gallery - Berlin, Germany
2024
SWISSARTEXPO 2024 - Zurich, Switzerland
2023
ARTBOX.PROJECT Miami 4.0 - Miami, United States
2023
Nicoleta Gallery Berlin - Berlin, Germany
2023
ANDIE ART GALLERY ATHENS - Athens, Greece
2023
Casa del arte, exposición permanente - Palma, Spain
2023
THOMSON GALLERY ZUG SWITZERLAND - Zug, Switzerland
2023
NYC ART EXPO 2.0 / Pier 36, Lower East Side of Manhattan - New York, United States

Publication 2023
The Laconic. Arts Magazine of NCC- The Laconic. Fall 2023 "Best Of" Art Contest Winner

Solo Exhibition 2022

Brooklyn Public Library, New York - New York, United States

2022
MORA Museum - Jersey City, NJ, United States
2022
BIENNIAL ARTBOX EXPO, Venice 1.0 - Venice, Italy
2022
One Art Space Gallery NYC, Art Movement - New York, United States
03/2022 - Project Venezia 1.0 and shown at the Biennale Art Expo, Tana Art Space, Venice/Italy, May 2022
12/2021 - Certificate of IAF I International Art Fair, Margo Gallery, New York, US
2019 - At the...