Natalie Tarasar

Natalie Tarasar was born and raised in Colorado, which fueled her creativity. She moved to the Washington DC area to pursue a career in international development and environmental conservation, where she currently works at the World Wildlife Fund. She continues to pursue her artwork independently in her free time. She was the youngest artist to be juried into the Alexandria, VA Torpedo Factory’s Visiting Artist in Residence program and is a current member of the Arlington Artist Alliance.

Natalie is interested in figurative abstraction as a tool to communicate emotion. Her work typically entails still snapshots of the human form from varying angles overlaid on top of each-other. She experiments with multimedia, acrylics, pastels, and oils. She also is working on a Giving back to Wildlife Series of endangered species to support conservation efforts, which you can see on her website

2013 - 2015 American University, Washington, DC
2011 - 2013 Western State Colorado University, CO

2021 – Climate Justice Art Show, Citizens' Climate Lobby, VA
2021 – Arlington Artist Alliance Show, Gallery Underground, VA
2020 – World Wildlife Magazine (Winter)
2020 – The Board and Brew, College Park, MD
2015 – Visiting Artist in Residence, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA