natalia berglund

natalia berglund

Minneapolis, MN, United States

About natalia berglund

Natalia Berglund is a multidisciplinary visual artist who works in a variety of different mediums, with a primary focus on portraiture. Her latest body of work builds upon Orthodox iconography and fashion photography. Drawing parallels between the high drama of ancient Russian icons and more contemporary representations of women in the media, Natalia’s work explores the tension inherent in modern ideals of femininity. At once both rejecting and embracing traditional religious portraiture, her current work is sensual, powerful and unafraid to challenge both Russian and American ideals of what it means to be a woman. Hailing from Minsk, Belarus, and educated in the United States (where she currently resides) Natalia is in a unique position to parse the differences between East and West. Her first solo exhibition, “Faces of Change” was recently on display at the Museum of Russian Art in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Education:

Minsk Art Lyceum, Belarus
BS in Graphic Design, University of Minnesota

Events:

2020 – LA Art Show, bG gallery

2019 – Saatchi Art "The Other Art Fair" Chicago

2019 – LA Art Show, bG gallery

2016 – ARTGAZE Free Arts MN charitable auction | Minneapolis MN

2014 – Art Incognito - Free Arts MN charitable auction | Minneapolis MN

Exhibitions:

2020 – Jimmy Wilson Gallery | group exhibition

2020 – Idealized Imperfection | University of St. Thomas | St. Paul MN | two-person exhibition

2020 – Known – BG Gallery | Santa Monica CA | group exhibition

2019 – One Room – The Cowles Center | Minneapolis MN | solo exhibition

2019 – inVisible – Circa Gallery | Minneapolis MN | juried group exhibition

2019 – Gifts and Prayers - The Romanovs and Their Subjects – El Paso Museum of History | El Paso TX

2019 – Ten – BG Gallery | Santa Monica CA | group exhibition

2019 – C4W - Gamut Gallery | Minneapolis MN | juried group exhibition

2019 – MN State Fair Art Show | St. Paul MN | juried group exhibition (received Minnesota Figure Study Collaborative award)

2019 – Inaugural – BG Gallery | Santa Monica CA | group exhibition

2019 – The Art Collective Gallery | Rogers AR | group exhibition

2019 – From Fire and Earth – El Paso Museum of History | El Paso TX

2019 – The Hive | Minneapolis MN | solo show

2018 – C4W – Gamut Gallery | Minneapolis MN | juried group exhibition

2018 – The Museum of Russian Art | Minneapolis MN | solo exhibition

2017 – Open Door 13 – Rosalux Gallery | Minneapolis MN | juried group exhibition

2017 – C4W - Gamut Gallery | Minneapolis MN | juried group exhibition

2017 – Through My Eyes – Paramount Center for the Arts | St Cloud MN | juried group exhibition

2017 – Sq2 - Gamut Gallery | Minneapolis MN | group exhibition

2017 – Spectrum Gestalt – BG Gallery | Santa Monica CA | juried group exhibition

2016 – C4W - Gamut Gallery | Minneapolis MN | juried group exhibition

2015 – Wintertide - NEMAA & Public Functionary | Minneapolis MN | juried group exhibition
(received “Audience Choice Award”)

2014 – Minnetonka Center for the Arts | juried group exhibition