Carole Nataf

Carole Nataf is an Allaprima Oil Painting Artist, recently based in London. She was born in Paris in 1989 where she lived for more than 20 years. She grew up in the heart of the Latin Quarter in Paris, influenced by the intellectual and academic vibrancy of the city. There, she discovered French impressionist painting and the impressionist focus on light and color. In the summer of 2008, she joined Parsons School of Design in NYC to follow the Summer Illustration program. She studied Literature and Philosophy at the university of La Sorbonne where she grew a strong interest in Philosophy of Art and Aesthetic Theory.

While studying Art privately in Paris, NYC, San Francisco and Boston, she was naturally drawn to Plein Air painting and wet-on-wet oil painting techniques. Her figurative portraits, landscapes and still life paintings are inspired by the traditional impressionist process consisting of painting outdoors and from life, immersed at the heart of her subjects.



Her paintings explore the power and delicacy of reflexive light: reflections at the surface of the water, on glass, metal and gold, in eyes, on skin or hair. Her work features the representation of contrasting textures by associating soft and harsh elements,...

Self-taught artist

Parsons School of Design, Summer Program, New York, Illustration
La Sorbonne, Bachelor in Humanities, Paris France, Major in Philosophy
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Studio Art Classes, Oil Painting and Portraits
Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Oil Painting

2018
- Solo Exhibit, Strada Exhibition, Paris, France
- 'Gray Area' Exhibition, Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA
- ' The Figure in Color' group exhibition, Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA

2017
- 87th Annual Juried Open Exhibition, National Art League, Douglaston, New York
- Recent Works and The Berta Golahny Awards 2017 exhibition, CCAE, Cambridge, Massachusetts, group exhibition
- 'Contours and Configurations', Golden Thread Gallery, Hartford, Connecticut

2016
- Carole Nataf Oil Paintings, Barismo on Broadway, Cambridge, Massachusetts, solo exhibition
- Art’n’Noise Holiday Splash, Boston Massachusetts