Natalia Nikolaevna Dik (born July 26, 1961) is a contemporary Russian painter, art teacher, and member of Saint Petersburg Union of Artists.
Life and work Natalia Dik was born July 26, 1961, in the town of Chesnokovka (renamed to Novoaltaysk in 1962) in Altai Krai in the USSR.
From 1976 to 1980 she studied at the Novoaltaysk College of Art. Afterwards, she taught art at the Children's Art School in the village of Klyuchi in Altai Krai.
From 1983 to 1989 she studied at the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, at the painting studio of Boris Ugarov.Юбилейный справочник выпускников Санкт-Петербургского академического института живописи, скульптуры и архитектуры имени И. Е. Репина Российской Академии художеств. 1915—2005. — Санкт Петербург: «Первоцвет», 2007. С.150 Her teacher was Viktor Reikhet as well. While studying, Natalia Dik received the so-called Ilya Repin grant awarded for high achievements.
Her graduation work "Na Onege" ("On the Onega river") was shown at the exhibition of the USSR Academy of Arts graduates and awarded with a Silver Medal in 1989.Удостоверение о награждении выдано Президиумом Академии художеств СССР 27 декабря 1989 года, .
Since 2002 Natalia Dik has been a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists.
In 2009 Natalia Dik participated in the Noordwijk Painting Festival (Netherlands) and was awarded with a Rembrandt Painting Award nomination.
She works and lives both in St.Petersburg and Amsterdam.
Exhibitions 1988 — "Soviet Art from the Academy", New York Academy of Art, New York (USA)Catalogue of the exhibition "Soviet Art from the Academy", Drawings and paintings by outstanding young artists from I.E.Repin Institute, Leningrad, the historic art academy of the Soviet Union. New York Academy of Art. October 19 - November 27, 1988, p.45, 46. 1989 — London (UK) 1990 — Milan (Italy) 1994 — London (UK) 1995 — "Die Bilderwelt der Natalia Dik", Lütt Galerie, Fahrdorf (Germany)Article „Die Bilderwelt der Natalia Dik: Junge Russin stellt in der „Lütt Galerie“ in Fahrdorf aus" in the newspaper „Schleswiger Nachrichten“ 01.11.95. 1996 — Brentwood (UK) 1997 — Galerie "Das Fenster", Kiel (Germany) 1998 — Moscow (Russia) 1999 — St.Petersburg (Russia) 2001 — St.Petersburg (Russia) 2002 — Helsinki (Finland) 2006 — s’Graveland (Netherlands) 2007 — Galerie Goda, Amsterdam (Netherlands) 2007 — Bolsjoi Oktober Festival, Amsterdam (Netherlands) 2007 — Galerie Amstelart, Brussels (Belgium) 2007 — Heemstede (Netherlands) 2008 — Galleri Sjöhästen, Stockholm (Sweden) 2008 — Liaohe Art Museum (China) 2009 — Bergen (Netherlands) 2010 — «De Egmondse Nieuwen 2010», Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen (Netherlands)Kranenburgh Museum Bergen 2010 — «De Oude Kerk geschilderd» ", Katwijks Museum, Katwijk (Netherlands)(Catalogue of the exhibition «De Oude Kerk geschilderd» ", Katwijks Museum, 15 juni-25 september 2010, z.110. 2011 — "Kunst10daagse Bergen", Bergen aan Zee (Netherlands)De kunst10daagse Bergen - Natalia Dik 2011 — "Ver weg, en toch zo dichtbij", Gallery PR² Art Podium, Amsterdam (Netherlands) 2012 год — «Санкт-Петербургскому Союзу художников 80 лет», Санкт-Петербург (Россия) 2019 год — «Lang Leve Rembrandt», Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
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External links Artist's Personal Site Artist at Work Natalia Dik at the Paintersweek "In het licht van Walcheren" in Domburg (Netherlands) Natalia Dik is a winner at the Noordwijk Painting Festival (Netherlands) in «Rembrandt Painting Award» Nomination