Old masters' techniques and a contemporary approach to oil paintings are entwined in atmospheric and dynamic figurative canvases by Nataliya Zozulya. Alongside German artist Viktoria Veil's detailed graphic artworks and modern classic ceramics by Katalin Szallas.
Kingston-based artist Nataliya Zozulya started working as a figurative painter when she graduated from National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in Kiev, Ukraine. She used to work with globally-renowned artist Eric Rimmington when her family moved to London in 2001.
During her career as a professional artist, Nataliya completed a number of projects each having a distinct theme: her early subtle figurative paintings explored femininity, later bright bold canvasses depicted the impressions from her travels to North Africa and South East. Nataliya uses muffled, reserved colours in her series of London cityscapes, portraying the city void of the immediate physical presence of people.
Nataliya's interest in people ensures that Nataliya is foremost an accomplished portrait painter and this year was participant of SKY Portrait Artist of the year 2020.
Nataliya works in layers and her mastery of oil painting techniques allows her to effortlessly adapt her methods to the demands of the project, ranging from washes, thin layers of paint, to coarse, spontaneous impasto, working with palette knives and, if needed, fingers to enrich the texture of the painting.
During her professional career as an artist, Nataliya held numerous successful solo and group shows in London, Moscow, Manila, Ankara, Istanbul, Magdeburg, Kiev and her painting can be found in private collections internationally. She is a member of Richmond Art Society, The Fountain Gallery Artists Association, local Art group KAOS, Commonwealth of Artists of the Ukraine. She exhibits in Mall Galleries with ROI.
She is a member of the Commonwealth of Artists of the Ukraine, Richmond Art Society, Fountain Gallery, KAOS. She exhibits in Mall Galleries and was participant of SKY Portrait Artist of the year 2020.
Viktoria Veil completed her art studies as a master of graphic technology, lithography, engraving, etching, as well as drawing, painting, composition and illustration in the National Academy of Arts and Architecture in Kiev, Ukraine. As one of the best students she consequently was invited to work there, becoming a lecturer in painting and composition of Fine Arts Department. Viktoria Veil has been living in Germany as a freelance artist since 2003 and has been a lecturer at the Youth Art School since 2013.
She exhibited her works worldwide and has her paintings and prints in many private collections .
Nine small graphics by Viktoria have already been sent into space on a Chinese spaceship "Shenzhou" and now can be admired in the Millennium Tower in Magdeburg.
Viktoria's sculpture The Magdeburg Hemisphere as apart of celebration of Otto von Guericke”s experiments with vacuum was install in Magdeburg.
Katalin Szallas studied art and trained to be an art teacher in Eger, Hungary. She came to the UK in 1997, joined a pottery class and then completed a course in throwing, decorating and glazing at London Open College. She set up her pottery studio in 2013 and since 2018 has been teaching pottery in adult education and running afternoon pottery clubs for junior school children.
Katalin produces modern classics in porcelain and stoneware from her Kingston studio. Each vessel is a one-off piece thrown on the potter’s wheel or handbuilt.
Although inspired by nature organic forms such as trees and pebbles, her objects are quite crisp and there is a clean, modern aspect to them. Katalin constantly searches for new shapes to complement her slip decoration. She seeks to capture quietness, a moment of stillness among the bustle and constant noise of modern living, creating objects asking to be touched, loved and used. They are designed for living, for enhancing everyday pleasures.
Katalin’s decoration is focused on texture and contrast. This is achieved by leaving some parts of her ceramics unglazed or, by using slip trailing, she manages to create the resemblance of bare branches and wintry landscapes.
Katalin is an award winning potter who was selected for the Rising Stars Exhibition at the New Ashgate Gallery in 2012 and the Craft Potters Association “Adopt a Potter” mentoring programme in 2016 ( mentor Nicola Tassie). She has won both “Best Thrown Exhibit”- 2013 and Best Technical Accomplishment”-2012 at the London Potter’s Annual Exhibition, Morley