Natalia Zurakowska

1965

Born in Smolensk, Russia

1977-1984 
Student at the national arts school ‘Taras Shevchenko’ in Kyiv, Ukraine.

1985-1991 
Arts studies at the public university of applied arts in Kyiv; Honorific graduation

Studies of graphic and drawing at the academy of arts in Kyiv, Ukraine. 

Since 1985 

Illustrations for numerous children’s books and magazines for Ukrainian and Russian publishers.

Since 1990 – several solo- and group exhibitions in the Ukraine and in Germany

1991 
Relocation to Munich. Illustrations for children’s books and magazines for German and Austrian publishers. Free works.

1995-1998

Participation in the annual illustrator exhibition in the Munich academy of arts as well as the cultural centers ‘Gasteig’ and ‘Gröbenzell’

1999 
Foundation of the independent school of arts ‘Regenbogen’ (rainbow - www.kunstschule-regenbogen.de) for children and adults in Munich.

2001-2005

Annual solo exhibition in the ‘Irena’ gallery of arts in Kyiv, Ukraine: ‘Spontaneous Narratives’, ‘Subconscious’, ‘Walls’, ‘Lulaks’

2002

 ‚World of the Lulaks‘ in ‘Mia’ gallery of arts in Munich.

2007

Exhibition ‚Close and Far – 2 Russian artists in Munich‘ in the gallery of arts ‘Theresien 13’.

2008 

Foundation of the registered association InKreaR e.V. (www.inkrear.de), CEO

2010

Exhibition ‚Russian Migration Art‘, ‘Fuhrmann’ gallery of arts in Trudering, Munich.

2011

German-French gathering of artists 2011, Forum ‘Art&Dialogue’, Exhibition in the Benediktiner cloister.

2012

‚Biennale Internationale des Arts Contemporains‘ in France

2001-2013

Participation in the annual Christmas exhibition of the ‘Berufsverbands Bildender Künstler’ in the ‘Galerie der Künstler’ in Munich.

2016

Exhibition ‚sleek & rough‘ in the gallery of arts in ‘Kulturzentrum Gröbenzell’.

                December: Participation in exhibition of illustrators ‘Faszination Buch’.

2013-2017

Multiple charitable exhibitions ‚Artists for Ukraine‘ by the INKREAR society in ‘Kulturpavillon am Romanplatz’, Munich.

2018

June: Exhibition ‚Texture of nature‘ in the ‘Sardenhaus’ hall, Munich.

2019

Participation in the ‚Leto‘ summer exhibition in Wessling

2015-2019

Participation in ‚Art-Muck‘ Exhibition on Praterinsel, Munich

Traditional Ukrainian painting and decorative arts, abstract and realistic arts, children’s books illustrations for publishers in Ukraine, Germany, Austria and Russia. She’s called an ‘exploring artist’.