Natasha Lien is a fine artist in drawing, painting and printmaking. Public and Private Collections include: Victoria & Albert Museum, Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, HRH The Prince of Wales.
Natasha Lien (b. 1977) fine artist in drawing, painting and printmaking.
Natasha's compositions depict people, landscapes and cityscapes working with perspective, colour, tone, rhythm and form. She draws and paints from life and in many locations, from drawing large-scale interiors in the V&A, creating etchings from detailed studies of trees on Hampstead Heath, to painting landscapes in Jordan. Natasha Lien uses a skilful and academically sound grasp of her medium to paint spaces that resonate, such as her empty landscapes on a refugee island in Greece and her contemporary take on mythological themes in homage to the great masters which includes “Transition” (after Titian’s “Diana and Actaeon”) The titles of her work playfully inform the content.
After her undergraduate training at Central St Martin's, Natasha completed her postgraduate studies at The Royal Drawing School. Following graduation, one of her drawings Kensington Gardens (138 x 149cm) was selected by Royal Academician Ben Levine for the 2007 Summer Exhibition. The drawing, depicting a view of trees, was given a special mention by Levine who thought it "especially memorable"; it was also featured on The Royal Academy website and in their illustrated catalogue. Following this success, Natasha received a commission for a 4ft x 4ft drawing of The Old Vic Theatre. Other notable drawings include 'V&A New Court' and 'Trajan in the Cast Court'; a solar photo etching of the latter has been acquired by the V&A. The project was highly appreciated and you may learn more about it in the following publication
Natasha has shown her work in many exhibitions, including the 2004 and 2008 Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions, the Friends Open exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery, the NEAC at the Mall Galleries, Chase Exhibition at The Royal College of Art. She has had a solo exhibition in the Pearson Gallery at The Slade and has exhibited in NOA at Somerset House and Bermondsey Project Space as well as Blah Blah Projektraum in Berlin.
Natasha enjoys teaching and is currently a visiting tutor at The Art Academy and The Heatherley School of Fine Art. She also teaches privately in her home studio and has taught a private landscape painting course in Italy. She also conducts workshops in schools nationally.
In 2017 Natasha was invited to become a member of the Arborealists and in 2018 exhibited in several exhibitions with them. She also exhibited with them in 2019, including at The Musee Collégiale Sainte-Croix de Loudun, France and Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery in Gilbraltar in 2021 and Norwich Catherdral Hostry.
Natasha is an accomplished cellist and her early training as a musician informs her drawings of musicians in action. She was artist in residence at Tetbury Music Festival. She plays the cello regularly in a number of orchestras, including the Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra.
Public and Private Collections include: Victoria & Albert Museum, Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, HRH The Prince of Wales.