House by the sea and a purple hare (2022) Textile Art by Nataliia Lepikhina

Natalia was born in 1998 in Russia, Nickel, Murmansk region. Her native city was in the Far North, near Norway. As a child, she often had trips there, where she have been inspired by nature and Scandinavian style. In 2016, Natalia entered the St. Petersburg State University for a bachelor's degree in the Faculty of Arts, the program of arts and crafts. Her graduation work "3D editor" was exhibited at the IV international Triennial of Textile Art and Contemporary Tapestry in the Museum Reserve Tsaritsyno in Moscow and won the first place in the “Best art object in the interior” nomination in 2022. In 2020, after graduating from a bachelor's degree, the artist entered the master's program at the Stieglitz Academy of Art and Design, specialising in Artistic Textiles. In the closing year of studying, while working on her master’s project, Natalia was forced to leave her country. Now she lives and works in Georgia.

• Nationality: RUSSIA
• Date of birth : unknown date
• Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
• Groups: Professional Artist Russian Contemporary Artists