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Natalia Grezina was born in 1987 in Sevastopol, Crimea. She graduated from the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Sevastopol branch of the Moscow State University with a degree in Geography and Social Ecology; and from the School of Contemporary Art by the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. In 2010—2016 worked as an illustrator and graphic designer. Since 2018 lives and works in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. 

Natalia creates soft sculptures, objects, and installations, using embroidery, sewing and various artificial and natural materials. Her main topics are post-memory, the influence of historical heritage on personality, and the relationships between human culture and the natural environment. In her works, Natalia often refers to the allegorical language of fairy tales and myths, as well as to archetypal cultural images.

Represented by ADH Gallery (London).