Natalia Fabia
American painter (born 1983)
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Natalia Fabia is an American painter, based in Orange County, California.
Natalia Fabia | |
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Fabia seen in 2015 working on her painting "Fruitful Goddess", which was part of her 2016 exhibition Rainbeau Samsara | |
| Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other name | Natalia Fabia–Bentley |
| Education | ArtCenter College of Design |
| Spouse | Jay Bentley |
| Children | 2 |
Early life, family and education
Natalia Fabia's parents immigrated from the Polish People's Republic.[1]
Fabia is married to Jay Bentley, and they have two children.[2] The family lives in Orange County, California.[2]
Career
Fabia is a graduate from ArtCenter College of Design's Illustration program.[when?][3] Fabia's career began in the early 2000s by showing in various group exhibitions around Los Angeles.[4] She quickly established herself in the field of figurative painting,[5] and her early works drew comparison to Toulouse-Lautrec in both style and content.[3] Fabia is known for predominantly using oil and employing alla prima painting techniques.[6]
Her early works are "filled with people, lush environments, ornate fashion, light interiors, glamour, graffiti, landscapes, punk rock music and an unapologetic sexiness."[7] Whilst her later works, predominantly from her show Rainbeau Samsara, focused on "life cycles and the stages and emotions within those time frames, from birth to transition."[8]
In 2010, she was named one of "LA's 100" most fascinating people in LA Weekly's 2010 People Issue.[9]
Her work is held in the collections of several prominent individuals, including Lena Dunham,[10][11] Mark Parker, Long Gone John, and Ulrich Seibert (Seibert Collection).[12]
She created the concert poster for the band Tool's 2022 performance in Utah,[13] the album art for Fat Mike's You're Welcome, and NOFX's album Cokie the Clown.[14][15] In 2025, she was named one of "Ten Essential Local Artists Inspired by the City of Angels" by Los Angeles Magazine.[16]
Her art has been featured in Vogue Italia,[17] Elle Magazine,[18] LA Weekly,[19] VICE,[1] The Los Angeles Times.[20] Her art has been described as "a testament to the modern woman."[21]
She appeared in the documentary film, Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski (2018) as herself.[22] She has also appeared on the American reality television series Miami Ink, and season 16 of The Bachelorette.[23][24]
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
- 2006: Hooker Manor, Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, California[25]
- 2007: Hooker Safari, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, California[26][27]
- 2008: Miss Hooker Beauty Pageant, Dragonfly, Los Angeles, California[28]
- 2009: Hooker Dreamscapes, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, California[29]
- 2012: Fashionable Aftertaste Without End, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, California[30]
- 2012: Miss Hooker Beauty Pageant, Dragonfly, Los Angeles, California[31][32]
- 2012: Punk Rock Rainbow Sparkle, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York City, New York[33][34]
- 2016: Rainbeau Samsara, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Group exhibitions
- 2009: True Self, Curated by Gary Baseman, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York City, New York[35]
- 2010: ¡Sugipop!, Portsmouth Museum of Art, Portsmouth, New Hampshire[36]
- 2010: Art from the New World, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol, UK
- 2010: Sanrio, Small Gift, Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California[37]
- 2011: The Emergence of the Pop Imagest, Venice, Italy; curated by Jonathan LeVine and Giovanni Bonelli[38]
- 2012: Hello Kitty, Hello Art!, Openhouse Gallery, New York City, New York[39]
- 2013: Risqué {Dirty Little Pictures}, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California[40]
- 2015: Invisible College, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana[41]
- 2015: Robert Williams' "Slang" & 20 Years Under the Influence of Juxtapose, Los Angeles, California[42]
- 2016: LA Art Show, Red Truck Gallery, Los Angeles, California[43]
- 2016: Scope Miami International Art Fair, Miami, Florida[44]
- 2016: Instalarity, Curated by F. Scott Hess, Q Art Salon, Santa Ana, California[45]
- 2017: Woman as Warrior, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, Illinois[46]
- 2018: California Art Cub 107th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, California[47]
- 2018: Painting the Figure NOW, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wausau, Wisconsin[48]
- 2018: Art Palm Beach, Sirona Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida[49]
- 2020: Distilled Beauty: Select Artists from the 14th International Art Renewal Center Salon, American Legacy Fine Arts, Pasadena, California[50]
- 2020: Unjust Contenment, BeinArt Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
- 2022: The Last Unicorn 40th Anniversary Group Show, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, California[51]
- 2025: Toys as Art, Art Inspired by Toys: Mattel's 80th Anniversary Group Exhibition, in collaboration between Mattel Creations and Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, California