Natalia Laluq Curriculum Vitae

Education and Training

1987-93

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Faculty of Book Design and Illustration, Kyiv Polytechnic University, Kyiv, Ukraine. Studied advanced drawing, painting, composition, art history, printmaking, design and calligraphy. Specialized in book design and illustration.

1983-86

Olga Krylova Studio, Kyiv, Ukraine. Studied drawing, painting, and composition.

Selected Solo Shows

2020

Unstretched, Coach House Studio, Toronto, On, Canada

2017

Zoom In and Zoom Out, paintings, Ya Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine

2017

Clay Hammer, ceramic objects, Robert Kananaj Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada

2016

Severe Beauty, paintings, Studio 5, Toronto, ON, Canada

2015

MADE-in-KYIV, paintings, Ya Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine

2014

Tollermania, ceramics installation and animation, Toller Cranston Studio/Gallery, SMA, GTO, Mexico

2009

The Canadiana Project, paintings, Station Community Gallery, Whitby, ON, Canada

2005

One-Stop-Transit, graphics, Die-HO Gallery, Westernhusen-Magdeburg, Germany

2004

Laluque at Coach House, paintings, graphics and ceramics, Coach House Studio/Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada

2003

Paintings and Ceramic Sculptures, Ya Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine

2002

Paintings, Oder 24 Gallery, Berlin, Germany

2001

New Collection, paintings and ceramics, Honchary Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine

2000

Another City, paintings, Galerie Im Flur, AMO Culture and Congress House, Magdeburg, Germany

2000

Steam Life, paintings, Artists in Residence Gallery, LaGrange, Georgia, the USA

Selected Group Shows

2022

Hold Fast, painting, along with Edward Burtynsky, Natalka Husar, William Kurelek. Curated by Olexander Wlasenko, Station Gallery, Whitby, ON, Canada

2018

Plein Air, paintings, Robert Kananaj Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada

2017

A-4 Ballpoint, ballpoint drawins, juried, Karas Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine

2015

RECONNECTION, paintings, together with Natalia Makievski, McKiev Studio, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

2010

Handle with Care, ceramic installation, within Nora, Leaving Torvald, Blackcurrant Productions and Laluque Atelier gallery as a part of Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2010, Toronto, ON, Canada

2008

Art in the Fall at 401 Richmond, Art in the Halls/Nuit Blanche, paintings, Toronto, ON, Canada

2008

Holly Fuss, Hotshot Gallery and Nobody's Business Theater, paintings, group exhibition within the play "Muhammad of Yorkville" by Johnnie Walker, Toronto, ON, Canada

2008

One Root, Many Routes, painting, KUMF Gallery, curated by Olexander Wlasenko, Toronto, ON, Canada

2006

The 0.7% show/fundraiser for HIV/Aids in Africa, curated by Antonia Lancaster, painting, The Propeller Centre For Visual Arts, Toronto, ON, Canada

2005

The 3th World Ceramic Biennale 2005 Korea (CEBIKO) International Competition , Icheon World Ceramic Center, South Korea

2003

Wendy Walgate and Natalia Laluque, ceramics, "New" Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada

2003

The 53rd International Ceramics Competition - The Exhibition: The shape between continuity and innovation, the International Museum of Ceramics, Faenza, Italy

2003

The 2nd World Ceramic Biennale 2003 Korea (CEBIKO) International Competition, The Icheon World Ceramic Center, South Korea

2003

Decorative Art of Ukraine of the End of XXth Century, ceramics, the Ukranian House, Kyiv, Ukraine

2000

27th Annual Toys Designed by Artists Exhibition, ceramics, The Arkansas Arts Center, Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, the USA

2000

5th Cairo International Biennale for Ceramics CAIRO 2000, National Center for Fine Arts, Giza, Egypt

2000

25th International Goudas Pottenbakkers Festival, ceramics, Gouda, Holland

1997

Ceramics, Graphics and Space: Galerie im Flur, ceramics, The AMO Culture and Congress House, Magdeburg, Germany

1997

Art-project Seasons, ceramics, EZ Gallery, Kiev, Ukraine

1993

Tea-Pot-93, ceramics, the Exhibition Space of Art Council of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine

1992

Studio-2, ceramics, Honchary Gallery, Kiev, Ukraine

Public Collections

2017

City of Ottawa, “Direct Purchase 2017” ( Le Breton Flats, The Pump House, Ottawa, December 21, 2016, painting)

Awards, Grants and Honorable Mentions

2017

Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council (for Zoom In and Zoom Out)

2013

Craft Projects Grant, Ontario Arts Council (for Tollermania)

2012

Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council (for Tollermania)

2010

Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council (Nuit Blanche)

2009

Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council (Canadiana Project)

2007

Visual Arts Mid-Career Grant, Ontario Arts Council (Canadiana Project)

2005

Honorable Mention, The 3rd World Ceramic Biennale 2005 Korea (CEBIKO) International Competition, The Icheon World Ceramic Center, South Korea

2003

Honorable Mention, The 2nd World Ceramic Biennale 2003 Korea (CEBIKO) International Competition, The Icheon World Ceramic Center, South Korea

2001

First Prize, Type Art International Competition, Moscow, Russia

Commissions

2008

THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM: ceramic collection "Trypillia", coincided with exhibition Mysteries of Ancient Ukraine: The Remarkable Trypilian Culture (5400-2700 BC), Toronto, ON, Canada

Catalogues

2009

The Canadiana Project, Station Community Gallery, curated by Olexander Wlasenko, Whitby, ON, Canada

2008

One Root, Many Routes, KUMF Gallery, The Ukrainian Canadian Art Foundation, curated by Olexander Wlasenko, Toronto, ON, Canada

2005

The 3rd World Ceramic Biennale 2005 Korea (CEBIKO) International Competition, The Icheon World Ceramic Center, South Korea

2003

Decorative Art of Ukraine of the End of XXth Century, curated by Zoia Chegousova, Kiev, Ukraine

2003

53rd International Ceramic Competition - The Exhibition "The shape between continuity and innovation", International Museum of Ceramics, Faenza, Italy

2003

The 2nd World Ceramic Biennale 2003 Korea (CEBIKO) International Competition, The Icheon World Ceramic Center, South Korea

2000

AIM for ARTS, International Competition, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC, Canada

2000

5th Cairo International Biennale for Ceramics Exhibition CAIRO, National Center for Fine Arts, Giza, Egypt

1998

The Art of Ukraine of the XXth Century, Ukrainian House, Kiev, Ukraine

Selected Bibliography

August 2009

Taste Canadian/Canadian tastes: Natalie Laluque at Station Gallery, Whitby, Murray Whyte, the Toronto Star: Untitled, www.thestar.blogs.com

August 2009

A Fresh Perspective: The Canadiana Project, Andrea Carson, View on Canadian Art, www.viewoncanadianart.com

August 2009

The Canadiana Series, Mike Landry, Things of Desire - Canadian's Alternative Art Weekly, www.thingsofdesire.ca

volume 4 issue 12 2007

Cover story: Painting a masterpiece, Simona Siad, The Canadian Immigrant magazine, Canada

#63 2006

Natalia Laluque: Facets of Perfection on an Earthen Vessel, Tatiana Tkachenko, Ceramics Art and Perception magazine, Australia