Natta Konysheva

Natta Konysheva (Russian: Натта Ивановна Конышева)
Born	9 June 1935 Moscow, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Education	1959 graduated from Moscow Polygraphists Institute
Known for	Painter
Movement	reportage with miracle elements, genre painting, family portraits
Awards	Main Prize Laureate of the "Spring Saloon-98" – creative contest for women artists in Russia. Culture Ministry of the Russian Federation Medalist in 2000. Laureate of the Victor Popkov Contest (the second degree) in 2008.

Natta Konysheva (Russian: Натта Ивановна Конышева) (birth 9 June 1935, Moscow) — Painter.

Biography

In 1959 she graduated from Moscow Polygraphists Institute. She has been participated in the exhibitions since 1965.

During 1960–1970 years she worked in industrial graphic design. She illustrated and designed books for the following publishing houses: Sovetsky Pisatel, Geographizdat, Altaisky publishing house.

In 1974 she joined MSKh (Moscow Painters Organization).^[1][2]

A member of Women Artists Association "IRIDA".^[3]

She started from participation in the apartment’s views and rare semi-permitted shows in the large scale exhibitions. She is promoting her method of art as"reportage with miracle elements".

Natta Konysheva personal exhibitions were held in Moscow, Russia (1974, 1987, 1988, 2005, 2008) and in France (1988, 1994).

Artist about his credo

• At the opening of the art exhibition "From Repin up to the avant-garde" on 28 September 2009 in the Institute of Restoration: "Yes, I’m common as everybody, nothing special, I’m treading the ground. Workaholic. More carpenter than painter." (VESTI-MOSCOW 29.09.09 21:31).^[4]

Albums

• 1988 "Catalogue. Natta Konysheva. Painting." Introduction article by Meiland, Viliam Leonidovich. Moscow Association of Artists in RSFSR Publ. Изд. «Sovetsky hudozhnik», Moscow (Russia).
• 2006 "Time of changes. 1960-1985 Art in the USSR." ^[5] Interactive program. Information Centre "Russian museum: virtual branch", Saint-Petersburg (Russia).
• 2007 "Natta Konysheva. Painting."^[6] Publ. "Richard Cash Publishers", Moscow (Russia).

Articles

• 2000 Leonid Lerner. "NATA from Kilerov Tupik" ^[7] Journal "Ogon'ek".
• 2001 Meiland, Viliam Leonidovich. "Natta Konysheva Span Gold."^[8] Journal "So – Obsh’eniye".
• 2005 Velimir Moist. "Legend in gumshoes"^[9] Web-site Gazeta.ru
• 2005 Igor Chuvilin. "Put down"^[10] Web-site ANO "Editors of Daily NEWSPAPER"
• 2008 Dmitry Shirokov. "Natta Konysheva: thirty thousands paintings and one book."^[11] Web-site Polit.ru

Works in Collections

• State Russian Museum.^[12] Saint-Petersburg. Russia.
• Bryansk Art Museum.^[13] Bryansk. Russia.
• Contemporary Art Museum ART4.RU.^[14]Moscow. Russia.
• Gregory Gallery – New York.^[15] USA.
• Kovalsky Art Gallery.^[16] Paolo Alto, CA. USA.
• René Guerra Collection. Paris. France.
• The Kolodzei Collection of Russian and Eastern European Art, Kolodzei Art Foundation.^[17] Highland Park, NJ. USA
• VArt Collection.^[18] Moscow. Russia.

Exhibitions

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• 1994 An exhibition together with Marc Chagall, Matisse and Katya Medvedeva in Nice. France
• 1995 /+ by -/ An exhibition together with Victor Krotov . Central House of Artists. Moscow.Russia
• 2005 Natta Konysheva World and we are in it.^[19] Central House of Artists. Moscow. Russia
• 2008 Natta Konysheva and Oleg Sergeev. Painting.^[20] Moscow. Moscow Commonwealth of Artists (‘MSKh’) Painters association. Exhibition Hall on 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya, 20.Moscow. Russia

External links

• Life Journal Community: All about Natta (Russian: Все о Натте)^[21]

References

1. (Russian)http://artanum.ru/art/db/invention.php?id=311
2. (Russian)http://www.moscow-painters.ru/db/invention.php?id=311
3. (English) http://www.iridaartinter.ru/art/konisheva_eng.html
4. (Russian)http://www.vesti-moscow.ru/rnews.html?id=64842&cid=15
5. (Russian)http://virtualrm.spb.ru/ru/node/303
6. (Russian)http://www.rcpublish.ru/index.php?option=com_jportfolio&cat=3&project=7&Itemid=33
7. (Russian)http://www.ogoniok.com/archive/2000/4665/38-58-61/
8. (Russian)http://www.soob.ru/n/2005/12/2/3
9. (Russian)http://www.gazeta.ru/2005/08/04/oa_166306.shtml
10. (Russian)http://www.gzt.ru/53300.html
11. (Russian)http://www.polit.ru/culture/2008/04/08/natta_konysheva.html
12. (Russian)http://virtualrm.spb.ru/ru/taxonomy/term/748
13. (Russian)http://www.museum.ru/M1461
14. (English)http://www.art4.ru/en/artists/detail.php?ID=6585
15. (English)http://www.gregorygallery.com/?content%2FGALLERY_COLLECTION%2FNatta_Konisheva%2F
16. (English)http://www.kovalskyart.com/artists/natta_konysheva/
17. (English)http://www.kolodzeiart.org/kolodzeicol.html
18. (English)http://www.vartcollection.com/
19. (Russian)http://www.museum.ru/N23181
20. (Russian)http://www.moscow-painters.ru/publications/index.php?id=178
21. (Russian)http://community.livejournal.com/nattakonisheva/