Natasha Zraikat
Natasha Zraikat is a magical realist oil painter living on the Gold Coast, Australia. She has a deep interest in environmentalism, humanitarianism, classical art and story telling and these themes underpin much of her work. She hopes to bring meaning and positive change to the world through her paintings and their stories.
Born in California to Jordanian-Palestinian and Russian-Ukrainian parents, Natasha migrated to Australia as a child where she has lived ever since. Her earliest artistic memories include drawing, studying and surrounding herself with animals. This lifelong affinity has seen Natasha grow into a passionate environmentalist, and these themes have spilled into her work in recent years as her concerns about the state of the natural and human worlds continue to intensify.
Natasha’s paintings bring us to a place where realism and imagination meet. Through brilliant, oil-painted sky scapes, narrative portraiture, allegory and symbolism, her works offer an insight into the artist’s innermost musings. Building upon previous years in contemporary portraiture, Natasha’s more recent works look beyond the physical subject – diving into the realms of deeper consciousness and the human relationship with the natural and spiritual worlds.
She is fascinated with nature, humanity and how the two interconnect. The animal allegories found in her work represent various parts of her own psyche and how she perceives reality, exploring our intrinsic connection to our natural surroundings. Thoughtful compositions, glowing palettes and painterly brushwork combine, blurring the lines which often define realism and inviting the viewer into a dream-like state where intuitive meaning triumphs over physical reality.
Selected works
