Natalia Petrova is working in illustration and design of books for children. She graduated from Children’s Art School No. 1 named after V. Serov, and The Moscow State University of Printing named after Ivan Fiodorov.
She teaches in Fine Arts Children’s Studio of The State Museum of Fine Arts named after A.S.Pushkin (“Museyon” Children’s Centre, Moscow), delivers workshops for children. Natalia participates in Russian and international exhibitions and book fairs. She is member of The Artists Community “Magic Saw”, and of “Book Graphics” Section of The Moscow Artists Union. She is working for “Samokat” Publishing House. Natalia is designer and developer of “Magic Saw” website.
In 2007, Natalia received a Certificate of Merit of the contest “Book Art. Traditions and Lookout” held jointly by Association of Book Publishers of Russia and The Moscow State University of Printing, and with involvement of the leading publishing and printing houses of Russia, creative professional organizations and unions, in the nomination “Children’s Book” for the book “Turnip” collectively with other picture books of “Samokat” Publishing House.
Exhibitions
2003 – “Book Illustration in Russia” as part of The Frankfurt International Book Fair. Germany
2006 – Exhibition “Picture Book” of The Artists Community “Magic Saw” in the Exhibition Hall of The Library named after I.S.Turgenev. Moscow
2007 – Exhibition of Russian Book Illustrators in Tehran. KANOON’s Kid Museum. Iran
2008 – Exhibition “Picture Book-2” of The Artists Community “Magic Saw” in the Exhibition Hall of The Library named after I.S.Turgenev. Moscow
2008 – Exhibition of The Artists Community “Magic Saw”. Exhibition Hall on Kuznetsky Bridge,11. Moscow
2009 – «BIB 2009» – “The Biannual of Illustration Bratislava”. Slovakia
2010 – Gallery Kultproekt: Exhibition “Book Theatre” of The Artists Community “Magic Saw”. Moscow
2011 – Exhibition “Picture Spruce” of The Artists Community “Magic Saw” in the “Museyon” Children’s Centre, of The State Museum of Fine Arts named after A.S.Pushkin. Moscow
2011 – Bologna International Children’s Book Fair. Italy
2012 – Exhibition “Artist and a Book. To 80th anniversary of The Moscow Artists Union”. Exhibition Hall on Kuznetsky Bridge, 11. Moscow
Books
1.”WE STROLLED ALONG THE PARK” by A. Timofeyevsky, “Samokat” Publishing House, 2012.
http://www.samokatbook.ru/ru/book/view/161/
http://www.ozon.ru/context/detail/id/19382767/
2.”LET CLUMSY RUN” by A. Timofeyevsky, “Samokat” Publishing House, 2008.
3. “TURNIP” Russian Folk Tale, “Samokat” Publishing House, 2007
http://www.ozon.ru/context/detail/id/3427397/
4. “THE LITTLE ROUND BUN” Russian Folk Tale, “Samokat” Publishing House, 2007
http://www.ozon.ru/context/detail/id/3424783/
5. “MASHA AND A BEAR” Russian Folk Tale, “Samokat” Publishing House, 2007 http://www.ozon.ru/context/detail/id/3427398/
6. “EMERALD FISH” N.Nazarkin, “Samokat” Publishing House, 2007
