Natta Konysheva


Natta Ivanovna Konysheva was a Russian painter.

Biography

In 1959 Konysheva graduated from Moscow Polygraphists Institute. She has participated in the exhibitions since 1965.
From 1960 to 1970 she worked in industrial graphic design. She illustrated and designed books for the following publishing houses: Sovetsky Pisatel, Geographizdat, Altaisky publishing house.
In 1974 Konysheva joined MSKh.
A member of Women Artists Association "IRIDA".
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".
Konysheva's personal exhibitions were held in Moscow, Russia and in France.

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.".

Albums

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

Articles

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

Works in Collections

Exhibitions