Natalia Fabia


Natalia Fabia is a Polish-American painter based in Southern California.

Personal life

Natalia Fabia was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her parents immigrated from the Polish People's Republic. She had one younger brother who died shortly after the birth of her daughter.
Natalia Fabia lives in Orange County, California, along with her husband Jay Bentley and their two children.

Career

Natalia Fabia is a graduate from ArtCenter College of Design's Illustration program. Fabia's career began in the early 2000s by showing in various group exhibitions around Los Angeles. She quickly established herself in the field of figurative painting, and her early works drew comparison to Toulouse-Lautrec in both style and content. Fabia is known for predominantly using oil and employing alla prima painting techniques.
Her early works are "filled with people, lush environments, ornate fashion, light interiors, glamour, graffiti, landscapes, punk rock music and an unapologetic sexiness." Whilst her later works, predominantly from her show Rainbeau Samsara, focused on "life cycles and the stages and emotions within those time frames, from birth to transition."
In 2010, she was named one of "LA's 100" most fascinating people in LA Weekly's 2010 People Issue.
Her work is held in the collections of several prominent individuals, including Lena Dunham, Mark Parker, Long Gone John, and Ulrich Seibert.
She created the concert poster for the band Tool's 2022 performance in Utah, the album art for Fat Mike's You're Welcome, and NOFX's album Cokie the Clown. In 2025, she was named one of "Ten Essential Local Artists Inspired by the City of Angels" by Los Angeles Magazine.
Her art has been featured in Vogue Italia, Elle Magazine, LA Weekly, VICE, The Los Angeles Times. Her art has been described as "a testament to the modern woman."

Select solo exhibitions

  • 2016: Rainbeau Samsara, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
  • 2012: Punk Rock Rainbow Sparkle, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY.
  • 2012: Miss Hooker Beauty Pageant, Dragonfly, Los Angeles, CA.
  • 2012: Fashionable Aftertaste Without End, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
  • 2009: Hooker Dreamscapes, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
  • 2008: Miss Hooker Beauty Pageant, Dragonfly, Los Angeles, CA.
  • 2007: Hooker Safari, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
  • 2006: Hooker Manor, Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.

Select group exhibitions

In popular culture

She was included in the book Jesus Now: Art + Pop Culture, by Laetitia Barbier. She appeared in the 2018 film "Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski" as herself. She has also appeared on Miami Ink and season 16 of The Bachelorette.