Natalia Reparaz was born in Madrid, Spain. She currently lives in Miami.
Natalia Reparaz became part of the so-called "movida madrileña" thanks to an underground comic tetralogy she drew about some homosexual friends.
She started learning with hyperrealist painter Gabriel Pedrero and later on at the Artaquio bottega.
After a pass at opera singing, she studied Advertising in Spain and in 1983-1984 Graphics and Advertising Design at Parsons, NY.
She started working as an Art Director for Grey Advertising both in N.Y. and, later on, in Madrid.
Natalia Reparaz married an Italian film director and in 1997 moved with her family to Miami, where she had an intense exposure to Latin-American and Contemporary Art. She also rediscovered Pre-Columbian Art through her frequent visits to Mexico.
On June 2000 she produced a solo exhibit composed entirely of her friends' portraits, after which she started accepting commissions. Three years later, she began exploring new forms of expression.
Currently her artwork is displayed at her studio at 801 Projects, in downtown Miami.
"If I had to define what a work of art is, I would say it is that creature born from the marriage of an idea and a shape. I would say it is talent and skilled craftsmanship wrung together to express something in an interesting manner. The eye of the artist has that magic quality that can turn the most plain object into something worthy of contemplation."
Art exhibits
November 10th, 2007: "The Power of Intuition" collective show at Bond Studio, Wynwood, Miami.
May 26th, 2007: Open Studio Night at 801 Projects, Miami.
January 14th 2006: "Resolutions" collective art exhibit at Artformz Gallery, Design District, Miami.
November 16th 2004: "Emartea" exhibit at Colegio de las Vizcainas, a historic building in Mexico City. A collective art show promoting women in the arts.
November 2003: Semifinalist in a Coexistence poster contest, organized by Jerusalem's Museum of the Beam in Miami.
June 1st 2000: Solo exhibit, portraits only, at the Santander Gallery on Brickell Avenue, Miami.
