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Natalia Fabia
Polish-American painter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Natalia Fabia (born April 3, 1983) 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.[1] She had one younger brother who died shortly after the birth of her daughter.[2]
Natalia Fabia lives in Orange County, California, along with her husband Jay Bentley and their two children.[3]
Career
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Natalia Fabia is a graduate from ArtCenter College of Design's Illustration program.[4] Fabia's career began in the early 2000s by showing in various group exhibitions around Los Angeles.[5][6] She quickly established herself in the field of figurative painting,[7] and her early works drew comparison to Toulouse-Lautrec in both style and content.[4] Fabia is known for predominantly using oil and employing alla prima painting techniques.[8]
Her early works are "filled with people, lush environments, ornate fashion, light interiors, glamour, graffiti, landscapes, punk rock music and an unapologetic sexiness."[9] 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."[10]
In 2010, she was named one of "LA's 100" most fascinating people in LA Weekly's 2010 People Issue.[11]
Her work is held in the collections of several prominent individuals, including Lena Dunham,[12][13][14] Mark Parker, Long Gone John, and Ulrich Seibert (Seibert Collection).[15]
She created the concert poster for the band Tool's 2022 performance in Utah,[16] the album art for Fat Mike's You're Welcome, and NOFX's album Cokie the Clown.[17][18] In 2025, she was named one of "Ten Essential Local Artists Inspired by the City of Angels" by Los Angeles Magazine.[19]
Her art has been featured in Vogue Italia,[20] Elle Magazine,[21] LA Weekly,[22] VICE,[1] The Los Angeles Times.[23] Her art has been described as "a testament to the modern woman."[24]
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Select solo exhibitions
- 2016: Rainbeau Samsara, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.[25]
- 2012: Punk Rock Rainbow Sparkle, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY.[26][27]
- 2012: Miss Hooker Beauty Pageant, Dragonfly, Los Angeles, CA.[28][29]
- 2012: Fashionable Aftertaste Without End, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.[30]
- 2009: Hooker Dreamscapes, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.[31]
- 2008: Miss Hooker Beauty Pageant, Dragonfly, Los Angeles, CA.[32]
- 2007: Hooker Safari, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.[33][34]
- 2006: Hooker Manor, Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.[35]
Select Group Exhibitions
- 2025: Toys as Art, Art Inspired by Toys: Mattel's 80th Anniversary Group Exhibition, in collaboration between Mattel Creations and Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.[36]
- 2022: The Last Unicorn 40th Anniversary Group Show, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.[37]
- 2020: Distilled Beauty: Select Artists from the 14th International Art Renewal Center Salon, American Legacy Fine Arts, Pasadena, CA.[38]
- 2020: Unjust Contenment, BeinArt Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.[39]
- 2018: California Art Cub 107th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles.[40]
- 2018: Painting the Figure NOW, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wausau, WI.[41]
- 2018: Art Palm Beach, Sirona Gallery, Palm Beach, FL.[42]
- 2017: Woman as Warrior, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL.[43]
- 2016: Instalarity, Curated by F. Scott Hess, Q Art Salon, Santa Ana, CA.[44]
- 2016: Scope Miami International Art Fair, Miami, FL.[45]
- 2016: LA Art Show, Red Truck Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.[46]
- 2015: Robert Williams' "Slang" & 20 Years Under the Influence of Juxtapose, Los Angeles, CA.[47]
- 2015: Invisible College, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, ID.[48]
- 2013: Risqué {Dirty Little Pictures}, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA.[49]
- 2012: Hello Kitty, Hello Art!, Openhouse Gallery, New York, NY.[50]
- 2011: The Emergence of the Pop Imagest, Curated by Jonathan LeVine + Giovanni Bonelli, Venice, Italy.[51]
- 2010: Art from the New World, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol, UK.[52]
- 2010: Sanrio, Small Gift, Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, CA.[53]
- 2010: ¡Sugipop!, Portsmouth Museum of Art, Portsmouth, NH.[54]
- 2009: True Self, Curated by Gary Baseman, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY.[55]
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In popular culture
She was included in the book Jesus Now: Art + Pop Culture, by Laetitia Barbier.[citation needed] She appeared in the 2018 film "Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski" as herself.[56] She has also appeared on Miami Ink[2] and season 16 of The Bachelorette.[57][58]
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