Natalia Fabia (born April 3, 1983) is a Polish-American painter based in Southern California.
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Natalia Fabia (born April 3, 1983) is a Polish-American painter based in Southern California.
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]
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]
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]