Natalie Cohen
As an immigrant from Germany, I explore the complexities of identity, belonging, and the sense of foreignness within Israeli culture. My paintings engage in a dialogue between the inner child and the emerging woman, revealing the vulnerability and strength found in the process of becoming. The creative process begins with continuous observation, followed by photographing the subject to capture its essence through secondary traits, rather than the face. I then create images on various surfaces, isolating the subject from the background. This "empty background" often symbolizes water, representing emptiness, or raw canvas, reflecting amniotic fluid, erasing the marks of life's experiences. Working figuratively, I aim for likeness and recognition. Depicting the subject from behind creates tension and relief, emphasizing that identity is not just a surface appearance, but a deeper characteristic of our personality and body.
EXHIBITIONS:
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2025 - DIALOG X COSMOPOLITANS "Fresh Paint" 2025 annual art fair | Curator Ela Cohen
- Bank Hapoalim - Israeli Art Exhibition for the Nova Tribe Community - group exhibition
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2024 - "Janco Dada" - auction "Windows of Hope", Windows Gallery for Social Art 3x3, curator Michal Shapira.
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2022 - Annual Exhibition "Bank Hapoalim" - "For the Next Generation"
- Group Exhibition "WIZO" International Day of the combat against Violence against Women
- Group Exhibition "The Face of the Soul" Chagall Association of Artists, Painters and Sculptors
- Group Exhibition "WIZO" Israel In Honor of International Women's Day - The Power of a Woman
- Group exhibition "Hands and Feet" Ben Ami Gallery Group exhibition "Art and About" Curated by Lee-Mor Cohen
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2023 - "The Art of Dawn" - For the Artists of the South "Beats" Aryeh Klang House,
- Group Exhibition, Curated by Isi Winter "THIS IS US" Portraits of the Hostages – a project initiated by the Fresh Paint
- Group and the Environmental Creators Association, in collaboration with the Headquarters of the Hostage Families
- Bank Hapoalim - 23rd exhibition "for mental health "
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2015 - Group exhibition at "Habima" T. Group exhibition at "Hangar2" Jaffa Port
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2008 - Group exhibition: "Blonde", Ramat Hasharon, curator: Inbar Dror Lax
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