Artist Biography
Lady Natalia Pérez Lozano (Colombia, 1983) is a Colombian visual artist based in the United States. She holds a degree in Marketing and Sales and studied Fashion Design, academic backgrounds that have strongly influenced her artistic vision, particularly her sensitivity to image-making, composition, color, and visual narrative.
Her artistic training includes workshops with recognized artists in Ibagué, Tolima, such as Miriam Díaz, as well as workshops at the Museo de Arte del Tolima (MAT). She has also participated in formative processes with Francisco Soreano, a recognized artist based in Mexico City, and attended workshops and educational programs at Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC) in the United States.
Working primarily in painting and drawing, Natalia uses media such as oil, acrylic, oil pastel, watercolor, ink, and mixed media. Through the human figure, the female body, nature, and a personal symbolic language, her work explores themes of emotion, instinct, transformation, resilience, desire, and transcendence. Animals, flowers, water, and organic elements function as metaphors for psychological and internal states.
Natalia understands art as a process that begins with emotion and concept rather than technique, a philosophy that also informs her pedagogical and community-based work. At the Arts Council of Fayetteville, she has taught classes and workshops such as Emotions to Art, focused on art as a tool for emotional expression and creative development.
In 2024, she was awarded an artist residency at the Arts Council of Fayetteville, North Carolina, where she continues to develop her current body of work and actively participates in exhibitions, community projects, and curatorial processes. In 2025, she presented her solo exhibition Where the Wild Becomes Divine.
Her work has been featured in group exhibitions at the Raleigh Opera, Diamante Arts & Culture, Region 6 Project, and Obras de la Vida at the Arts Council of Fayetteville, where her work was also published in the official exhibition catalog. She has also participated in public art initiatives, including a live mural at the Fayetteville Folk Festival in 2024.
Through her work, Lady Natalia Pérez Lozano seeks to create spaces for emotional resonance, self-awareness, and a deep connection between the personal and the universal
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Education & Training
2008.Marketing and Advertising. Universidad del Area Andina. Bogotá, Colombia.
2006. Fashion Design. Corporacion Unificada Nacional. Ibague Colombia.
2023. the idea to canvas workshop, studio Franscisco Soreano. Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico.
2024. Acrylic portraits.Fayetteville Community college Fayetteville ( FTCC )NC USA.
2024. OIL Painting Fayetteville Community college Fayetteville (FTCC )NC USA.
2007. Drawing Painting Workshop, Museo de Arte del Tolima, (MAT)Ibague Tolima Colombia.
Ongoing Self-Taught Visual Artist, Independent Study and Practice. Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA. Destin, Florida, USA . Ibague, Colombia.
Independent and continuous artistic development through personal research, experimentation, and study in painting, drawing, mixed media, and symbolism. Focus on humanistic psychology and figurative expression.
Awards & Recognition
2025 Artist Residency, Arts Council of Fayetteville NC, USA.
Selected artist-in-residence, presenting solo exhibition "Where the Wild Becomes Divine".
2025.Honorable Mention, Ten Moir Gallery
Recognized for 'The Strength of Tenderness' in an international group exhibition.
Publications
2024, Obras de la Vida: Capturing Culture Through Portraits, Exhibition Catalog
Published by The Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County
Fayetteville, NC, USA.
This official catalog was published in conjunction with the exhibition Obras de la Vida: Capturing Culture Through Portraits, presented at the Main Gallery of The Arts Center at The Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County (September 16 – October 15, 2024).
Supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, and private donors.
Photography by Raul Rubiera.
Translated by Yeimi Lozada Tolentino.
Academic & Educational Activities
2025. Workshop Instructor “Transforming Emotion into Art”Arts Council of Fayetteville Nc, USA.
Designed and taught a workshop focused on the creative process, guiding participants from emotional and conceptual inspiration to final visual composition. The class emphasized symbolism, body language, and the translation of inner experiences into artistic form.
2025. Tour Guide “Where the Wild Becomes Divine” Exhibition, Arts Council of Fayetteville Nc.
Led guided tours and artist talks during the solo exhibition Where the Wild Becomes Divine, offering insights into the conceptual development, symbolism, and creative process behind each work.
Solo Exhibitions
2026. Presence, online exhibition, Artsy. Curated by Red Springs Artspace.
2025. Where the Wild Becomes Divine Arts Council of Fayetteville, NC, USA.
A solo exhibition exploring the emotional and spiritual journey of human life from instinct to transcendence through symbolic female figures, animals, and nature. Presented as part of the Artist-in-Residence program at the Arts Council of Fayetteville.
Group Exhibitions
2026. The Four Seasons. Modern Visual Arts MVA Bethlehem, PA, USA.
2025. Fear Not, The Madonna exhibit, The region6 project inc, culture and art center, Fayetteville, NC, USA.
group exhibition exploring contemporary interpretations of the Madonna. Organized by Region 5 Project, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting artistic voices throughout the region, the exhibition brought together diverse perspectives on femininity, spirituality, symbolism, and cultural identity.
2025. Nuditas,4th Annual Juried Exhibition, Exhibizone Gallery (Online International Exhibition)
Still Storm was selected for Exhibizone’s Nuditas exhibition, dedicated to the artistic representation of the human form.
2025. Lights, Shadows, Reflections, Art Show International Gallery (Online Juried Exhibition)
The Encounter was selected for this juried show exploring the interplay between light and darkness.
2024. Florencia en el Amazonas. Opera Auditorium, DACA (Diamante Arts & Cultural Center) Raleigh, NC, USA
Group exhibition inspired by the opera Florencia en el Amazonas, featuring visual artworks that explore emotion, transformation, and the Latin American cultural legacy.
2024. Obras de la Vida, Arts Council of Fayetteville, NC, USA
Group exhibition celebrating life, emotion, and culture through art. Lady Natalia Pérez Lozano presented pieces reflecting transformation and introspection.
2024. Fayetteville Folks Festival, Fayetteville, NC, USA.
Live mural painting performance celebrating community, culture, and creativity.
FAQ
What is your art?
My art is a symbolic exploration of the emotional and spiritual journey of the human being within the social world we inhabit. Through metaphor, I translate instinct, vulnerability, resilience, and empowerment into visual form, reflecting how inner life and external pressures shape who we become.
What inspires you?
I am inspired by human emotion, psychology, symbolism, and nature, as well as by the social contexts we interact with every day. Personal experiences, collective tensions, and the way society defines strength, beauty, and identity all inform my work.
Why do animals appear so often in your work?
Animals function as metaphors for instinct, fear, desire, protection, and freedom. They allow me to speak about human behavior and social dynamics in an indirect, symbolic waybeyond language, judgment, or literal representation
Where can I see your work?
Is there a “right way” to look at your work?
Is your work autobiographical?
Some works are rooted in personal experience, but they are transformed into broader metaphors. I use my inner world as a starting point to reflect shared emotional states and social experiences that many people recognize in their own lives.
Not at all. There’s only your way. If something resonates, questions you, or stays with you that’s enough.
You can explore my work in several ways. Visit my website for selected pieces, request my PDF portfolio, or schedule an appointment to visit during open exhibitions or studio viewings. You can also see my work in group exhibitions or during a solo exhibition when available.
What is your favorite quote?
One of my favorite quotes is “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Fred R. Barnard.
It reflects how I understand art as a language of emotion and meaning that doesn’t always need explanation.
“Invictus” by William Ernest Henley
A poem about strength, dignity, and the power of the inner self.
“I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.”