About The Artist

Facebook page Natalya B Parris https://www.facebook.com/pages/Natalya-B-Parris/111488538880248 LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/pub/natalya-parris/18/a1b/820/ Contact info privatenbp@hotmail.com cell (301)-602-1758 Professional History Natalya Borisovna Parris was born in Moscow, Russia where she earned basic and advanced degrees in construction engineering from the Moscow State Construction University. She advanced through progressively more responsible jobs and was promoted to an executive position as a specialist of the 1st category in the scientific-and-technical programs and financing section of the scientific-and-technical development and building industry department of the Russian Joint-Stock Company of Energy and Electrification “EES Rossii” (RAO “EES Rossii”).  After moving to the USA Ms. Parris has been working as a professional artist, art instructor and curator. She developed her own unique artistic style and is using her scientific and engineering experience to bring new ideas to reality in her work. Ms. Parris expresses herself, her view of the world, through color, color combinations and shapes. When she creates her artworks, she feels completely free. There is no taboo of what colors she can choose or combine, or what technique to use. She applies whatever seems right at the moment or whatever new ideas are coming up in the moment of inspiration. Her “Emotional Counterpoints in Paint – Dots Artworks” have a slightly different story behind them. They are more reflection of her “life achievements” as an experienced construction engineer.  Her floral compositions are expressions of her connection with Nature; its beauty and its nurturing and healing effect on her soul. She has been working as a professional artist since 1995.  Ms. Parris worked for the City of Gaithersburg, MD from November 2006 - July 2010 as a Gallery Coordinator, Gallery Director and Gallery Curator.  As a Gallery Director she organized over 96 exhibits in four City of Gaithersburg galleries.  She worked with more than 384 artists and art organizations. Since 2007 she has been teaching art classes for children and adults at the Arts Barn, Gaithersburg, MD. Ms. Parris created unique programs not only for her art classes, but also for the camps that she teaches at the Arts Barn in spring and summer. These camps have included: "Fun Art", "Russian Folk Art" and "Art Around the World". Natalya B. Parris's students artworks are on display at March 13 – April 19, 2015 exhibit at the Invitational Gallery; Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, tel. 301-258-6394 Since 2010 she has been teaching Art Appreciation classes to adults and seniors at Sunrise at Montgomery Village, MD. Since 2013 Ms. Parris has been teaching the "Wine with the Masters" class for adults at BlackRock Center for the Arts. During summer 2014 (June -August) she worked as Assistant Director at the “Summer Fun Center” (DES SFC) Montgomery County, Maryland. Ms. Parris was a member of  Art Committee of the Sandy Spring Museum, Sandy Spring, MD (2005 – 2012) and participated in the selection and management of the quarterly art exhibitions at the museum. Ms. Parris curated Women's Caucus for Art Washington DC and Philadelphia chapters exhibit June 13 - September 9, 2012 “Views and Visions on the Environment” at the Sandy Spring Museum, Sandy Spring, MD http://gaithersburg.patch.com/articles/women-artists-take-up-environmental-message She worked with Montgomery Playhouse and created a “white on white paining” for the Arts Barn Tony award-winning comedy "Art" that was on Arts Barn theater stage in January 2012. http://gaithersburg.patch.com/articles/art-36793434 Recent Art Awards Woman of the Year 2015 Award from The Latino Art Museum and its Board of Directors; 281 S. Thomas St., Pomona CA 91766 Montgomery Village Foundation 41st Art, Craft and Photography Show March 7 & 8, 2015 at North Creek Community Center, 20125 Arrowhead Rd., Montgomery Village, MD Artwork “Natalya's Flowers” won 3rd Place in professional category (Oil/Acrylic) 2014 Maryland State Fair Artwork “Fluffy” won 3rd Place in oil and acrylic other subject category in Professional Class and “Lilies at Sunrise” won 1st Place in oil and acrylic (any setting) category in Professional Class. 2014 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair Artworks "Groovy Floral”, "Mini Floral", and “Alexandra” won Second Place in professional category (oil and acrylic other; miniatures; oil and acrylic nature – plant life.) Artwork "Winter Evening" 11"X14" acrylic on paper won “Best in the Show” award at Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase 39th Annual Community Art Show and Sale March 28 - 30, 2014. Address: 7931 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815-5922 2013 Maryland State Fair Artwork “Love Birds” won First Place (professional category, oil and acrylic on canvas.) Natalya B. Parris’s artwork “Irises” mixed media on paper was juried and won 2nd Place (mixed media category)at the Gaithersburg Fine Arts Association (GFAA) 27th Annual Juried Art Exhibition April 5 - June 2, 2013; Kentlands Mansion, 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 2011 Maryland State Fair Artwork “Georgia" won First Place (professional category, oil and acrylic on canvas.) Artwork "Running in Circle" was juried and won second place in oil & acrylic category at the Rockville Art League (RAL) December 5, 2010 – January 3, 2011 exhibit at the Glenview Mansion at Rockville Civic Center Park, 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville, MD 2010 Maryland State Fair Artwork “The Bride” won First Place (professional category, oil and acrylic on canvas.) 2010 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair Artwork “Queen of the Pond” won Second place (professional category, oil and acrylic on canvas.) Artwork “Fear” won First place (professional category, watercolor.) 2009 Maryland State Fair Artwork "Daffodils for Mardi Gras" won First Place (professional category, oil and acrylic on canvas) and Viewers Choice Award. Artwork “Red Poppies” won First Place (professional category, mixed-media.) 2009 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair Artwork "Creeping Phlox" won Second Place (professional category, acrylic on paper.) Artwork "For You My Valentine" won Second Place (professional category, acrylic on canvas) and Chairman’s Choice Award. Artwork "Running In Circles" won Third Place (professional category, acrylic on canvas.) Artwork “Clematis I” won First Place (professional category, mixed-media.) Artwork "Flower of Hearts" won Second Place (professional category, miniatures acrylic on canvas.) 2008 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair Artwork "Winter Evening" won First Place (fine arts, acrylic on paper, abstract category.) Artwork "Spring in the Middle of Winter" won First Place (fine arts, acrylic on paper, fantasy category.)  Artwork "First Snow" won First Place (fine arts, mixed-media category.) Artwork "Gravitation" won Third Place (fine arts, acrylic on paper category.) 2008 Montgomery Village Foundation Arts, Crafts and Photography Show Artwork "Patterns in the Sky” won First place (professional category, acrylic on canvas.) Artwork "Rare Gemstone", won Third Place (professional category, acrylic on paper.) 2007 Maryland State Fair Artwork "Leaves Landscape" won First Place (professional category, mixed-media on paper) and a Special Award (Best in Show.)  Recent Museum and International Exhibitions Ms. Parris exhibited her artworks at the International Art Expo Las Vegas (Mandalay Bay Convention Center, September 19-21, 2008). Ms. Parris displayed her art works at the Museum of the Americas, Doral, Florida "7 Women From 7 Countries" exhibit, May 8 - May 30, 2009 and at the International Artists exhibit in Malmö, Sweden, June 6 - June 27, 2009 at Svenska Konstgalleriet (Gallery). Her artwork was on display at the   “International Artists In Florence” exhibit in FYR Gallery,  Borgo Albizi 23 –  Florence 50122, Italy, September 4 - 30, 2009 and Barcelona Award 2009 Mallorca, 284 - 08037 Barcelona, Spain December 23, 2009 – January 10, 2010. Ms. Parris had solo exhibits at Glenview Mansion, Rockville, MD USA “Story of My Life in Paint" February 1 - 28, 2012 and at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center, Frederick, MD "A Poem of My Soul in Paint", June 2 – July 29, 2012. Ms. Parris displayed her art at exhibit sponsored by PAFC (Philippine American Foundation for Charities) June21- 28,2012 at the Embassy of the Philippines; 1600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20036. Ms. Parris displayed her art at “New Vision” the Dennis & Phillip Ratner Museum February 28 – March 28, 2013 exhibit and at the BlackRock Center for the Arts Main Gallery “Breaking Traditions: an Exhibit of Innovative Art”, July 31 – August 24, 2013. Natalya B. Parris art was on display at the CARROLL COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 10th Anniversary of the Carroll Arts Center 10X10 exhibit, April 15 – June 7, 2013; 91 W. Main St. Westminster, MD 21157. Natalya B. Parris’s Alchemical Mystical Vessel for Reincarnation was on display at the Alchemical Vessels Benefit April 26–June 7, 2013 at Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Center for Healing and the Arts; 1632 U Street, NW Washington DC 20009. Ms. Parris exhibited her artworks at “Abstraction At Its Best" invitational and juried exhibition in August 2013 at Capitol Arts Network; 12276 Wilkins Ave., Rockville, MD 20852. Ms. Parris exhibited her art at “FIRST EVER COMMUNITY ART SHOW AND SALE BY THE WOMAN’S CLUB OF POTOMAC” on June 8, 2013; Potomac United Methodist Church, 9908 South Glen Road, Potomac, MD 20854. Ms. Parris’s artwork “From Russia with Love” was selected by the judges to display in "Artist as Messenger" exhibit March 12 - April 19, 2014 at Art of Stewardship (TAOS) Show at the Howard County Conservancy, 10520 Old Frederick Road, Woodstock, MD 21163. Ms. Parris’s artworks were on display at 9th and 10th Women International Exhibitions in 2013 and 2014 at the Latino Art Museum, Pomona, CA. Ms. Parris exhibited her artwork at “Women in the Arts 2014" the MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAS March 14 – April 5, 2014 exhibit; 2500 NW 79th Avenue, Suite #104 - Doral, FL 33122. Ms. Parris’s artworks were on display at LATINO ART MUSEUM DON'T SLEEP 3rd and 4th ANNUAL ART Festivals in 2013 and 2014, Pomona, CA. Ms. Parris exhibited her art at “UNFILTERED 2014” (8/2 – 8/30/2014) exhibit at the Griffin Art Center, 437 N. Market Street, Frederick, MD; at “The 2014 Delaplaine Members’ Exhibit”, August 2 - 31, 2014; 40 South Carroll Street, Frederick, Maryland 21701 and at “Earth Angel for Peace" August 2 - 30, 2014 exhibit at Latino Art Museum, Thomas St. Suite 105, Pomona, CA 91766. Ms. Parris exhibited her art at solo exhibit “Rediscovering the Structure & Beauty of Nature” organized by the Eurasia Center's American-Eurasian Art Foundation and the Friendship Society of Washington, DC at a historic boutique Churchill Hotel in Washington, DC on September 24, 2014; 1914 Connecticut Ave Nw, Washington, DC 20009. Ms. Parris’s artworks - "Fireworks II" and "Tropical Flower" are in The Power Within Women's Caucus for Art (WCA) Online Exhibit 2014 http://www.zhibit.org/wca-dc/the-power-within-online-exhibit Ms. Parris’s artworks were juried to MFA National Small Wonders November 28 - December 28, 2014 exhibit, Circle Gallery, 18 State Circle, Annapolis, MD. Her miniature "Portrait in Lace" was juried to 81st Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature November 22, 2014 - January 4, 2015, Strathmore Mansion in North Bethesda, 5301 Tuckerman Ln, Rockville, MD 20852. Ms. Parris’s artworks were on display at Arts Barn Faculty Exhibit November 26, 2014 through January 25, 2015. Ms. Parris’s artwork "From Russia with Love" was juried to Annual Open Juried Patuxent Art League December 7 – 31, 2014 exhibition at the Montpelier Arts Center, Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD. Ms. Parris’s artworks “Lilies at Sunrise” and “The Year of the Horse” were juried to Rockville Art League Members Show, December 7, 2014 – January 2, 2015 at Glenview Mansion, 603 Edmonston Dr., Rockville, MD 20851. Ms. Parris art was on display at “Cabin Fever Art Show” on February 14, 2015 at Piney Run Park & Nature Center; 30 Martz Road, Sykesville, MD. Ms. Parris's artwork “Kinsley” was on display at “Le Salon at TAG 2015” exhibit February 6 - 28, 2015; 216 N. Market Street, Frederick, MD. Ms. Parris's artwork “From Russia with Love”was on display at The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center Members' Show February 7 - 28, 2015; 40 S Carroll St, Frederick, MD Ms. Parris's artworks "Two Pears in the Pod" was on display at the "Arts Barn Faculty Exhibit” February 6 – March 9, 2015 at the Arts Barn Invitational Gallery; 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD. Ms. Parris artwork “Natalya's Flowers” was on display at the Montgomery Village Foundation 41st Art, Craft and Photography Show March 7 & 8, 2015 at North Creek Community Center, 20125 Arrowhead Rd., Montgomery Village, MD. Ms. Parris's artworks "Clown in a Balloon Factory" and "Tree of Life" are on display at the ALOG 2-D February 6 – March 27, 2015 exhibit at the Kentlands Mansion; 320 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD Ms. Parris’s artworks The Year of the Horse” and “Alexandra"are on display at 11 Women International Show and Women Yearbook 2015, March 7 – March 28, 2015 at the Latino Art Museum; 281 S. Thomas St Pomona CA 91766. Ms. Parris's artworks “Creeping Fire”,“Fear”, "Silence”,“Lilies at Sunrise” are on display at WCA/DC “Rewrite::Re-Righting: Prepare, Provoke, Prevail,” March 4 - 28, 2015 Exhibition at PYRAMID ATLANTIC ART CENTER, 8230 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD. Ms. Parris's artwork "Lotus" was juried to Laurel Art Guild 46th Annual Open Juried Exhibition March 7 - 29, 2015 at Montpelier Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Rd, Laurel, MD. Recent Publications Images of Natalya B. Parris artworks “The Year of the Horse” and “Alexandra" together with the artist statement were published on page 3 in Latino Art Museum Women Yearbook 2015 http://www.lamoa.net/bienalesyearbooks/ Image of Natalya B. Parris artwork “Gravitation”, acrylic on paper, 22”X28” (56cmX71cm) together with the artist statement were published (page 118) in AcrylicWorks 2: Radical Breakthroughs on January 26, 2015. http://www.northlightshop.com/acrylicworks-2-radical-breakthroughs-digital?lid=SLarnbl011815 Image of Natalya B. Parris's artwork "Passion" 24"X36" and Biography were published on page 26 in Art & Beyond March/April 2015 Online magazine. http://www.artandbeyondpublications.com/online_mag/2015/03/marchapril-2015/ Ms. Parris acrylic on canvas 24"X18" artwork "Garden in Winter" and Artist Statement were published on page 26 in January/February 2015 Online Art & Beyond magazine http://www.artandbeyondpublications.com/online_mag/2015/01/januaryfebruary-2015/ Ms. Parris mixed media on paper 11”x14”artwork “First Snow” and Artist Statement were published in Winter Edition of Art & Beyond Magazine 2014 on page 21 http://issuu.com/art_beyond/docs/art_beyond_winter_final-lr_2014?e=2550060%2F10226089 Image of Ms. Parris’s artwork “Clown in a Balloon Factory” and a biography were published in Art & Beyond September/October 2014 Magazine on page 25. http://issuu.com/art_beyond/docs/art_beyond_sept_oct_2014_issuu Image of Ms. Parris’s artwork "Creeping Phlox" and Artist Statement were published (page 18) in Art & Beyond Magazine Vol. 4 Summer 2014. http://issuu.com/art_beyond/docs/art_beyond_summer_2014_web Ms. Parris and her artwork “Fireworks II” were featured in Art & Beyond Vol. 20 July/August 2014 Online magazine on page 19 http://issuu.com/art_beyond/docs/art_beyond_july_august_2014 Ms. Parris and her artworks “Tree of Life” and “Kinsley” were featured in the MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAS 30 Selected Contemporary International Artists Volume 2 Book (page 27) and were at the museum’s exhibit, June 13 - 30, 2014; The Museum of the Americas, 2500 NW 79th Avenue, Suite #104/108 - Doral, FL 33122 https://bay175.mail.live.com/mail/ViewOfficePreview.aspx?messageid=mgdfMcjQEN5BGnoQAhWte7aA2&folderid=flinbox&attindex=0&cp=-1&attdepth=0&n=29133908 Image of Ms. Parris’s artwork “From Russia with Love” (pages 142) was published in Studio Visit juried artist book volume twenty-six in June 2014 https://www.dropbox.com/s/knbbi2xteup5etr/sv26.pdf Images of Natalya B. Parris acrylic on canvas artworks "Groovy Flower" (page 38,) "Anastasia" (page 39) and photography - “The Forest Nymph” (page 40,) “The Smell of Spring” (page 41) were published in Living Artists of Today Contemporary ART International Vol. II book http://issuu.com/art_beyond/docs/livingartistsoftoday_interior_low_r Natalya B. Parris photographs “Broken Beauty” and “A Kiss of Sunshine” were published on pages 24 and 25 in Digital Art and Photography 2014 Special Online issue of Art & Beyond Magazine. http://www.artandbeyondpublications.com/online_mag/2014/04/2014-special-issues/ Art & Beyond Publications March/April 2014 Online issue published image of Ms. Parris’s artwork “Tree of Life” and an interview with her on page 23 http://issuu.com/art_beyond/docs/art_beyond_march_april_mc_2014 Ms. Parris and her artworks “Alexei” and “Olga” were featured in Studio Visit juried artist book volume twenty-four (pages 122 &123) in November 2013. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/spa/o7sofxw9igmavpf/sv24.pdf Art & Beyond Publications July/August 2013 Online magazine published Ms. Parris’s photo of her daughter Victoria “My City” she took on the Roof Terrace of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on May 20, 2012 http://www.artandbeyondpublications.com/online_mag/2013/07/julyaugust-2013/ Ms. Parris and her artwork “Striving for Light” were featured in Art & Beyond Magazine Summer/Fall Issue 2013. http://issuu.com/art_beyond/docs/art_and_beyond_summer-fall_2013 Art & Beyond Photography and Digital Art Special Issue 2013 Online Magazine published Ms. Parris’s photo of her daughter Victoria “Sweet Kiss” she took in March 2011 at the Milton M. Kaufmann Park in Gaithersburg, MD http://www.artandbeyondpublications.com/online_mag/2013/06/special-issues-2013/ Image of Natalya B. Parris acrylic on canvas 11" X14" artwork "A Learned Cat" and photo "Young Model" she took in Frederick MD were published on page 11 of Art & Beyond Magazine Winter/Spring Issue 2013 http://issuu.com/art_beyond/docs/art_and_beyond_winterspring_2013?e=2550060/1698323 Images of Natalya B. Parris acrylic on canvas artworks "The Queen of the Pond" (page 60) and "Fluffy" (page 61) together with her biography were published in Art & Beyond Living Artists of Today: Contemporary Art. Vol.1 book. http://issuu.com/art_beyond/docs/livingartistoftoday_international_vol1?e=2550060/2652574 Ms. Parris and her artworks were featured in 2010, 2012, 2013 Yearbooks of the Latino Art Museum affiliated with the Ontario Cultural Center and the Pomona Art Colony. Ms. Parris is among featured artists at the “100 Contemporary International Artists”, “Contemporary Artists of the World 2008 – 2009”, and “Contemporary Women Artists 2010”, published by European Communities Artists Library, Barcelona, Spain. Image of her art work “Patterns in the Sky”, acrylic on canvas, was published in the International Art Expo Las Vegas catalog (September 19-21, 2008.) Top of Form Bottom of Form Recent Donation of the Art Works Ms. Parris donated several of her artworks, to benefit scholarship programs, for the Mobile Masterpieces fundraiser at Montgomery Collage, March 28, 2009 at Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center 930 King Street, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Ms. Parris donated her mixed-media artwork “Clematis” to the Gaithersburg Police Foundation’s First Art Auction on March 6, 2011 to benefit the Gaithersburg Police Department. Other Media Attention Ms. Parris and her artworks were featured in James George articles, Examiner.com: “Artist discovery: Natalya Borisovna Parris” http://www.examiner.com/article/artist-discovery-natalya-borisovna-parris “Independence Day, July 4th, 2014” http://www.examiner.com/article/independence-day-july-4th-2014 "No August meltdown for artist Natalya Parris" http://www.examiner.com/article/no-august-meltdown-for-artist-natalya-parris “Local artist takes winning photograph in county contest”, Montgomery Village News; Friday, November 1, 2013, page 22. http://www.montgomeryvillage.com/ResourceCenter/DocViewer/11912?doc_filename=mvn+11-1-13+web.pdf&doc_id=1291120&print=1 Ms. Parris and her artworks were featured in Bora Mici articles: Artists Speak, 11 January 2015; Faculty and Resident Artist Exhibit at the Arts Barn http://arttistsspeak.blogspot.com/search/label/Natalya%20B.%20Parris Artists Speak, 08 November 2014; Natalya B. Parris: 'Portrait in Lace' http://arttistsspeak.blogspot.com/2014/11/natalya-b-parris-portrait-in-lace.html?spref=fb Artists Speak. Natalya Parris has won the Best in Show award for her painting "Winter Evening" at the annual Woman's Club of Chevy Chase multimedia exhibit http://arttistsspeak.blogspot.com/2014/03/natalya-b-parris.html Artists Speak. Natalya B. Parris: 'A Kiss of Sunshine' http://arttistsspeak.blogspot.com/2013/10/natalya-b-parris-kiss-of-sunshine.html Artists Speak. Natalya B. Parris: Artist and Educator http://arttistsspeak.blogspot.com/2013/08/natalya-b-parris.html Artists Speak. "New Vision" at the Ratner Museum http://arttistsspeak.blogspot.com/2013/03/new-vision-at-ratner-museum.html http://kensington.patch.com/articles/photos-paint-the-town-art-show http://gaithersburg.patch.com/articles/being-a-local-artist-an-insider-s-perspective#c http://gaithersburg.patch.com/articles/gaithersburg-artists-win-awards-at-county-wide-show http://gaithersburg.patch.com/articles/local-artists-juried-into-montpelier-exhibit http://rockville.patch.com/articles/inspired-by-the-masters-and-her-family http://gaithersburg.patch.com/articles/love-letters-at-sandy-spring-museum http://gaithersburg.patch.com/articles/a-portrait-of-the-artist-natalya-b-parris http://gaithersburg.patch.com/articles/two-opening-receptions-draw-attention-to-local-artists