Natalie Arsenow grew up and got her Master degree in Fine Arts in Germany. She was encouraged to try out various techniques, which she did with a lot of zeal and passion but drawing has always been her absolute favourite.

During the past 5 years she participated in many group exhibitions and also had numerous solo shows, all in and around Brussels, where she has lived since 2014. Before that Arsenow resided in Paris, Leuven, Seoul and Los Angeles.

Currently the artist is fine tuning her signature style as well as exploring different ideas and methods because she believes that one should never stop learning and experimenting.

Interview with Natalie Arsenow: Halftone Magazine

Because bare, white walls are not sexy.

Natalie Arsenow creates intricate drawings, which people can enjoy simply for their aesthetic value and inherent beauty. However, she does also love to inject a slight feminist touch. Therefore the artist draws portraits, usually depicting women only, because in her opinion it is high time to put women in the limelight and on a pedestal, where they belong, after existing in obscurity for many centuries.

The inspiration comes from Old Masters on the one hand and photographs depicting actresses on the other hand. She tends to chose famous portraits from the Renaissance and Baroque period and images of rather well-known actresses from the past and present because the audience is able to recognize them, which creates an immediate link between the artwork and the viewer.

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Exhibitions and publications

07.-09.02.2025 “Carte de Visite“, Vanderborght Building, Brussels
20.02.-03.04.2025 Solo exhibition “Sorry that I’m not Sorry” at the Brussels’ Parliament, Raad VGC
25.02.2025 “Caspar David Friedrich“, De Studio, Antwerp
13.04. – 05.07. Solo exhibition “Starke Frauen” at the Pension Peters in Charlottenburg, Berlin
11.05. Color Pencil Treasures 10: one of my portrait drawings is included in this publication by the Ann Kullberg group (US)
17.-18.05. “Atelier in Beeld / Open Studio Days“, Schaarbeek
21.-23.06. “Traces” at RHoK Expo, Etterbeek
13.-21.09.2025 “Kunst in het Dorp“, Bellingen (weekends only)
20.09.-12.10. “Eat This“, CC De Schakel, Waregem
04.10. “Art in Equality”, Piano Fabriek, Saint Gilles
10.10. – 16.11. Solo exhibition “Waiting for the Future to Change” at Art Cafe Louise 107, Ixelles
09.-30.11. “Les Fetes de la Saint Martin“, at Tourinnes-la-Grosse (weekends only)
28.11.-10.01. “Resist” at Full Circle, Brussels
05. – 07.12. “Extra Small” at the Maison des Arts, Schaarbeek
Preview 2026
beginning of February: Group exhibition at De Winkelhaak, Antwerp
05.03.-19.04.: Solo exhibition at GC Het Huis, Ukkel
07.-08.03. “Portrait” in connection with the International Women’s Day at Offenes Atelier in Bad Meinberg, Germany
September: Solo exhibition at the Flemish library in Etterbeek
09.-11. October: Parcours d’Artistes in Etterbeek
November: “Carte de Visite“, Vanderborght Building, Brussels

Past Exhibitions and publications