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Natasha Crook was
born in Gunnedah, grew up in Casino, a small rural town in the
Northern Rivers and is currently living in Armidale, New South
Wales.
Nat has an
undergraduate degree in Science, majoring in Zoology also has
honours in Zoology, researching wombats.
Natasha is a
self-taught professional wildlife artist and has been drawing since
2000 and painting since 2002, specialising in oil painting. She has
learnt her painting skills by studying art books and attending local oil painting classes. She also studied art
throughout high school.
In 2004 Nat's
acrylic artwork "Great Cats" was selected to be part of an
exhibition at The Art Gallery of New South Wales and is now a part
of a permanent collection at Westmead Children Hospital.
In 2006, she
won the Greater Building Society New Talent Award for her acrylic
painting "Endangered Eyes".
Her HSC visual
art body of work was selected for ArtExpress and toured NSW.
In 2008, Nat's
oil painting "Taking a chance" based from her experience at
Australia Reptile Park was selected as a finalist in the Waterhouse
Natural History Art Prize, Australia's richest award for natural
history art.
Nat has won
several prizes in local competitions around NSW and has been a part
of numerous exhibitions. Numerous of her paintings were sold in these
competitions.
Several of
Natasha's artworks are hung in hospitals around NSW.
Recently her
inspirations has come from her direct experience working with
animals and volunteering at numerous zoos and conservation projects.
Natasha has an individual personality which allows her to create paintings
in her own special style.
Nat has
painted a variety of different animals, each with their own story to
tell.
Natasha does
commissions and pet portraiture.
If you like more information about
other animal paintings or would like to request a commission
please contact her at
natasha.crook@natashacrookart.org
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