Nataliya Gurshman

Nataliya Gurshman
Titles and Organizations

Adjunct Faculty, School of Art, CVPA

Contact Information

Campus: Fairfax
Building: 2050 Art and Design Building; MSN: 1C3
Tel: 703-993-8898
Email: ngushma@gmu.edu

Biography

Nataliya has been teaching college-level students at NOVA and privately for over 20 years. She has established a Pre-College Art Portfolio small business and has been preparing students for art school admissions with a great success. Additionally, Nataliya has worked in Boston and NYC as a graphic designer and art director for many years prior to moving to Northern VA. Although Illustration was her undergraduate major, Nataliya’s Masters was in Studio Arts and she is a professional fine artist with gallery shows and private collections throughout USA, Canada, Europe and Middle East.

Nataliya’s favorite medium is oil, and she creates semi-abstract expressive landscapes with palette knife that may be seen on her site: www.natikart.com

Teaching is Nataliya’s passion that she enjoys very much.

Degrees:

  • Master's, Studio Arts
  • Bachelor's, Illustration

Specialist Areas:

  • Fundamentals
  • Design
  • Fine Art
  • Painting
  • Drawing