Biography

Lady Natalia Pérez Lozano (b. 1983, Ibague, Colombia) is a Colombian-born figurative and symbolic artist based in North Carolina, USA. Her work examines the emotional and spiritual dimensions of the human experience, tracing a journey from instinct to transcendence through the use of symbolic female figures, animals, and natural motifs. Working across oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor, and mixed media, she blends classical sensibilities with contemporary approaches to create visually rich narratives centered on resilience, empowerment, and transformation.

Pérez Lozano’s artistic development began at a young age. At fourteen, she initiated private training with several established artists in her hometown—Juli César Cuitiva, Miriam Díaz, and Jairo Barrios gaining early foundations in drawing, composition, and visual storytelling. Parallel to this training, she pursued independent study in art history, humanistic psychology, symbolism, and emotional expression. This combination of disciplined mentorship and self-directed research has been central to the formation of her distinct visual language.

She later studied Marketing and Fashion Design in Ibague, a background that further strengthened her understanding of color, composition, and the communicative power of imagery. With more than nineteen years of practice, Pérez Lozano is recognized as a self-taught artist whose work emerges from an intimate engagement with emotion, psychology, and the symbolic structures that shape personal and collective identity.

In 2024, she participated in the Hispanic Heritage Exhibition at the Arts Council of Fayetteville, North Carolina. In 2025, she was selected as the institution’s Artist-in-Residence, during which she developed her major solo exhibition Where the Wild Becomes Divine. Through her work, Pérez Lozano seeks to create images that extend beyond beauty inviting viewers into a deeper encounter with tenderness, strength, memory, and transcendence.

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. FTCC Fayetteville Community college Fayetteville NC USA.

2024. OIL Painting FTCC Fayetteville Community college Fayetteville NC USA.

2007. Drawing Painting Workshop, MAT Museo de Arte del Tolima, 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.

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.

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.

Solo Exhibitions.

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.

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.

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.