Meet Natasha Kudashkina
Natasha Kudashkina is a dynamic, multidisciplinary artist who is equally comfortable creating on skin, canvas, screen, and concrete. With over a decade of experience, her vibrant portfolio spans commercial work, live painting, gallery shows, murals, and custom art.
Interested in Natasha’s work? Natasha’s workshops and exhibition will be announced soon. Join the Vu email list and we’ll let you know when her next event is scheduled, along with other inspiring experiences at vu.
Natasha’s Background & Inspiration
Inspired by human and natural beauty, Natasha creates fantastical imagery that acts as a portal into the mind's eye. Driven by a deep commitment to art’s potential to heal and enliven, her overwhelmingly positive themes focus on love, nature, community, and the connection between the country she left and the one she found.
As a globally recognized face and body artist, Natasha’s work has taken her to international festivals and competitions worldwide. She placed 2nd in the North American Bodypainting Championship and has twice served as a judge at the Daegu International Bodypainting Festival (DIBF) in Korea. Her innovative living art has also been featured in numerous art books and magazines.
At Vū Cafe & Studio, Natasha brings her expertise to an engaging, beginner-friendly Body & Face Art workshop, guiding participants in transforming the human body into a living, breathing canvas.
Learn more about Body & Face Art:
Natasha's 3-hour, beginner-friendly workshop, "Body & Face Art," is an engaging, hands-on experience where participants explore creativity using the human form.
You can expect to learn:
Core Techniques: She will introduce participants to face painting, temporary tattoo design, and safe skin application methods.
Artistic Skills: Attendees will learn foundational concepts like colour theory, pattern creation, and application, with the freedom to experiment with their own unique styles.
A Unique Canvas: Natasha notes that the workshop is highly interactive because it transforms the human body into a living canvas. Unlike traditional static art, this medium evolves in real-time, allowing participants to see their designs come to life through movement and personal connection.
Atmosphere: She aims to cultivate an engaging, playful, exciting, and spiritual environment, and plans to support beginners through direct practice, encouragement, and example.
All skin-safe paints and tools are provided, and participants will leave the session with new technical skills, creative confidence, and a memorable experience that celebrates individuality.