Natalie Karpushenko

Natalie Karpushenko is a Kazakhstan-born photographer currently working as an art director across various fields. Through her travels, Karpushenko identified the human figure and the natural world—particularly the element of water—as central subjects in her practice. Her photographic work is guided by a process that combines intention and intuition; by embracing ambiguity, she explores the reciprocal relationship between the human form and nature, capturing moments where the two appear to merge. Committed to authenticity, Karpushenko uses minimal or no editing in her images and videos and does not employ artificial intelligence in her practice.








Selected exhibitions

Where Dreams May Come, Castello Carlo V, Monopoli, Italy, 2024
Ocean Breath – Drifter, Bali, Indonesia, 2023
Ground Seesaw, Seoul, South Korea, 2022–2023
Red Dot Miami – Miami Art Show, Miami, FL, USA, 2022
Imagenation Paris, Galerie Joseph, Paris, France, 2021
Rising Woman, Aperitif, Bali, Indonesia, 2021
Rising Woman, Parq Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, 2020
Dancers, ForteBank Kulanshi Art Space, Astana, Kazakhstan, 2019

Awards 

1st Prize for People & Nature, SUGi x NAVA Photo Contest, 2025
Professional Winner for Planet of Garbage, Fine Art Photography Award, 2020
Project Plastic and the Sea, PH Museum, 2019
1st Place for A Human and a Force of Nature, Gold Star Award, 2019


Press 

The Art Collector, Interviews With Artists, 2025
Soul Artist Journal, Interview, 2025
URTH Magazine, Animates the Natural World, 2024
Bazaar, Video Interview, 2023
Magazine Brique, 2023
Harper’s Bazaar, 2023
Vogue Germany, Nowness, Saatchi Online, Harper’s Bazaar Korea, Sirene Journal, 2022
Lusana, Through the Lens, 2022
Artlecture, 2022
Clo, Collater.al, Vogue Germany, Nowness, Publico, Men’s Health, Forbes Russia, 2021
Vogue France, 2020
Esquire, Girl Who Tamed the Whales, Kazakhstan, 2019
Photographic Museum of Humanity, Plastic and the Sea, 2018


Selected exhibitions

Where Dreams May Come, Castello Carlo V, Monopoli, Italy, 2024
Ocean Breath – Drifter, Bali, Indonesia, 2023
Ground Seesaw, Seoul, South Korea, 2022–2023
Red Dot Miami – Miami Art Show, Miami, FL, USA, 2022
Imagenation Paris, Galerie Joseph, Paris, France, 2021
Rising Woman, Aperitif, Bali, Indonesia, 2021
Rising Woman, Parq Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, 2020
Dancers, ForteBank Kulanshi Art Space, Astana, Kazakhstan, 2019

Awards 

1st Prize for People & Nature, SUGi x NAVA Photo Contest, 2025
Professional Winner for Planet of Garbage, Fine Art Photography Award, 2020
Project Plastic and the Sea, PH Museum, 2019
1st Place for A Human and a Force of Nature, Gold Star Award, 2019


Press 

The Art Collector, Interviews With Artists, 2025
Soul Artist Journal, Interview, 2025
URTH Magazine, Animates the Natural World, 2024
Bazaar, Video Interview, 2023
Magazine Brique, 2023
Harper’s Bazaar, 2023
Vogue Germany, Nowness, Saatchi Online, Harper’s Bazaar Korea, Sirene Journal, 2022
Lusana, Through the Lens, 2022
Artlecture, 2022
Clo, Collater.al, Vogue Germany, Nowness, Publico, Men’s Health, Forbes Russia, 2021
Vogue France, 2020
Esquire, Girl Who Tamed the Whales, Kazakhstan, 2019
Photographic Museum of Humanity, Plastic and the Sea, 2018


Selected exhibitions

Where Dreams May Come, Castello Carlo V, Monopoli, Italy, 2024
Ocean Breath – Drifter, Bali, Indonesia, 2023
Ground Seesaw, Seoul, South Korea, 2022–2023
Red Dot Miami – Miami Art Show, Miami, FL, USA, 2022
Imagenation Paris, Galerie Joseph, Paris, France, 2021
Rising Woman, Aperitif, Bali, Indonesia, 2021
Rising Woman, Parq Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, 2020
Dancers, ForteBank Kulanshi Art Space, Astana, Kazakhstan, 2019

Awards 

1st Prize for People & Nature, SUGi x NAVA Photo Contest, 2025
Professional Winner for Planet of Garbage, Fine Art Photography Award, 2020
Project Plastic and the Sea, PH Museum, 2019
1st Place for A Human and a Force of Nature, Gold Star Award, 2019


Press 

The Art Collector, Interviews With Artists, 2025
Soul Artist Journal, Interview, 2025
URTH Magazine, Animates the Natural World, 2024
Bazaar, Video Interview, 2023
Magazine Brique, 2023
Harper’s Bazaar, 2023
Vogue Germany, Nowness, Saatchi Online, Harper’s Bazaar Korea, Sirene Journal, 2022
Lusana, Through the Lens, 2022
Artlecture, 2022
Clo, Collater.al, Vogue Germany, Nowness, Publico, Men’s Health, Forbes Russia, 2021
Vogue France, 2020
Esquire, Girl Who Tamed the Whales, Kazakhstan, 2019
Photographic Museum of Humanity, Plastic and the Sea, 2018


Selected exhibitions

Where Dreams May Come, Castello Carlo V, Monopoli, Italy, 2024
Ocean Breath – Drifter, Bali, Indonesia, 2023
Ground Seesaw, Seoul, South Korea, 2022–2023
Red Dot Miami – Miami Art Show, Miami, FL, USA, 2022
Imagenation Paris, Galerie Joseph, Paris, France, 2021
Rising Woman, Aperitif, Bali, Indonesia, 2021
Rising Woman, Parq Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, 2020
Dancers, ForteBank Kulanshi Art Space, Astana, Kazakhstan, 2019

Awards 

1st Prize for People & Nature, SUGi x NAVA Photo Contest, 2025
Professional Winner for Planet of Garbage, Fine Art Photography Award, 2020
Project Plastic and the Sea, PH Museum, 2019
1st Place for A Human and a Force of Nature, Gold Star Award, 2019


Press 

The Art Collector, Interviews With Artists, 2025
Soul Artist Journal, Interview, 2025
URTH Magazine, Animates the Natural World, 2024
Bazaar, Video Interview, 2023
Magazine Brique, 2023
Harper’s Bazaar, 2023
Vogue Germany, Nowness, Saatchi Online, Harper’s Bazaar Korea, Sirene Journal, 2022
Lusana, Through the Lens, 2022
Artlecture, 2022
Clo, Collater.al, Vogue Germany, Nowness, Publico, Men’s Health, Forbes Russia, 2021
Vogue France, 2020
Esquire, Girl Who Tamed the Whales, Kazakhstan, 2019
Photographic Museum of Humanity, Plastic and the Sea, 2018


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OPENING HOURS

4 PM — 8 PM, Thursday–Saturday

Gallery admission is free

For collectors, artists and potential collaborators visits are available by appointment—please email us to arrange a private viewing

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ADDRESS

Carrer Llull, 134, 08005 Barcelona, Spain

CONTACT

visit@load-gallery.com

SIGN UP FOR UPDATES
OPENING HOURS

4 PM — 8 PM, Thursday–Saturday

Gallery admission is free

For collectors, artists and potential collaborators visits are available by appointment—please email us to arrange a private viewing

@Load Gallery 2023-2025

ADDRESS

Carrer Llull, 134, 08005 Barcelona, Spain

CONTACT

visit@load-gallery.com

SIGN UP FOR UPDATES

OPENING HOURS

4 PM — 8 PM, Thursday–Saturday

Gallery admission is free

For collectors, artists and potential collaborators visits are available by appointment—please email us to arrange a private viewing

@Load Gallery 2023-2025