User:Natalia Kadish/Natalia Kadish Kubinyi

NATALIA (Aura Tova) KUBINYI KADISH (December 15 1984- Current) is a Surrealist artist inspired by the joy received from learning Torah and contemplating the infinite. She received a BA in Illustration from School of Visual Arts. Her art has been displayed in several concerts including Irving Plaza in NYC. While incorporating the realism of her father, Laszlo Kubinyi's illustrations she explores mystical concepts and understandings inspired by her visit to the Artist Colony in Tzfat, Israel. Her goal is to reveal the love in hearts and share her inspiration with all. Biography: As a child Natalia learned directly from her father, Illustrator Laszlo Kubinyi, and was greatly influenced by the legacy of her grandparents Kalman Kubinyi and Doris Hall. She grew up in Teaneck NJ with a tight nit and supportive family. Her parents Laszlo and Suzanne Kubinyi, and sisters Martina and Gabriella always showed encouragment. Natalia attended Teaneck High School but all she did was draw. Her Parents saw that she needed a school to teach her art at least half the day. Natalia was then accepted into Teterboro technical high school a vocational charter school in New Jersey for commercial art. Her senior year of high school she was accepted with many scholorships to School of Visual Arts where her sister Martina Kubinyi (who’s a great artist is her own right) also attended. As soon as Natalia Graduated she landed her first Illustration job- then after that received continuous illustration jobs. When mentioning this, “Thank G-d!!” she proclaims with much enthusiasm! In her freshman year of SVA she started becoming interested in her Jewish identity. As a spiritual person she always new G-d, is one. From growing up in an agnostic home she always recognized that everything is made of energy and is unified as one consciousness she recognized that this is the Jewish G-d and felt the beauty with in the Torah and the Haluchah (Jewish Laws) that go along with this, there was no stopping her intellectual and heartfelt love for G-d and the Jewish way of life. In her Junior year of SVA Natalia went on birthright Israel to learn more about her heritage. There she chose a Hebrew addition to her name, Aura Tova. In 2006 she married her high school sweetheart Aaron Kadish. Natalia’s art work always reflects a lesson learned or has a deep message or parable to it. Infusing her artwork with meaning and lessons from torah she is determined to transform the world with good deeds art and positivity.