Natalia Artemievna Verdi was born in 1958 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). In 1981 she graduated from the Mukhina Higher School of Applied Arts in Leningrad. From 1983 until 1993 she was with the “Pechatny Dvor” (Head Printing Enterprise). She also worked with “Plakat”, “Detgiz” (National Publishing House for Children), “Khudoznik Rossii” (Russian Painter) and “Cooperated Zimina”. A popular placard designer, she is now is engaged primarily in easel painting. She has been a member of the Artists’ Union of Russia since 1990. She has been an active participant in City, All-Russian and international art exhibitions.