Natalia Lyadkova was born in Saint-Petersburg in Russia. After graduating from university as an economist, she studied at an Art college in Saint-Petersburg from where she got a Diploma in traditional Russian art and for a number of years she worked as a painter in this art field.

When Natalia moved to Cyprus, she began painting with acrylic and oil. The most favourite subject of her work is animals. Recently, Natalia has discovered for herself another sphere of art,  iconography.