Natalie Cederquist Levin is an American sculptor and draftsman whose practice embodies a rare mastery of the human figure.

 

Natalie Cederquist Levin stands in the great tradition of figurative artists whose mastery of form, anatomy, and spirit has shaped the history of art. From her earliest training in life drawing at the age of thirteen, through her studies with celebrated artists Wayne Thiebaud, Robert Arneson, and master sculptor Richard MacDonald, she has pursued the human figure with an intensity and devotion that align her with the greatest draughtsmen across centuries.Her drawings and bronzes demonstrate rigorous technical skill, developed through years of intensive life drawing and figurative study. Yet what sets her apart is the unmistakable mysticism at the heart of her practice. For Cederquist Levin, the figure is not only a subject of observation but also a vessel of presence, a way of revealing the invisible within the visible. Her art moves beyond likeness to capture the ineffable: essence, spirit, and the felt reality of the soul.

Her sculptures and drawings are held in private collections worldwide and honored in spiritual institutions such as Kauai’s Hindu Monastery and Sripuram in India. Collectors and spiritual communities alike recognize in her work not only technical brilliance but also a rare ability to create art that functions as a bridge between the material and the transcendent. Cederquist Levin’s work continues the lineage of classical and modern masters for whom the figure remains the most powerful vehicle for expressing human dignity, emotion, and transcendence.With each work, Natalie Cederquist Levin extends the centuries-long dialogue of figurative art, offering creations that are at once timeless and contemporary, anchored in tradition, suffused with mysticism, and alive with spirit.

 

Gods & Goddesses—Bronze Reductions

Now available plated in 24 carat gold

 
 

Announcing Sadasiva, a new master work

Now on public display at the Kauai Hindu Monastery and Temple

 
 

Sketches of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

“Natalie Levin, of Tucson, Arizona, spent the last couple of winter months making extraordinary sketches of our Gurudeva. She wanted to give expression to his profundity, his clarity, his various moods, the richness of his inner being. When she sent the last few she included some commentary.”

For more, see the Kauai Hindu Monastery blog post and our Drawings page.