My interest in creative work began while growing up in San Diego, CA. I pursued formal studies at San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, in Painting & Printmaking (BA), and Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI (MFA). My work has been recognized with grants from Pollack/Krasner Foundation, Ingrid Nickelson Trust Achievement Award, and the Beverly Faben Artists Fund Award. I often participate in art residencies including Clefmont Chateau, Clefmont, France, JIWAR, Barcelona, Spain, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, Morris Graves Foundation Residency, Loleta, CA, Acadia National Park, Winter Harbor, Maine, Thupelo Workshop, Cape Town, South Africa, and Greatmore Studios, Cape Town, South Africa. My artwork has been exhibited in the US, South Africa, and Europe. In addition to my creative work, my professional background includes teaching drawing, art directing, and graphic design. My home is in San Francisco, California.
Contact: natalie.studio@yahoo.com

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2024 – “Coast” Group Exhibition, Far Out Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Mixed Media Paintings on Paper

2024 – Marin Museum of Contemporary Art Annual Exhibition, Novato, CA
Watercolor on Paper

2023 – “Las Fronteras son Extrañas”, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Mixed Media Concertina Book

2023 – New Year Preview Exhibit, 3-Person Exhibit, Far Out Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Mixed Media Paintings.
“Seen & Imagined”, Group Exhibit, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes, CA. Painting, 2023

2022 – “Solace: An Ode to the Ocean”, European University of Flensburg, Flensburg, Germany
Mixed Media Paintings on Paper and Acrylic Paintings on Wood

2021 – “Equinox”Far Out Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Mixed Media Paintings on Paper and Acrylic Paintings on Wood

2020 – “Vignettes”, Far Out Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Mixed Media and Collage

2019 – “We All Bleed”,Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu, Romania,
and Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA. Digital Collage with Mixed Media

2018 – “Dialogues”Westhaven Center for the Arts, Westhaven, CA. Mixed Media and Collage.

2017, 2018, 2021 – Trinidad Art and Music Festival, Trinidad, CA. Mixed Media Drawings.

2017 – “Conversa”, 2-person exhibit, Black Faun Gallery, Eureka, CA. Mixed Media Drawings

2016 – Group Show, Black Faun Gallery, Eureka, CA. Mixed Media Drawings

2016 – “stories”, Piante Gallery, Eureka, CA. Collage

2015 – “Thupelo Invitational”, Greatmore Studios, Cape Town, South Africa. Gouache Painting

2015 – “Notations on The Great Highway”, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA. Mixed Media Drawings.

2014 – “In Place” , Black Faun Gallery, Eureka, CA. Mixed Media Drawings.

2014 – “Emerge”, On-site Gallery, Arcata, CA. Mixed Media Drawings

2013 – 7 Humboldt County Women Artists, Arcata/Eureka Airport, CA. Invitational. Mixed Media Drawings

2013 – Sewell Gallery Invitational, Sewell Gallery, Eureka, CA. Group Show. Mixed Media Drawing

2012 – Redwood Art Association Member Exhibit, RAA Gallery, Eureka, CA. Mixed Media Drawing

2012 – Recent Work, Upstairs Gallery, Arcata, CA. Solo exhibit: Mixed Media Drawings.

2011 – Recent Work, Moonstone Winery, Trinidad, CA. Solo exhibit: Mixed Media Drawings

2011 – Local Artists, 2nd Street Studios, Eureka, CA. Figure Drawings

2010 – Anniversary Invitational, Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA. Mixed Media Drawings

2010 – “Shelter”, Accident Gallery, Eureka California. Digital Collage/Writings & DVD Installation

2009 – Erotic Art, Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA. Digital Collages

2009 – Local Artists, 2nd Street Studios, Eureka, CA. Paper Collages

2008 – “in landscape”, Plaza Design, Arcata, CA. Mixed Media Drawings

2008 – “Self-Portrait Invitational”, Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA. Digital Collage

2008 – “Sharing Spaces”, Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA.
Exhibition Curator – works from Thupelo Workshop Artists. Mixed Media

2007 – “Body Erotic”, Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA. Drawing

2007 – “Figurative Works”, Art of Wine Gallery, Eureka, CA. Drawings

2006 – “Abstraction”, Humboldt Artworks, Arcata, CA. Paper Collages

2005 – “Self Portraits Invitational”, Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA. Paper Collages

2004 – Humboldt County Arts Council Member Exhibit
Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA. Pastel Drawing

2003 – “Razzmatazz”, Ruste-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville, South Africa. Drawings

1999 – Group Show, Tiso Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. Drawings and Paper Collages

1981 & 1982 – Faculty Exhibition, Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ. Drawings

1980 – Collage, 2 Person Exhibit, Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery, Keene State College, Keene, NH. Collages.

1979 – Recent Work, Thompson Park Gallery, Lincroft, NJ. Drawings, March 1978. Mixed Media Drawings

1978 – Artist in Residence Exhibit, Monmouth Museum. Lincroft NJ. Mixed Media Collages

1977 – Women’s Art Symposium Exhibit, Turman Gallery, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN.
Mixed Media Collages

WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS/PROJECTS

2015-20, 2024 – Figure Drawing and Painting Workshops, Sitka Center for the Arts and Ecology, Otis, Oregon
2023 – Presenter, “A Discourse on Latin America”, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
2022 – Presenter, “A Discourse on Water”, Europa University, Flensberg, Germany.
2019 – Presenter, “Count Vlad Tepes and a Discoursde on Blood”, Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu, Romania
2015 – “On the Expressive in Imagery”, Sitka Center for the Arts and Ecology, Otis, Oregon
2015 – CA Networks for Collaboration, Participant, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA
2014 – 2015 – Figure Drawing, Expressive Landscape Painting, Sitka Center for Arts & Ecology, Otis, Oregon.
2013 – 2017 – Beginning Drawing: Approaches to Rendering the Human Figure. StewArt Studios, Arcata, CA.
2010 – Preparing Successful Marketing Materials. North Coast Small Business Development Center, Eureka, CA
2007 – Thupelo Workshop, Wrap Up Seminar Leader, Cape Town, South Africa
2007 – Collage and Writing. Community Workshop, Acadia National Park, Schoodic Point, Winter Harbor, Maine
2003 – “Painting Your World.” Collaborative workshop for Homeless Children, Cape Town, South Africa
1981 – “Power of Drawing: Beginning Concepts in Your Art.”Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ
1981 – Art Projects for Classroom Teachers. George Washington School, Elizabeth, NJ
1980 – “Visual Statements.” Workshop at Young Authors Conference, Douglass College, New Brunswick, NJ
1980 – “Relations in the History of Music & Art.”, Warnsdorfer School, East Brunswick, NJ
1979 – “Encouraging the Arts.” Presentation to Parents and Teachers, Central School, East Brunswick, NJ
1978 – “Movement in the Arts.” Collaboration, Maureen Deakon Dance Co., Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
1978 –  “Conducting an Artist in Residence Program.” Seminar Leader, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
1977 – “The Image as a Total.” Women’s Art Symposium, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
1976 – Design and Color Theory. Penland School, Penland, NC
1976 – Installation as an Art Form. Penland School, Penland, NC

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND includes Instructor of Drawing at College of the Redwoods, Loleta, CA, 2009-2012, Adjunct Instructor of Drawing at Ocean County College, 1978-1982, Artist-in-Residence for NJSCA/NEA Artist-in-Schools Program 1977-1981, Art/Production Director at McGraw-Hill/Real Estate Division Publishing, and Dow Jones Financial Magazine Publishing 1981-1995, freelance graphic designer since 1971, practicing studio artist since 1976.