The foundation of my work explores the relationships between observation and interpretation in everyday landscapes with a search for beauty in chaos. There are contradictions and compliments in the montage of the environment: mayhem and tranquility, fear and courage, dichotomies, the presumed known and the unknown. A wall painted with scrawls carries individual voice and the realms of nature hold strong yet fragile beauty. Through expressionistic marks, I strive to create works both in homage to and reflections on the nature of transience, public as well as personal.

Natalie’s background includes a Masters of Fine Arts from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, and a Bachelor of Art from San Diego State University, San Diego, CA; art residencies at Jiwar, Barcelona, Spain, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, Morris Graves Foundation Residency, Loleta, CA, Thupelo Workshop, Cape Town, SA, Acadia National Park, Winter Harbor, ME, Greatmore Studios, Cape Town, SA, Penland School, Penland, Penland, NC.; independent study at Printmaker’s Workshop, London, England, Penland School, Penland, NC, and Santa Reparata Graphic Art Center, Florence, Italy; and.grants from the Pollack/Krasner Foundation Grant, Ingrid Nickelson Trust, the Beverly Faben Artists Fund Achievement Award, and the Faben Art Fund. Natalie resides in San Francisco, California.
Contact: natalie.studio@yahoo.com

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2021 – “Equinox”, 3-Person Exhibit, Far Out Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Paintings: Mixed Media on Paper and Acrylic on Wood
2021 – Trinidad Musica and Arts Festival, Eureka, CA. Acrylic Paintings on Wood
2020 – “Vignettes”, Far Out Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Mixed Media and Collage
2019 – “We All Bleed”, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA. Digital Collage with Mixed Media
2019 – “We All Bleed”, Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu, Romania. Digital Collage with Mixed Media
2018 – Westhaven Center for the Arts, Westhaven, CA. Mixed Media and Collage.
2017 & 2018 – Trinidad Art and Music Festival, Trinidad, CA. Mixed Media Drawings.
2017 – Conversa, 2-person exhibit with Marceau Verdiere, 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.
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 _ “immerge”, 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 – Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery, Keene State College, Keene, NH. Mixed Media 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 – Figure Drawing and Painting, 3-day workshop, Sitka Center for the Arts and Ecology, Otis, Oregon
2019 - Presentor/Exhibitor, “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 – Accessibly Learning Collaborative, CA Newtworks for Collaboration, Participant, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA
2014 -–2015 – Figure Drawing, Expressive Landscaped with Mixed Media, Sitka Center for Arts & Ecology, Otis, Oregon.
2013 – 2017 – Beginning Drawing: Approaches to Rendering the Human Figure. StewArt Studios, Arcata, CA.
2010 – Presentation: Preparing Successful Marketing Materials. North Coast Small Business Development Center, Eureka, CA
2007 – Thupelo 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.” Presentation, 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.” Collaboration with A. Dimitry, 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 with Maureen Dance Company, 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 Art/Production Director at McGraw-Hill/Real Estate Division Publishing, and Dow Jones Financial Magazine Publishing 1981-1995, Adjunct Instructor of Drawing at Ocean County College, 1978-1982, Artist-in-Residence for NJSCA/NEA Artist-in-Schools Program 1977-1981, freelance graphic designer since 1971, practicing studio artist since 1976.