Detail installation view of Marginal, 2011,
graphite on three walls, ceiling and soffits, 12 x 27 x 61ft
Installed at the Friesen Galleries, NNU

News

  • Residency with Tonsor Evolutionary Biology Laboratory funded
    April 11, 2012
    My collaborative project with the Tonsor Evolutionary Biology Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh garnered a yearlong Residency Grant with funds from The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments. The lab and I extend our thanks and excitement for the work ahead!
  • Assistant Curator and Essayist, for The Warhol's Factory Direct
    The Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA — opening June 23, 2012
    I am writing an exhibition essay and acting as contracted Assistant Curator for The Warhol Museum's upcoming exhibition Factory Direct featuring collaborative works between national and international artists and Pittsburgh industries. It's a pleasure to be a part of this work work that naturally extends from my own interdisciplinary studio practice.
  • Ossuary project at the Chazen Museum of Art
    Madison, WI — Feb. 3 - Apr. 1, 2012,
    Natalie contributed an object to the ongoing installation project entitled Ossuary, directed by artist and curator Laurie Beth Clark. The project collects "bones" made by artists, offering thoughtful, whimsical, and grim views of the way we view and memorialize death. Reception on Feb. 3 from 5:30 - 7:30, bone themed lectures throughout the run of the exhibit.
  • Marginal: A New Wall Drawing Environment at NNU's Friesen Galleries
    Nampa, ID — Oct. 28, 2011 - Jan. 27, 2012,
    Settles' new wall drawing environment populates the gallery's problematic and interstitial spaces. Come for the artist's talk on Oct. 18 at 11am in the Fine Arts Building and the opening reception on Oct 27 from 4:30 - 6:30pm.
    read the press release →
  • New works on paper in Drawn In at California Polytechnic
    San Louis Obispo — Sept. 30 - Oct. 29, 2011,
    Natalie has been selected by curator Jeff VanKleeck for this exhibition of contemporary drawing practice by five diverse artists. Settles' graphite works entitled Chimera and External Factors will be on view through October.
    see the New Times SLO's article →
    read the Times Press Recorder's article →