Résumé

Education.

MFA, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2003
BA, Fine Art, Northwestern College, St. Paul, MN, 2000 (cum laude)
Additional Studies: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN, 1999

Awards & Recognition.

  • Wisconsin Arts Board Artist Fellowship, 2008
  • Department of Art Chairman's Purchase Award for the Bradley University Permanent Collection and Educational Archive for the shaped plate etching, Mechanized Canines, 30th Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition (see below), 2005
  • Intern Modelmaker and Sculptor, competitively awarded appointment, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Exhibits Central, Washington DC, Sept. to Dec. 2003
  • Instructor of Record & Curriculum Designer, Drawing 1 & 2, competitively awarded graduate student appointment, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Sept. 2001 to May 2003

Selected Exhibitions.

* indicates solo exhibition

2009
  • * The Natural Motif: New Drawings by Natalie Settles, Charles Allis Museum, Milwaukee, WI (upcoming)
  • Wisconsin Arts Board Artists Fellowship Exhibition, Overture Center James Watrous Gallery Madison, WI (upcoming)
2008
  • Map of The World, group exhibition, Mid-America Print Council Conference, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND (upcoming)
  • Contemporary Printmaking, invitational exhibition, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA (upcoming)
2007
  • Postcards From the Edge, group show, a benefit for Visual AIDS, James Cohen Gallery, New York, NY
  • The Most Curatorial Biennial in the Universe, group show, apexart, New York, NY
  • Tranformation, an exhibition of the portfolio of artist/scientist collaborative works by the same name, Rochester Contemporary Lab Space, NY
2006
  • PAPER: First anniversary group exhibition, Skestos Gabriele Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • Transformation Portfolio, scientist collaboration, portfolio exchange and exhibition in conjunction with the Southern Graphics Council national conference, 7th Floor of the George L. Mosse Humanities Bldg., University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • An Odyssey, invitational group show in conjunction with the national conference of the Southern Graphics Council, Porter Butts and Class of 1925 Galleries, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Spot the Dog, juried by guest curator Julie Decker, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, AK
2005
  • Grafikk Fra Fellesverkstedet Myren Grafikk, invitational group show, Galleri 1918, island off the coast of Kristiansand, Norway
  • 4 Amerikanske Grafikere, 4 person invitational show, Smia Galleri, Kristiansand, Norway
  • Forward: A Survey of Wisconsin Art Now, juried by Elizabeth Smith, James A. Alsdorf Curartor and Deputy Director of Programs at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Charles Allis Museum, Milwaukee, WI
  • Wisconsin Artist's Biennial, juried by Lynn Warren, Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI
  • Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works, invitational group show, New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA
  • 30th Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition, juried by Judy Collischan, independent art consultant, former Associate Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs at the Neuberger Museum of Art, SUNY-Purchase, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
2004
  • Madison Gallery Night, group show, AGB Graphics, WI (October)
  • Attic Angels Show, group show, Attic Angels, Madison, WI
  • Contemporary Printmaking Exhibition, group show, Gallery 218, Milwaukee, WI
  • Madison Gallery Night, group show, AGB Graphics, Madison, WI (May)
2003
  • Centro-Oestes Nucleo: Madison, group show, Gallerie Casa Thomas Jefferson, Brazil
  • Centro-Oestes Nucleo: Madison, group show, Museu de Arte de Brasilia, Brazil
  • * Domestication: A Tale of Two Species, solo exhibition, 734 Gallery, Madison, WI
  • The End, group show, 7th Floor Gallery, Madison, WI
  • Three Aces, traveling group show, University of Texas-Austin
2002
  • North Park Printmakers, traveling group show, Surplus Gallery, Carbondale, IL
  • Two Down One To Go, group show, 7th floor Gallery, Madison, WI, 2002
  • North Park Printmakers, traveling group show, Denler Gallery, Northwestern College, St. Paul MN
  • 156 Miles to Madison, group show, Mary O’Shaughnessy’s Wood Street Gallery, group show, Chicago, IL
2001
  • New Works: A.W. Yopp, K.L Clapper, H.M. Page, N.J. Larson [Settles], four person show, 7th Floor Gallery, Madison, WI
  • Best for Last, group show, 7th floor Gallery, Madison, WI
  • Works for Lease, group show, Lakeside Dr. Madison, WI
2000
  • 23rd National Print Biennial 2000, juried by Antonio Frasconi, printmaker, Silvermine Guild Galleries, New Canaan, CT
  • Printmaking Allstars, group show, Gallery 734, Madison, WI
  • 2000 National Drawing + Print Exhibition, Bloomingdale Museum, IL, juried by John Heintzman, Director and Curator of University Galleries, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
  • Foot in the Door Show, juried show, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN
1999
  • Prints U.S.A. 1999, juried show, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO, juried by David W. Kiehl, Curator of Prints, Whitney Museum of American Art, NY

Selected Experience.

Studio Work and Independent Research regarding decorative and scientific uses of pattern, Cambridge, England, January-May, 2007

Guest Lectures, Artist's Talk, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, November 2006

Artist's Talk, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, AK

Panel Discussion Co-host, The Transformation Portfolio,during the Southern Graphics Council 2006 national conference, Madison, WI

Portfolio Exchange and Exhibition Co-Chair,Coordinator, and Participant,Transformation Portfolio, a suite of artist/scientist collaborative works featured in conjunction with the Southern Graphics Council 2006 National Conference, Madison, WI

Artist - Scientist Collaboration with cell & developmental biologist, Dr. Theresa Grana, on the piece 'Adhere' for the Transformation Portfolio, 2006

Guest Lecture, Artist's Talk, Governors State University, University Park, IL, 2006

Artist-in-Residence, Fellesverkstedet Myren Grafikk, Kristiansand, Norway, June 2005

Guest Lecture, Artist's Talk, Bethel College, St. Paul, MN, April 2004

Guest critique, Artist's Talk, Northwestern College, St. Paul, MN, April 2004

Guest Instructor, University fo Wisconsin-Madison, April 2004

On-site Modelmaker, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Exhibits Central, Madison, WI, February, 2004

Selected Collections.

  • Andrew Balkin Editions: AGB Graphics Workshop, Madison, WI
  • Amity Arts Foundation, Woodbridge, CT
  • Bradley University, Peoria, IL
  • Northwestern College, St. Paul, MN
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Many private collections

Representation.

Skestos Gabriele Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Neo Galleri, Stavanger, Norway

Professional Affiliations.

International Arts Movement (IAM)
Southern Graphics Council (SGC)