Received her BFA from The Cooper Union, her MA in Critical and Curatorial Studies from the University of Louisville, and her MFA in Painting and Printmaking from the Yale University School of Art where she received the Robert Schoelkopf Memorial Travel Grant, and the Carol Schlosberg Memorial Prize for Excellence in Painting.
Westbrook has exhibited internationally, including shows with Rarity Gallery, Mykonos, Greece; Galleri Golsa, Oslo, Norway; Artformosa, Taipei City, Taiwan; Paris Contemporary Art Show, Paris, France; Robert Miller Gallery, New York, NY; Freight+Volume, New York, NY; Mindy Solomon, Miami, FL; and Wonzimer Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. The artist’s work is held in private and public collections, including Markel Corporation, Red Bank, NJ; Capital One, Richmond, VA; and Art Bank Program, US Department of State, Washington, DC; and Haleakala National Park, Maui, HI.
Westbrook was appointed Lecturer in Painting at Yale University 2010-2019, and currently teaches at Carnegie Mellon University where she lives and works in Pittsburgh, PA.
NATALIE WESTBROOK
EDUCATION
MFA, Yale University School of Art
MA, University of Louisville, Critical and Curatorial Studies
BFA, The Cooper Union School for the Advancement of Science and Art
Solo Exhibitions
2022 Forthcoming, Keijsers Koning / Dallas, TX
2021 Surface Tension, Freight+Volume / New York, NY
2020 Natalie Westbrook, Rarity Gallery / Mykonos, Greece
2018 Hunger, CRUSH Curatorial / New York, NY
2017 Quagmire, Norwalk Community College / Norwalk, CT
2017 Rising Tides, Amy Simon Fine Art / Westport, CT
2014 Canopy, Reynolds Gallery / Richmond, VA
2013 Diamond Head, Interstate Projects / Brooklyn, NY
2013 Deluge, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA
2012 Natalie Westbrook, Interstate Projects at Bushwick Basel, Starr Space / Brooklyn, NY
2011 Natalie Westbrook: Paranoia Peppermint, Interstate Projects / Brooklyn, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 Summer Exhibition, Rarity Gallery / Mykonos, Greece
2021 Unearthed by JC, Mindy Solomon Gallery / Miami, FL
2021 Summer Exhibition, Rarity Gallery / Mykonos, Greece
2021 Irreverent Objects, Wonzimer / Los Angeles, CA
2021 Possession, Chashama, New York / NY
2020 HUNGRY DOG // CHOPPED LIVER, Wonzimer / Los Angeles, CA
2020 Mill Street, 26 Mill Street / New Haven, CT
2019 Art Formosa, YIA Art Fair, Taipei City, Taiwan
2019 Paris Contemporary Art Show by YIA Art Fair / Paris, France
2019 GIFC, Galleri Golsa / Oslo, Norway
2019 Summer Exhibition, Reynolds Gallery / Richmond, VA
2019 Odds and Ends: Book Fair, Yale University Art Gallery / New Haven, CT
2018 Odds and Ends: Book Fair, Yale University Art Gallery / New Haven, CT
2018 THE RAFT, Yale Center for Collaborative Arts and Media / New Haven, CT
2018 Summer Exhibition, Reynolds Gallery / Richmond, VA
2018 LABYRINTH, National University Ireland, Galway / Galway, Ireland
2017 Odds and Ends: Book Fair, Yale University Art Gallery / New Haven, CT
2017 ON DESIRE, B3 Biennial of the Moving Image, Frankfurt, Germany
2017 The Sands, Essex Flowers, New York, NY
2017 Reynolds Gallery Boston, Reynolds Gallery / Boston, MA
2016 Odds and Ends: Book Fair, Yale University Art Gallery / New Haven, CT
2016 Off the Cuff, Reynolds Gallery / Boston, MA
2014 Shrink It Pink It, Cathouse Funeral / New York, NY
2014 Paint Skin, Institute Library / New Haven, CT
2013 SUDDENNESS + CERTAINTY, Robert Miller Gallery / New York, NY
2013 The Delightful Land, The Horticultural Society of New York / New York, NY
2013 Strange Natures, Institute Library / New Haven, CT
2012 CO LAB, Art Platform Los Angeles, Interstate Projects / Los Angeles, CA
2012 Material Frequencies, Davenport College Gallery, Yale University / New Haven, CT
2011 Chain Letter, Samson / Boston, MA
2011 Half Empty, Vaudeville Park / Brooklyn, NY
2011 Fresh Paint, Reynolds Gallery / Richmond, VA
2010 The Gloaming, Collarworks / Troy, NY
2010 MFA Thesis, 1156 Chapel Street Gallery, Yale University / New Haven, CT
2009 Peering Into The Future, 1156 Chapel Street Gallery, Yale University / New Haven, CT
HONORS AND RESIDENCIES
2021 Visiting Artist, Yale University School of Art
2021 Visiting Artist Colloquium, University of Wisconsin, Madison
2019 Visiting Artist, Yale University School of Art
2015 Panelist, Gender, Identity & The Artist’s Career: A Conversation, Yale University School of Art
2014 Artist in Residence, Hui No’eau
2013 Artist in Residence, Haleakala National Park
2010 Nominee, Rema Hort Mann Foundation Grant
2010 Carol Schlosberg Memorial Prize for Excellence in Painting, Yale University School of Art
2009 Robert Schoelkopf Memorial Travel Grant, Yale University School of Art
2006 Ora Lerman Trust Artist Residency
2005 The Cooper Union Summer Artist Residency
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Markel Corporation, Red Bank, NJ
Art Bank Program, US Department of State, Washington, DC
Capital One, Richmond, VA
Haleakala National Park, Maui, HI