Education
2023 / Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art (Painting and Drawing), School of Art + Art History, College of the Arts, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
2023 / Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies, Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women’s Studies Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
2022 / Experimental Sewing and Soft Sculpture with Max Adrian, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
2020 / Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art Education, Art History Minor, School of Art + Design, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
2020 / Illinois Professional Educator License, Visual Arts, grades K-12.
2018 / Arcadia University, London, England, Summer Study Abroad.
Solo Exhibitions
2024 / Unbounded, The Art Garage (Studio B), Green Bay, WI.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 / SOPPY, Share Art Gallery, Jacksonville, FL.
2024 / Splat Leak Spill, Moisturizer Gallery at Satellite Art Show, Brooklyn, NY.
2024 / TMA Contemporary, juried by Christina Turner, Shane Walsh, & Michael Velliquette, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, WI.
2024 / The Big Show, The Art Garage, Green Bay, WI.
2024 / SOFT: Tradition to Rebellion in Fiber Arts, The Historic Thomas Center, Gainesville, FL.
2023 / Cute Aggression, curated by Dessarae Bassil, Good Year Arts, Charlotte, NC.
2023 / Fleeting Imaginaries, Gary R. Libby University Gallery, Gainesville, FL.
2023 / The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Hippodrome State Theatre, Gainesville, FL.
2023 / Magic Stew: A Group Soup, 4Most Gallery, Gainesville, FL.
2022 / Between You and I, Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA.
2022 / Word of Mouth, juried by Rosalyn D’Mello, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2022 / Slop Style Pt. 2, Moisturizer Gallery, Gainesville, FL.
2022 / Moisture & Wetness, Moisturizer Gallery, Gainesville, FL.
2021 / Visions of Self, juried by Michele Ellis Pracy & Diane Breuer, Yosemite Sierra Artists, Oakhurst, CA.
2020 / Handheld Galleries, BLOC Gallery, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
2020 / Handheld Galleries, Catapult Creative House, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO.
2020 / Waking Frequencies: Graduate Invitational Exhibition, 4Most Gallery, Gainesville, FL.
2020 / School of Art + Design Bachelors of Fine Arts Exhibition, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
2019 / The Collective Magazine Spring Art Gallery, The Forest, Urbana, IL.
2019 / Monsters, BLOC Gallery, University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign, IL.
2019 / Monumental Portraits, Art + Design Building, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
2017 / Art Foundation Juried Exhibition, Link Gallery, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
2017 / Open House, Flagg Hall, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
Relevant Teaching Experience
2024 - Present / Adjunct Instructor, Core Curriculum, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL.
COR 151 (4 sections), Crafting Democracy, Fall 2024 and Spring 2025, 3 credits.
2023 - 2024 / Artist-in-Residence and Visiting Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI.
ART 105 (3 sections), Introductory Drawing, Fall 2023 and Spring 2024, 3 credits.
ART 310, Intermediate Painting: Contemporary Approaches, Spring 2024, 3 credits.
ART 410, Advanced Painting: Contemporary Approaches, Spring 2024, 3 credits.
2022 - 2023 / Instructor of Record, School of Art and Art History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
ART 2936C, Non-Majors Drawing, Spring 2023, 3 credits.
ART 2353C, Drawing Studio, Spring 2022, 3 credits.
2020 - 2022 / Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Art and Art History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
ART 4505C, 4312C, and 4402C (3 sections), Advance Painting/Drawing/Printmaking, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, and Fall 2020, 6 credits.
ART 2353C, Drawing Studio, Fall 2021, 3 credits.
Painting/Drawing/Printmaking Area Assistant and Figure Model Lab Supervisor, Spring 2021 and Fall 2020.
Awards, Honors, and Grants
2020 - 2023 / Graduate Teaching Assistantship, School of Art + Art History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
2020 - 2022 / Grinter Fellowship, The Graduate School, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
2022 / Windgate University Fellowship, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
2022 / Graduate Student Research Travel Award, College of the Arts, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
2020 / Highest Honors (Summa Cum Laude), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
2019 / Barbara Seaquist Williams Leadership Award Nominee, Student Affairs, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
2018 / Illinois for Illinois (I4I) Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient, Illinois International, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
2016 - 2017 / Edmund J James Scholar, The College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
Publications and Press
2024 / Whitehot Magazine, “Satellite Art Show is Incubating Amazing Contemporary Artists,” featured artist.
2024 / fsm. Arts Journal, Excerpts From an Interview with Natalie Novak, Volume 4, Issue #2.
2024 / In Their Studio Podcast, Episode 5: Natalie Novak, by the Lawton Gallery and UWGB Student Show.
2023 / Hyperallergic, “University of Florida Offers a Funded MFA in Studio Art,” featured artist.
2023 / e-flux, “MFA in Art,” featured artist.
2023 / Fleeting Imaginaries, MFA Graduate Thesis Exhibition Catalog, Gainesville, FL.
2021 / The Huts Magazine, Artist Unveil, Issue #3.
2021 / Third Iris, Layover, Issue #2, Davis, California.
2021 / Create! Magazine, special mention, selected by Tam Gryn for Healing From Within.
2019 / The Collective Magazine, featured artist, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
Selected Presentations and Workshops
2024 / Palette to Pastel Workshop, Share Art Gallery, Jacksonville, FL.
2024 / Unbounded Solo Exhibition Talk with Natalie Novak, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI.
Other Professional Experience
September 2023 - May 2024 / Visiting Artist, Fine Arts Institute, East High School, Green Bay, WI.
August 2021 - May 2023 / Manager and Former Co-Manager of MFA Studios, Gradhaus, School of Art + Art History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
March 2020 / Student Teacher, Visual Arts, grades K-5, Carrie Busey Elementary School, Savoy, IL.
January - March 2020 / Student Teacher, AP Pathways and Art Foundation: Drawing & Painting, grades 9-12, Centennial High School, Champaign, IL.
June - August 2019 / Art Faculty, Camp Adler, ages 5-11, David Adler Music and Arts Center, Libertyville, IL.
January - May 2019 / Student Teacher, Visual Arts, grade 5, Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary, Ogden, IL.
October - December 2018 / Collaborative Student Teacher, Everyday Arts Lab, grades 1-3, Stratton Academy of the Arts, Champaign, IL.