Natasha Sweeten

Page 1 | Biography

Born: Lexington, Kentucky
Lives: Brooklyn, New York

Education
1993-1996 MFA, Milton Avery Graduate School for the Arts, Bard College
1988-1993 BFA, Cleveland Institute of Art
1991 AICA New York Studio Program

Solo Exhibitions
2006 Natasha Sweeten: Recent Paintings, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY
2004 Natasha Sweeten: Call This Home, East Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2001 Natasha Sweeten: 2000 Paintings, Wall Space, New York, NY

Group Exhibitions
2010
Geometric Progressions, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY
Unraveling Abstraction, Nuartlink Gallery, Westport, CT
The Big Show, Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY

2009
Gallery Artists Group Show, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY

2008
Painters & Sculptors Make Prints, Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL
Gallery Artists: New Works, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY

2007
Painters & Sculptors Make Prints, Edenfred, Madison, WI

2005
Sextet, Zg Gallery, Chicago, IL, curated by Rachel Davis
Drawn to Cleveland, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, OH, curated by
Kenneth Dingwall & John L. Moore
NY (hearts) LV, Dust Gallery, Las Vegas, NV, curated by Lisa Stefanelli
Urban Ecologies, Holland Arts Center, Holland, MI, curated by Clay Hensley

2004
Sub-Folder, exhibition in conjunction with the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Open Studios, New York, NY, curated by Fernando Colon-Gonzalez
Gallery Group Exhibition, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY
The East Group, East Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, curated by Ron Keyson
Project Space Artists, P.S. 122 Gallery, New York, NY
Band of Abstraction, Van Brunt Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Joe Fyfe
Greetings from Chelsea, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY
Approaches, Gallery 555, Ypsilanti, MI, curated by Clay Hensley

2003
Twisting and Turning: Abstract Painting Now, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center,
San Antonio, TX, curated by Lilly Wei

Grants/Awards
2006 Artist Fellowship in Painting, New York Foundation for the Arts
2005 Artist residency, Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY
2003-2004Project Space studio, P.S. 122 Space Program
2003 Artist residency, Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY
2001 Artist residency, Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY
Juror Award, Small Works, selected by Peter Blum
2000 Artist residency, Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY
Artist residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
1999 Artist residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
1997 Artist residency, MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH

Projects
2004 Natasha Sweeten: A Mini Retrospective, Realform Project Space, Brooklyn, NY, curated by David Gibson

Publications
Baker, R.C. The Village Voice, February 22-28, 2006, Vol. LI No. 8, Voice Choices/Art, Galleries/Chelsea, Pick: Natasha Sweeten at Edward Thorp.
Buisch, Derrick. �I�m in Love with the Future Now�: brochure essay, Zg Gallery, 2005.
Dingwall, Kenneth and John L. Moore. �Drawn to Cleveland�: catalogue essay, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, 2005, softbound, 32pp.
Glueck, Grace. The New York Times, March 3, 2006, "Art in Review: Natasha Sweeten at Edward Thorp", pE35.
Johnson, Ken. The New York Times, July 9, 2004, �Art Guide/Galleries: Chelsea�, pD27.
Leffingwell, Edward. Art in America, October 2006, "Natasha Sweeten at Edward Thorp", p200.
Naves, Mario. City Arts, October 14, 2010, �Geometric Progressions�.
Tranberg, Dan. Angle, Vol. 2, No. 23, Nov./Dec. 2005, �Drawn to Cleveland�, pp6-7.
Tranberg, Dan. The Plain Dealer, October 18, 2001, �Degrees of Separation Reunites City with Work of Former Art Students�, pE6.
Wei, Lilly. Voices of Art Magazine, Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2003, �Twisting and Turning: Abstract Painting Now�, pp28-30.
Wei, Lilly. �Twisting and Turning: Abstract Painting Now�, brochure essay, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, 2003.
Wilkin, Karen. The Hudson Review, Vol. LVII, No. 3, Autumn 2004, �A Nourishing Summer Meal�, pp491-492.
Wood, Deborah. "Foreword: Painters & Sculptors Make Prints", essay for artist book, 2007, loose leaf, 13pp.