ABOUT
Hello and welcome! If you want to get in touch, reach me at natalie.nich@gmail.com. Or keep up with me on insta @nitnatnicholson
I’m originally from rural central Iowa (between Gilbert and Boone) and have over eight years of experience in the field of ceramics. I had profound experiences as a BFA student at the University of Iowa, as a resident at Northern Clay Center MN, and as a resident at New Harmony Clay Project IN. I've coordinated and instructed clay classes, worked in production pottery, and I've exhibited work around the Midwest and internationally. All of these opportunities have offered invaluable community experiences and established vital networks to cultivate ideas.
For the past year and a half, I’ve been in Fayetteville, Arkansas growing my practice through the University of Arkansas’ post baccalaureate program and supporting myself through a full time position at Fayetteville High School as a Special Education Paraprofessional. The community I found in Arkansas, the rewarding nature of my employment, and the sculptures I explored there have energized me immensely. In the coming months, I have the opportunity to live in Taiwan as Tainan National University of the Art’s resident ceramics artist. I will spend five months in the south of Taiwan exploring my forms and learning alongside Taiwanese artists.
Nat Nicholson | natalie.nich@gmail.com | www.natnicholson.com
EDUCATION
2023 Post-Baccalaureate in Ceramics, The University of Arkansas, AR
2019 BFA Ceramics, The University of Iowa, IA
2018 Studio Arts College International, Florence, Italy
RESIDENCIES
2024 Current Resident Artist, Tainan National University of the Arts, Taiwan
2022 Artist in Residence, New Harmony Clay Project, New Harmony IN
2019 Emerging Artist Resident, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis MN
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Upcoming, TBD, TNNUA Expo, Tainan, Taiwan
2023 Universal Veil, SADC, Fayetteville, AR
2023 Miki Skak”s Thesis Show, Studio Art and Design Center, Fayetteville AR
2023 Solo Exhibition, Universal Veil, SADC, Fayetteville, AR
2023 In the Stone, Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR
2023 Pointed End Where Two Curves Meet, SADC, Fayetteville AR
2022 Solo Exhibition, Waving Hello, pH Gallery, West Fork, AR
2022 Filled Up 3, NHGCA, New Harmony, IN
2022 Solo Exhibition, Cat Tongues for the Sky, Ramble Park, Fayetteville AR
2022 Residence VI, NHGCA, New Harmony, IN
2021 EAR Grant Recipients, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis MN
2020 NCC at NCECA Virtual Gallery Expo, virtual
2019 No One Knows What to do with It, Visual Arts Building, Iowa City IA
2019 Collaboration of All the Arts, Revival, Iowa City IA
2019 Earthwords Arts Showcase, PS1, Iowa City IA
2019 Honors in Studio Art, Visual Arts Building, Iowa City IA
2019 Intermedia Open House, Visual Arts Building, Iowa City IA
2019 Solo Exhibition, Bound, Art Building West, Iowa City IA
2019 Earthwords 39 Launch, Prairie Lights, Iowa City IA
2019 Summit, River City Housing Collective, Summit House, Iowa City IA
2019 The Collective: Graduate Exchange Show, A& D Gallery, Lawerence KS
2018 Improvisation for The Piano, Voxman Concert Hall, Iowa City IA
2018 Sacra Mundanam, Levitt Gallery, Iowa City IA
2018 Fabrication and Experimentation, Drewelowe Gallery, Iowa City IA
2018 Solo Exhibition, Wander, Visual Arts Building, Iowa City IA
2018 Authorize/Acquiesce, IMU Pedestrian Bridge, Iowa City IA
2018 The Blare Pinch Project, Visual Arts Building, Iowa City IA
2018 Vertigo: It's Time We Talk, Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo IA
2018 Untitled Body Arts, Palazzo Jules Maidoff, Florence Italy
2018 Selected 2 and 3D Practice, Palazzo dei Cartelloni Gallery, Florence Italy
2018 Il Filo degli Altri, Palazzo dei Cartelloni Gallery, Florence Italy
2017 Feminist Voices Showcase, PS1, Iowa City IA
2016 Anabasis, Mitchell Cemetery, Boone IA
2015 Heart of Iowa Activities Conference, Baxter IA
RELATED WORK
2023 UArk Gallery Coordinator, SADC, Fayetteville, AR
2023 Paraprofessional Art Teacher, Fayetteville High School, Fayetteville, AR
2022 Gallery Assistant, NHGCA, New Harmony, IN
2020 Arts Coordinator/Instructor, Seward Cafe Free Space, Minneapolis MN
2020 Finisher, Grey Fox Pottery, Minneapolis MN
2018 President, Children of the Clay student org, Iowa City, IA
AWARDS
2024 Resident Stipend, Tainan National University of the Arts
2022 Resident Stipend, New Harmony Clay Project
2019 2019 Anonymous Artist Studio Fellowship, Northern Clay Center
2017 Iowa Abroad Scholarship, The University of Iowa
2015 Four-year academic UI Old Gold Scholarship
2015 Four-year academic UI Iowa Scholars Award
2015 Best in show - Heart of Iowa Activities Conference
LECTURES
2021 Northern Clay Center Emerging Artist Residents, NCC, Minneapolis, MN
2019 The Collective: Graduate Student Exchange, KU, Lawrence, KS
COLLECTIONS
New Harmony Clay Project Permanent Collection
Lorenzo Pezzantini's Il Filo degli Altri (The Filo of the Others) - Florence Italy
River City Housing Collective - Iowa City IA