NATASHA MARTEL
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Natasha Martel is a painter by trade. She received her Master's of Fine Arts from NSCAD University in May 2022 and she obtained her BFA in Studio Arts from Concordia University in 2016. Natasha and her partner built a studio space in Vankleek Hill, Ontario where  they reside and make art work along side each other. Her abstract work puts in evidence a process coming into being. The gestures capture movements caught in time. While there is an importance placed on performativity, her abstract works simultaneously depict vivid colours and hold conceptual underpinnings concerning ideas of the human condition. ​

​EDUCATION

​2022       Masters in Fine Arts                    NSCAD University                           Halifax, Nova Scotia
2016        Bachelors in Fine Arts                Concordia University                      Montréal, Québec
2012        Fine Arts Diploma                       John Abbott College                       St. Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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2022     A Symposium, Santé!
              Anna Leonowens Gallery
              
MFA Graduate Exhibition
              Halifax, Nova Scotia​

2019     Minutiae             
             
The Epitome Institute North 

             Curated by: Meg Langhorne
             San Antonio, Texas

2017     Applying Patterns 
             Arbor Gallery
             ​Curated by: Niki Mulder
             Vankleek Hill, Ontario

​GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024     Teacher Showcase
              Dollard Art Center Gallery
              
Curator: Tina Vibert
              Montré​al, Qué​bec​
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2023     The Something Show
              
Erga Gallery 
              Self curated by the Something Group
              Montré​al, Qué​bec​

2022     and/and/and
              
Anna Leonowens Gallery
              NSCAD MFA Group Show
              Halifax, Nova Scotia
 
2021      NSCAD Student Art Award Finalist
              
Anna Leonowens Gallery
              Judged by: Emily Falenki, David Dahms & Emily Wareham
              Halifax, Nova Scotia

2021      Peinture Fraîche Nouvelle Constructions
              
Art Mûr
              Curated by: Noémie Chevalier
              Montréal, Québec

2021       Unpunctuated!
         
      Victoria General Window Gallery
               
MFA Group Show
               Halifax, N.S.

​2020      Salon des Refuses
                McBride Contemporain
                
Curated by Benjamin Klein
                Montré​al, Qué​bec
 
2018        Bombay Sapphire Artist Series
                Centre Phi
                
Curated by: Hughes Charbonneau
                Montré​al, Qué​bec

2018        Laboratoire Peinture
                Galerie Deux Poissons
                Curated by: Benjamin Klein
                Montr
é​al, Qué​bec

2018        Interventions: 31 Women Painters
                
McClure Gallery
                Curated by: Harold Klunder
                Westmont, Qué​bec

2017         INFORMation, inFORMation, inFORMATION
                 Le Ranch 
                 Curated by: Randall Anderson
                 Montré​al, Qué​bec

2016         Apriori: A State of Drawing 
                 
VAV Gallery
                 Curated by: Patrick Traer
                 Montré​al, Qué​bec

2015         New Art Show and Sale
                 Stewart Hall Art Gallery
                 Curated by: Peter Gnass
                 Pointe-Claire, Qué​bec

ARTIST TALKS

2021         Speak Easy Noon Talk
                 Anna Leonowens Art Gallery 
                 Virtual MFA Discussion
                 Halifax, Nova Scotia

RESIDENCIES

2019         Inaugural Recipient of  (2 week residency)
                 Epitome Institute
                 
Master Artist: Margaret Honeytruffle
                 San Antonio, Texas

AWARDS

2022         Career Catalyst: Project Grants for New Generation Artists
                  Ontario Arts Council
 
2021          Student Art Award – Drawing Division
                  Presented by NSCAD University
                  Halifax, Nova Scotia

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2024 -       Instructor Drawing Level Up!
Current      Dollard Art Center
                   Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC​

2024 -       Instructor Discover Printmaking
Current      Dollard Art Center
                   Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC

2024-        Instructor Intermediate Abstract Acrylic
Current      Dollard Art Center
                   Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
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2023          Instructor Intermediate Painting: Micro to Macro 
                   
Two Sessions
                   Dollard Art Center
                   Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC

2023 -       Instructor Drawing/Painting the Human Body
Current      Dollard Art Center
                   Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC

2023 -       Instructor Drawing Essentials 
Current      Dollard Art Center
                   Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC

2023 -       Instructor Drawing the Portrait 
Current      Dollard Art Center
                   Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC

2022           TA: Advanced Painting
                    Instructor: Alex Livinston
                    NSCAD University
                    Halifax, Nova Scotia

2021           TA: Introduction to Painting
                    Instructor: Sheila Provazza
                    NSCAD University
                    Halifax, Nova Scotia


PRESS

​INTERVIEW:  soundcloud.com/vkhreview/ep-15-natasha-martel-at-arbor-gallery
​https://www.visualartscentre.ca/mcclure-gallery/publications/​
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