About Me

Natasha Martel is a painter by trade. She is currently pursuing her Master's of Fine Arts at NSCAD University with an expected completion date of May 2022.  She obtained her BFA in Studio Arts at Concordia University in 2016. Natasha and her partner built a studio space in Vankleek Hill, Ontario where she lives and makes paintings. Her work is evidence of 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
UPCOMING SOLO EXHIBITION

2022     A Symposium, Santé!
              Anna Leonowens Gallery
              MFA Graduate Exhibition
              Halifax, Nova Scotia
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

​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

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
             Montré​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



PRESS
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​https://www.visualartscentre.ca/mcclure-gallery/publications/​