Natasha Henderson

Natasha Henderson was born in 1974 in Comox, British Columbia, Canada. Since that time, she has lived in Perth (Australia), Vancouver BC, Courtenay BC, and now resides in Montreal Quebec. In addition to being a painter, she is an arts instructor and a textile artist. Her work is for sale on her Etsy page (http://HendersonArt.etsy.com/) and her felt wool artisan scarves are at Gallerie Headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. She accepts visits to her home-studio by appointment.  

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION:

1998, Bachelor of Fine Arts. Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

1997, Diploma (Studio: Painting). Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

Spring 2010, Poetic Intent (working title). Studio 530, The Belgo Building. Montreal, Quebec.

Sept 2005, Elements of Landscape. Muir Gallery. Courtenay, BC.

July-Aug 2005, Elements of Landscape. Chilliwack Arts Council. Chilliwack, BC.

April 2005, Elements of Landscape. Xchanges Artist-Run-Centre. Curator: Charles Campbell. Victoria, BC.

March-April 2005, Fictional Landscapes. Hamilton Artists Inc Artist-Run-Centre. Hamilton, ON.

Aug-Oct 2004, In This World. Campbell River Public Art Gallery. Curator: Janette Taylor. Campbell River, BC.

Aug-Sept 2004, Elegance of Paint. The Old Schoolhouse Arts Centre. Qualicum, BC.

July-Aug 2004, Fabricated Views. Island Mountain Arts Public Gallery. Wells, BC.

Mar-Ap 2004, Inside Story. Waterfront Theatre. Granville Island, Vancouver, BC.

Jan-Feb 2004, Inside Story. Curator: Judith Jurica. Gallery Vertigo Artist-Run-Centre. Vernon, BC.

Nov-Dec 2003, A New View. Plaskett Gallery. New Westminster, BC.

May 2002, Natasha Henderson. Courtenay Library Fireside Gallery. Courtenay, BC.

May 2000, Fabrications. Curator: Tony Martin. Comox Valley Public Art Gallery. Courtenay, BC.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

February 27-28, 2010, Nuit Blanche. Studio 530, The Belgo Building. Montreal, Quebec.

January 29, 2010, Un Don, Une Oeuvre. Gallerie Fabienne Rhein. Montreal, Quebec.

Spring 2010, PIED[carre]MTL (Piece selected to continue). Gallerie Zone Orange. Montreal, Quebec.

Dec 2009, PIED[carre]MTL. Gallerie Zone Orange. Montreal, Quebec.

Oct-Nov 2009, 35th Anniversary Show. Comox Valley Public Art Gallery. Courtenay, BC.

May-June 2009, Alternative Identities. Curator: Ed Varney. Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam, BC.

May 2009, For The Art Buy The Art. Curated by Llama Ink. Club Le Social, Montreal, Quebec

May 2006, Working Without A Net: Mayworks Exhibition. Curators: Bill Friesen and Marci Katz. Oceanside Arts Council, Parksville BC.

Feb 2005, Ideas About Infinity. Curator: Jo Cook. Helen Pitt Artist-Run-Centre. Vancouver, BC.

Aug-Sept 2004, Relocating The Homeless Mind. Curators: Tony Martin, Will Garrett-Petts, and Donald Lawrence. Comox Valley Public Art Gallery. Courtenay, BC.

May 2004, Forelock Tugging. Mail Art Exhibition. Struts ARC. Sackville, NB.

May-June 2003, Artropolis: The Human Image In The Landscape (Adjunct Exhibition). Curator: Ed Varney. CBC Studios. Vancouver, BC.

Jan-Feb 2002, The Fiction of Landscape. With Pauline Conley and Tracy Kobus. Curator: Tony Martin. Comox Valley Public Art Gallery. Courtenay, BC.

April 2001, Artropolis: The Artist In Bucolic Paradise And Poverty. Curator: Tony Martin. CBC Studios, Vancouver, BC,

Sept 1998, ECIAD Alumni Exhibition. Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. Vancouver, BC.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY (*Reviews):

* Paula Wild. “Natasha Henderson at Muir Gallery,” Comox Valley Record, September 9, 2005.

* Laura Hollick. “Create Your Own Visual Story,” View, (Hamilton, ON) March 24, 2005.

Susan Detwiler. “Fictional Landscapes” Exhibition Catalogue Essay. Hamilton Artists Inc ARC, Hamilton, ON. February 2005.

* Paula Wild. “The Homeless Mind,” Comox Valley Record, August 27, 2004.

Donald Lawrence and Will Garrett-Petts. “Relocating The Homeless Mind” Exhibition Catalogue Essay. Comox Valley Public Art Gallery, Courtenay, BC. 2004.

Nicole Koshel. “Inspired Work On Tap In Wells,” Quesnel Cariboo Observer, July 18, 2004.

Inge Kooyman. “Vertigo Opens Its Doors To Visiting Artists,” Vernon Morning Star, January 14, 2004.

Interview with Sheryl MacKay on North By Northwest (CBC Radio) regarding the exhibition The Fiction of Landscape. With Pauline Conley and Tracy Kobus. March 9, 2002.

* Paula Wild. “CVAG Exhibit ‘Absorbing, Intuitive’,” Comox Valley Record, February 8, 2002.

Donna Mattila. “The Fiction of Landscape,” The Island Word, December 13, 2001. (Also Exhibition Catalogue Essay, January 2002.)

Tony Martin. “Fabrications-Figurative Work,” Exhibition Catalogue Essay. Comox Valley Public Art Gallery. 2000.

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

December 2009 - April 2010 ArtsSmarts: Guided an entire elementary school (Royal Oak Elementary) through the process of learning new artistic and craft techniques, in order to create a wall-hanging based on the school song. Montreal, Quebec.

October 8, 2009 Centennial Secondary School: Designed and taught an all-day painting workshop about using poetry to inspire painting. (Grade 8 students). Montreal, Quebec.

2005-2007 Comox Valley Community Arts Council: Board Member. Courtenay, BC.

2005-7 Comox Valley Public Art Gallery: Gallery Committee. Throughout 2005-7 viewed and discussed proposals submitted to the gallery curator for programming. Courtenay, BC.

2005 Campbell River Public Art Gallery: Exhibition Selection Committee. In June 2004 reviewed proposals and (with five other people) selected what would be shown at the CRAG for 2005. Campbell River, BC.

SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS:

Winter 2009, Painting selected to be Holiday Card of the Quebec Community Groups Network. Montreal, Quebec.

Summer 2009, Arc Card. Painting selected as post-card image for inclusion in Arc Poetry Magazine, Canada‘s national poetry magazine.

SELECTED COLLECTIONS:

Campbell River Public Art Gallery

Comox Valley Public Art Gallery

Numerous Private and Corporate Collections