Education
2023 / Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art (Painting and Drawing), School of Art + Art History, College of the Arts, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
2023 / Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies, Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women’s Studies Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
2020 / Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art Education, Art History Minor, School of Art + Design, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.
2020 / Illinois Professional Educator License, Visual Arts, grades K-12.
2018 / Arcadia University, London, England, Summer Study Abroad.
Solo Exhibitions
2024 / Unbounded: A Solo Exhibition by Natalie Novak, The Art Garage (Studio B), Green Bay, WI.
2021 / Bunion Bath, Fine Arts Building C Main Lobby, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 / TMA Contemporary, juried by Christina Turner, Shane Walsh, & Michael Velliquette, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, WI.
2023 / Cute Aggression, curated by Dessarae Bassil, Good Year Arts, Charlotte, NC.
2023 / Fleeting Imaginaries, Gary R. Libby University Gallery, Gainesville, FL.
2023 / The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Hippodrome State Theatre, Gainesville, FL.
2023 / Magic Stew: A Group Soup, 4Most Gallery, Gainesville, FL.
2022 / Between You and I, Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA.
2022 / Word of Mouth, juried by Rosalyn D’Mello, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2022 / Slop Style Pt. 2, Moisturizer Gallery, Gainesville, FL.
2022 / Moisture & Wetness, Moisturizer Gallery, Gainesville, FL.
2021 / Visions of Self, juried by Michele Ellis Pracy & Diane Breuer, Yosemite Sierra Artists, Oakhurst, CA.
2020 / Handheld Galleries, BLOC Gallery, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
2020 / Handheld Galleries, Catapult Creative House, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO.
2020 / Waking Frequencies: Graduate Invitational Exhibition, 4Most Gallery, Gainesville, FL.
2020 / School of Art + Design Bachelors of Fine Arts Exhibition, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
2019 / The Collective Magazine Spring Art Gallery, The Forest, Urbana, IL.
2019 / Monsters, BLOC Gallery, University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign, IL.
2019 / Monumental Portraits, Art + Design Building, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
2017 / Art Foundation Juried Exhibition, Link Gallery, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
2017 / Open House, Flagg Hall, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
Relevant Teaching Experience
August 2023 - Present / Artist-in-Residence and Visiting Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI.
ART 105-0001 and ART 105-0003, Introductory Drawing, Fall 2023 and Spring 2024, 3 credits.
ART 310, Intermediate Painting, Spring 2024, 3 credits.
ART 410, Advanced Painting, Spring 2024, 3 credits.
2022 - 2023 / Instructor of Record, School of Art and Art History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
ART 2936C, Non-Majors Drawing, Spring 2023, 3 credits.
ART 2353C, Drawing Studio, Spring 2022, 3 credits.
2020 - 2022 / Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Art and Art History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
ART 4505C, 4312C, and 4402C, Advance Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Fall 2022, 6 credits. Assistant to Prof. Julia Morrisroe.
ART 2353C, Drawing Studio, Fall 2021, 3 credits. Assistant to Prof. Bethany Taylor.
ART 4505C, 4312C, and 4402C, Advance Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Spring 2021, 6 credits. Assistant to Prof. Julia Morrisroe.
ART 4505C, 4312C, and 4402C, Advance Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Fall 2020, 6 credits. Assistant to Prof. Ron Janowich.
Painting/Drawing/Printmaking Area Assistant and Figure Model Lab Supervisor, Fall 2020 and Spring 2021.
Other Professional Experience
September 2023 - Present / Instructor of Visual Arts, Fine Arts Institute, East High School, Green Bay, WI.
August 2022 - May 2023 / Manager, MFA Graduate Studios (Gradhaus), School of Art and Art History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
August 2021 - May 2022 / Co-Manager, MFA Graduate Studios (Gradhaus), School of Art and Art History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
March 2020 / Student Teacher, Visual Arts, grades K-5, Carrie Busey Elementary School, Savoy, IL.
January - March 2020 / Student Teacher, Visual Arts (Art Foundation: Drawing & Painting and AP Pathways), grades 9-12, Centennial High School, Champaign, IL.
June - August 2019 / Art Faculty, Camp Adler, ages 5-11, David Adler Music and Arts Center, Libertyville, IL.
January - May 2019 / Student Teacher, Visual Arts, grade 5, Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary, Ogden, IL.
October - December 2018 / Collaborative Student Teacher, Everyday Arts Lab, grades 1-3, Stratton Academy of the Arts, Champaign, IL.
Awards, Honors, and Grants
August 2020 - May 2023 / Graduate Teaching Assistantship, School of Art + Art History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
June 2022 / Windgate University Fellowship, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
June 2022 / Graduate Student Research Travel Award, College of the Arts, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
August 2020 - May 2022 / Grinter Fellowship, The Graduate School, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
May 2020 / Highest Honors (Summa Cum Laude), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
2019 / Barbara Seaquist Williams Leadership Award Nominee, Student Affairs, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
2018 / Illinois for Illinois (I4I) Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient, Illinois International, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
2017 / James Scholar, The College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
Publications and Press
2024 / fsm. Arts Journal, Excerpts From an Interview with Natalie Novak, Volume 4, Issue #2.
2024 / In Their Studio podcast, Episode 5: Natalie Novak, by the Lawton Gallery and UWGB Student Show.
2023 / Hyperallergic, “University of Florida Offers a Funded MFA in Studio Art,” featured artist.
2023 / e-flux, “MFA in Art,” featured artist.
2023 / Fleeting Imaginaries, MFA Graduate Thesis Exhibition Catalog, Gainesville, FL.
2021 / The Huts Magazine, Artist Unveil, Issue #3.
2021 / Third Iris, Layover, Issue #2, Davis, California.
Selected Presentations
2024 / Unbounded Solo Exhibition Talk with Natalie Novak, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI.