Education

May 2015                             BFA/Art Therapy Minor, Columbus college of Art & Design, Columbus, OH

June 2011                             High School Diploma, Antilles High School, Fort Buchanan, PR

 

Achievements/Awards

Ago. 2025 Beca Programa Maniobra, Centro de Economia Creativa

Jan 2023. MASS MoCA Fellowship for Artists from Puerto Rico, August – September

Aug 2020 NALAC (National Association for Latino Arts and Culture)- Fund for the Arts

Jan. 2017                              Artist of the Community, City of Columbus/Greater Columbus Arts Council

Dec. 2011- Dec.2014            President’s/ Dean’s List, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH

May 2011                               Scholarship Award, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH

 

Residencies

Aug.- Sept 2025 Golden Foundation for the Arts Residency, New Berlin, NY

Aug.- Sept 2023 MASS MOCA Fellowship for Artists from Puerto Rico, August - September

Aug. 2017                              Segura Art Studio Residency Program, South Bend, Indiana

 

Exhibitions

May.- Sept. 2026 Group Show, Lugar de Morada, Edra Soto, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR

May 2026 - Mar 2026 Group Show, Made in Paint Show, Golden Foundation for the Arts, New Berlin, NY

Nov 2025. Group Show, Illusión de Función: Falsa Permanencia, FADS, San Juan, PR

Aug.2025-Mar. 2026 Group Show, Entre Ruinas, Museo de Arte y Diseño de Miramar (MADMI), San Juan, PR

Dic. 2024 Untitled Art Fair, Marshall Gallery, Miami, FL

Dic. 2024 Group Show, Pintura Contemporanea de Puerto Rico, Püblica, San Juan, PR

Nov. 2024 Group Show, Material,Materialism, Materialist, Materialize, FADS, San Juan PR

Nov. 2024 Group Show, Subasta Museo de Arte de  Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR

Jun 2024 Group Show, Memoria Prima, Casa Rosa Luisa, Ponce, PR

Mar. 2024 Group Show, Bajo otro Sol, Masters Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR

Nov. 2023 Group Show, Structural Concern, Marshall Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

May 2023 Group Show, Servicio a Domicilio, Adhesivo Contemporary, CDMX, MX

Feb 2023                            Group Show, Erase una Vez, Kilómetro 0.2, San Juan, PR

Dic. 2022 Solo Show, Ningún Lugar, Kilometro 0.2 Gallery, San Juan, PR

Apr. 2022 Group Show, A Diasporic State of Mind, Praxis New York , Chelsea, NYC

Aug. 2021 Solo Show, País Espejo: Como la ciudad nos refleja,  Casa Ulanga, Arecibo, PR

Mar 2021 Group Show, Miradas en Proceso: Exploración de lo Cotidiano, Casa Ulanga, Arecibo, PR

June 2018                              Group Show, Wild Art 2018, Wild Goose Creative,  Columbus, OH

Oct 2017                                Group Show, Sight of Music (2 pieces), Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH

Oct 2017                                 Segura Art Studio Residency Group Show, Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH

Aug. 2017                               Duo-Exhibition, Zona Alterna, Two Truths, Columbus, OH

Apr. 2017                                Solo Show, Columbus Art Mixer at Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio

Dec. 2016                               Solo Show,  Awakening, Gallery Denmark, Columbus, OH

Nov. 2016                               Duo-Exhibition, Ebb and Flow, Sean Christopher Gallery, Columbus, OH

June 2016                              Group Show, Burnt Oak Gallery, Oakland, CA

Oct. 2015                               Solo Show, Union of the Opposites, Haiku Poetic Food &Art, Columbus, OH

May 2015                              Group Show, 136th Annual Student Exhibition, Columbus College of Art and Design,

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April 2015                            Solo Show, Awakening, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH

May 2014                              Group Show, Raw Artists: Revolution, Shadowbox Live, Columbus, OH

May 2012                              CCAD Yearlong Exhibition, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH

 

 Articles and Reviews

“Construccionismo Criollo según la exposición Ilusión de Función:Falsa Permanencia” by Jorge Rodriguez Acevedo, 2026

"El centro urbano de Guánica es invadido por el color" by Eduardo Questell, ES NOTICIA PR, 2019

“Local artist plans to offer help in Puerto Rico” by Cierra Johnson, Channel 10 TV, 2018

“Hidden Layers- An Augmented Reality Art Show” by Jim Fischer, Columbus Alive Magazine, 2018

“7 Cities to See Powerful Street Art” by  Karen Gardiner, National Geographic Travel Magazine, 2017

“Meet the Artists: Natalia Sanchez” by Victor Espinosa, Latino Art Midwest, 2017

“Zona Alterna” by Jim Fischer, Columbus Alive Magazine, 2017

“Natalia Sanchez” by Leticia Wiggins, ¡Dímelo, Columbus!, 2017

Teaching Experience

May 2019                               Taller de Muralismo, Escuela Luis Muñoz Marin, Anasco, PR

Marzo 2019     Talleres de Arte con Casa Múcaro, Festival de la Chinas, Las Marías, PR

Dec 2018     Painting and Color Theory Class, Plenitud PR, Las Marias, PR

Aug 2016- Mar 2017             Private Art Lessons, Columbus, OH

Jan 2015                                Painting and Color Theory Class, Barrio Obrero Creando Foundation, San Juan, PR

 

Employment Experience

Jan 2020- 2023     Assistant to Artist Rogelio Baez Vega 

Nov 2019- 2020     Framer at Enmarcados Alamar, Arecibo, PR

Oct 2018- June 2019 Resident Artist at Plenitud PR, Las Marías, Puerto Rico

July 2015- Dec 2015                Curatorial Intern at the Pizzuti Collection, Columbus, OH

Aug 2012- May 2013             Lab Monitor for Woodshop, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH