NATALIA GILLESPIE
B. 2001, New York City, USA
Lives and works in the Hudson Valley
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
2025 Organizer, Art Theory Reading Group, Hudson, NY,
2025 Art Model, Ryan McGinley Studio, New York, NY
2025 Studio Assistant, Valerie Hammond, Coxsackie, NY
2025 Gallery Assistant, Sky High Farm Biennial, Germantown, NY
2024 Decorative Plaster Studio Assistant, Wells Vissar, Philadelphia, PA
2022 Photography Assistant, Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili, Berlin, DE
2022 Life Model, Murray Hill Drawing Group, Cleveland, OH
2021 Photography Assistant, Ryan McGinley Studio, New York, NY
EDUCATION
2025 Waldorf Teacher Certificate, Alkion Center at Hawthorne Valley, Ghent, NY (in progress)
2024 B.A. in Photography, Bard College, NY
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Senior Project: Silk is Stronger than Steel, Woods Studio, Bard College, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 The Lover’s Discourse, Basement below Parent Company Gallery, New York, NY
2024 Photobook and Zine Fair, The Center for Photography at Woodstock, Kingston, NY
2024 Running Through The World Like An Open Razor, The Center for Photography at
Woodstock, Kingston, NY
2023 Vitus, Nonchalant Gallery, Cairo, NY
2022 Glitch, Student Art Gallery, Sawkill Coffeehouse, Bard College, NY
2021 43rd Annual Photo Regional: Youth Spotlight, Opalka Gallery, Russell Sage College,
Albany, NY
ARTIST TALKS + PANELS
2024 “Bard Senior Seminar (BA ’24) taught by Sara J. Winston – Part II,” The Center for
Photography at Woodstock, Kingston, NY
PUBLICATIONS
2024 On the Spine, collaborative artist book featuring works by the artist and peers, self
published
2024 Silk is Stronger than Steel, artist book, self published
2022 Solace, handmade artist book, self published
AWARDS
2019 Best in Category, Herbert Ascherman Award for Photography
2019 Gold and Silver Key for 2 photographic entries, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
MEDIA + PRESS