Natalie Christensen Explained

Natalie Christensen (born 1966 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is an American photographer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. She has exhibited her photographs in the U.S. and internationally, including Santa Fe, New York, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, London, Berlin and Barcelona.

Education

Christensen received her BA Psychology from Western Kentucky University and her MSW Social Work from the University of Kentucky in 1991.

Career in psychotherapy

A licensed clinical social worker, Christensen worked as a psychotherapist for over 25 years. She was particularly influenced by the theories of depth psychologist Carl Jung.

Photography

The influence of her previous career in psychotherapy is evident in her photographs, as shadows and psychological metaphors are favored subjects. In Santa Fe, Christensen's work is inspired by commonplace architecture and streetscapes. Choosing to shoot in locations that may be viewed as uninspiring or even visually off-putting, she finds her images around shopping centers, apartment complexes and office parks. The challenge for her is to discover something transcendent hidden in plain sight. Scenes are stripped to color fields, geometry and shadow. They are an enticement to contemplate narratives that have no remarkable life yet tap into something deeply familiar to our experience evoking repressed desires and unexplained tension.

Selected exhibitions

Christensen’s photography is represented in galleries in the US and UK. The Royal Photographic Society in Bristol, United Kingdom, recently presented her artwork in a traveling museum exhibition throughout the United Kingdom.[1] [2] Her work has been shown at museums and exhibition centers, including Coos Art Museum;[3] Standard Visions Billboard, Los Angeles, California;[4] High Desert Museum, Bend, Oregon;[5] Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Indiana;[6] University of New Mexico School of Architecture Gallery;[7] Peckham Levels, London;[8] Galerie Minimal, Berlin;[9] and Blipoint Festival, Barcelona, Spain.[10]

Collections

Recognition and awards

Workshops

Bibliography

Recent publications featuring Christensen include, among others, Peripheral ARTeries,[24] Magazine43 of Hong Kong, Philippines and Germany[25] and LandEscape Art Review,[26] United Kingdom, feature article, Fall 2019. She is the cover artist for the recent Field Guide,[27] a guidebook for New Mexico arts.

Organizations

Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, Colorado

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Royal Photographic Society's International Photography Exhibition begins its tour of Britain . Creative Boom . 17 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Photography Workshop with Natalie Christensen . Midlands Arts Centre . 17 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Expressions West 2020 . Coos Art Museum . 17 August 2020.
  4. Web site: January 2, 2018 . Artist Takeover: Natalie Christensen & Jim Eyre . May 10, 2022 . Standard Vision.
  5. Web site: Art in the West . High Desert Museum . 18 August 2020.
  6. Web site: The National: Best Contemporary Photography 2018 . Fort Worth Museum of Art . 17 August 2020.
  7. Web site: Opening Reception – alteredstates/alteredscapes . The University of New Mexico School of Architecture + Planning . 17 August 2020.
  8. Web site: alteredstates/alteredscapes at Peckham Levels . Peckham Levels . 17 August 2020.
  9. Web site: The Deconstructed Self . Photography in Berlin . 17 August 2020.
  10. Web site: Nature in Conflict . Minimal Zine . 17 August 2020.
  11. Web site: International Artists & Writers Residency . Chateau d'Orquevaux . 18 August 2020.
  12. Web site: Lucie Foundation Open Call partnered with Musée Magazine . Lucie Foundation . 18 August 2020.
  13. Web site: US-UAE Cultural Influencer Exchange Program: Cultural Diplomacy At Work in the Arts . Meridian . 17 August 2020.
  14. Web site: International Photography Awards, Honorable Mentions, Professional: Architecture, Other . International Photography Awards . 18 August 2020.
  15. Web site: Ten Artists to Watch; March 8-31, 2018 . Los Angeles Center for Digital Art . 17 August 2020.
  16. Web site: Contemporary Photography 2008 – 2018 . Site Brooklyn Gallery . 17 August 2020.
  17. Web site: The National: Best of Contemporary Photography 2018 . Fort Wayne Museum of Art . 17 August 2020.
  18. Web site: 11TH JMCA – OPEN THEME Honorable Mention: Natalie Christensen . The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards . 17 August 2020.
  19. Web site: UT Tyler kicks off 33rd annual International Exhibition at Meadows Gallery . Tyler Morning Telegraph . 17 August 2020.
  20. Web site: Natalie Christensen . ain't - bad . 18 August 2020.
  21. Web site: Photo Contest/Home/Altered Images/Go Deeper . Smithsonian Magazine . 17 August 2020.
  22. Web site: Honorable Mention: Conceptual – Natalie Christensen, United States/The Deconstructed Self . Chromatic Awards . 17 August 2020.
  23. Web site: Frank Blazquez Photography Studio Workshop in the House of Eternal Return Exhibit . Meow Wolf . 17 August 2020.
  24. Web site: Natalie Christensen . issuu . 18 August 2020.
  25. Web site: Magazine 43 3rd Year Anniversary/Featured in this video/Natalie Christensen . Magazine 43 . 18 August 2020.
  26. Web site: LandEscape Art Review September 23, 2019 . LandEscape Art Review . 18 August 2020.
  27. Web site: The Field Guide 2020. Cover art: Natalie Christensen. . Southwest Contemporary . 18 August 2020.

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