Solo Exhibitions
2016
- Silver Sun Supernova, Cooper Design Space w/ Annie Wharton Art Consulting, Los Angeles, CA
- Silver Sun Afterglow, Nancy Toomey Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
- Between Light and Half Light, Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts, Fond du Lac, WI
2015
- I Think Its Going To Rain, Usable Space, Milwaukee, WI
- Flatness Amasses, Keystone Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
2013
- Little River Mashup, Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, CA
2012
- Lily Ponder, University of Maine Art Museum, Bangor, ME
2010
- myopic spring tangle, Taylor De Cordoba, Los Angeles, CA
2009
- Dewdrop Cloud Machine, Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts, Miami, FL
- Dewdrop Redux, Art Gallery @ Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA
2008
- And Further the Dewdrop Falls, MOCA Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
2007
- Lost in Space, Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University, Orange, CA
2006
- Into the Silver See-Through, Bank, Los Angeles, CA
- fern space blast, Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
- white white mayday in mustard and gold, Raid Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2005
- 11 ½, OVERTONES, Los Angeles, CA
2004
- spring paper twist, LiveArt Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003
- Fault Lines, Windhover Center for the Arts, Fond du Lac, WI
- Linkage: An Installation by Chris Natrop, Melting Point Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001
- New Work, Bay Area Center for the Consolidated Arts, Berkeley, CA
1996
- Place Pigalle Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Group Exhibitions
2019
- Cut Up/Cut Out!, Foosaner Art Museum at the Florida Institute of Technology, FL - traveling/forthcoming
- Cut Up/Cut Out!, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, WI - traveling/forthcoming
- Cut Up/Cut Out!, Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX - traveling/forthcoming
- Cut Up/Cut Out!, Art Museum of West Virginia University, WV - traveling/forthcoming
2018
- LAND, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
- Cut Up/Cut Out!, Huntsville Museum of Art, AL
- Cut Up/Cut Out!, Pensacola Museum of Art, FL - traveling/forthcoming
- Cut Up/Cut Out!, Ellen Noel Art Museum, TX - traveling/forthcoming
2017
- Facebook AIR 5-Year Anniversary Exhibition, The Lab, San Francisco, CA
- Zumi Cafe Spring Show, Heather Marx Art Advisory, San Francisco, CA
- Cut Up/Cut Out!, Bellevue Arts Museum, WA - traveling
- With Liberty and Justice for Some, Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016
- 2016 Show, curated by Mona Kuhn, The Billboard Creative, Hollywood Blvd and Normandie, L.A.
- Cut Up/Cut Out!, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
- Fata Morgana, Antelope Valley College Art Gallery, Lancaster, CA
- Half Light Singularity, Jolly Night at the Races, The Old Marijuana Factory, Los Angeles, CA
- Paper as Art, U.S. Department of State, Harry S Truman Building, Washington, D.C.
2015
- Paperworks, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
- Fiberlicious, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 45 North Squared, Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts, Fond du Lac
2014
- Fold, Paper, Scissors, Mesa Contemporary Art Museum, Mesa, AZ
- Prep School: Prepper & Survivalist Ideologies and Utopian/Dystopian Visions, Torrance Museum of Art, Torrance, CA
- Obsessive Reductive, San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco, CA
2013
- In Case We Don’t Die, Torrance Museum of Art, Torrance, CA
2012
- Original Copy: Contemporary Printmakers, Traditional Techniques, Cypress College Art Gallery, Cypress, CA
2011
- 9-11 Show, Pierogi, Booklyn, NY
- Paper Cuts, Fullerton College Art Gallery, Fullerton, CA
2010
- Salon No. 4, Works 092 - 140, Marine Art Salon, Santa Monica, CA
2009
- Pandemic Show, Overtones Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- infinity, Scion Installation Space, Culver City, CA
- CUT: Makings of Removal, Wignall Museum, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
- Under the Knife, The Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
2008
- CUT: Makings of Removal, Vincent Price Art Museum, East Los Angeles College, Los Angeles, CA
- UpCycling: Recuperating Past Lives, A+D Museum, Los Angeles, CA
- Party Favors, Bonelli Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
- Raw Boundaries, KN Gallery, Chicago, IL
- Holland Papier Bienniale 2008, Museum Rijswijk/Coda Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
- Possible Impossible: Six Artists at the Brink of Abstraction, Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, LA, CA
2007
- Around the Pool, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL
- Drawn Out, Sam Francis Gallery, Crossroads School, Santa Monica, CA
- Behind Crossed Doors, Tahoe Gallery, Sierra Nevada Collage, Incline Village, NV
- Laced in History, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboyben, WI
2006
- Pause, Blackbird Space, Miami, FL
- PAPER: First anniversary group exhibition, Skestos Gabriele Gallery, Chicago, IL
- First Annual Group Show, Taylor De Cordoba, Culver City, CA
- Inner Spaces / Outer Limits, Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI
- Drawing Group Show, Mor York Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005
- Interjacent, I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- Excavating Realities: Darlene Charneco and Chris Natrop, Mixture Contemporary, Houston, TX
- Cross Pollination, Santa Rosa Musuem of Contemporary Art, Santa Rosa, CA
2004
- BIG, Toomey Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Happy Art for a Sad World, Spike Gallery, New York, NY
- ecotopia, LUMP gallery, Raleigh, NC
- Close Calls: 2004, Headlands Center for Arts, Marin Headlands, CA
2003
- Placebo, The Canvas Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- PERF, Kunsthaus Tacheles, Berlin, Germany
- Visuri Bucati 2, Museul de Arte, Brosav, Romania
- New American Artists, Galleria Ruggieri, Genoa, Italy
- X-Zincografia-Open Space, Venice, Italy
- Split Dreams, 473 Broadway Gallery, New York, NY
- Visuri Bucati, Romanian Literature Museum, Bucarest, Romania
- VERNLAND, Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, CA
2002
- Order Bipolar, Melting Point Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- ReOrganica: An Evolving Exhibition, Soap Box Gallery, Venice, CA
- Centering: Ancient and Contemporary Expressions of Sacred Art, SMOVA, Santa Rosa, CA
- New Work from Five American Artists, Arte Contemporanea Genova, Genoa, Italy
- ReOrganica, Melting Point Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001
- Re: Duchamp Project, Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey
- Landscape Group Show, BACCA 1010, Berkeley, CA
Press / Media
2018
- Evan Senn. Art and Cake. LAND at Irvine Fine Arts Center. Jan 26, 2018
- Dave Barton. OC Weekly. LAND at Irvine Art Center. Jan 25, 2018
- Tomoya Shimura. The Orange County Register. New art exhibit at Irvine Fine Arts Center highlights humans’ connection to land. Jan 15, 2018
2017
- Michael Upchurch. ‘Cut Up/Cut Out’ surprises with art on the edge. The Seattle Times. July 14, 2017.
- Amy Pleasant. Artist’s Mobilize: With Liberty and Justice for Some, An Exhibition Honoring Immigrants. HuffPost. Jan. 19, 07
2016
- Shana Nys Dambrot. Art and Cake. Chris Natrop “Silver Sun Supernova” at Cooper Design Space. Dec 14, 2016.
- Molly Elizalde. These Aren't Your Typical Arts and Crafts. (wearesweet.co/culture/art-design/a936/paper-cutting-artists)
- David Pierson. Facebook's new L.A. digs have frozen yogurt, yoga and no privacy. Los Angeles Times. May 14, 2016.
2015
- Edward Goldman. KCRW Art Talk. An Exhibition that Happily Shreds Its Prime Material. Nov 10, 2015.
- Ezrha Jean Black. Artillery Magazine. Cut Paper, Consuming Plastic, Cold Steel, Colder Flesh: A week-end’s worth of museum shows in Los Angeles. Oct 12, 2015..
- Deborah Vankin. L.A. Times. On Craft & Folk Art Museum’s golden anniversary, ‘Paperworks’ is a cutting-edge gift. Oct 9, 2015.
- Michael Slenske. Architecural Digest. Paper Takes Center Stage at Los Angeles’s Craft and Folk Art Museum. Sep 23, 2015.
- Mary Louise Schumacher. Milwaukee Journal Setinel. Artists’ ecosystem installation explores fragility of life. Sep 4, 2015.
2014
- Jillian Sullivan. San Francisco Chronicle. Reductive art exhibition is expansive for mind. January 30, 2014.
2012
- ____. Portland Press Herald. Chris Natrop Lily Ponder. Sep 5, 2012.
2011
- ____. OC Art Blog. Paper Cuts at Fullerton College. 2011.
- Yasmine Mohseni. Beyond the White Cube. Chris Natrop, Installation Artist. September 20, 2011.
2010
- ____. BEAUTFUL/DECAY. B/D’s Best of 2010- Cut Paper, Part 1. June 24, 2010.
- Peter Frank. Blague d’Art: LA Galleray Array in May. Huffington Post. May 2010.
- Shana Nys Dambrot. Chris Natrop: myopic spring tangle. Flavorpill. Apr. 2010.
- Heather Taylor. Interview Taylor Made: Upcoming exhibits at Culver City art gallery Taylor De Cordoba bring two exciting LA artists into the spotlight. Los Angeles Confidential Magazine. Mar 2010.
- Elizabeth Field & Brian Vu. Chris Natrop: Persistent Impulse to Create. Rebel Magazine. Feb 2010. pp 46-59.
2009
- Edy Pickens. Review: Scion: Infinity. dailyserving.com. Oct 2009.
- Fariyal Billah. Paper cutting takes a lead role in CUT: Makings of Removal Exhibition. The Breeze. Oct 2009.
- Christopher Michno. Holey Sheet: Paper goes under the knife, er, scissors for the “Cut” art show. Inland Empire Weekly Oct 2009.
- Sara Marie Miller. Journal of the Southern Graphics Council. Dewdrop Reflex: Interview Artist, Chris Natrop. Winter/Spring 2009.
- Scarlet Cheng. Review: Under the Knife. THE: LA’s Monthly Magazine for the Arts. Aug 2009.
- Frances Anderton. Waste Not, Want Not. (radio interview) Design And Architecture. WCRW radio. Los Angeles, CA.
2008
- Annie Wharton. Cut: Makings of Removal. THE: LA’s Monthly Magazine for the Arts. Nov 2008 p. 44.
- Scarlet Cheng. Paper work? Bring it on. Los Angeles Times. Oct 26, 2008.
- Shana Nys Dambrot. CUT: Makings of Removal. Flavorpill. Sep. 2008.
- ____. MOCA Presents Paper Cuts: Contemporary Drawing At MOCA, artdaily.org, Aug. 9, 2008.
- Shana Nys Dambrot. Rules Help Control the Fun. Flavorpill. Jul. 2008.
- Elaine Lee. Paper Works. d+a magazine. Issue 042. 2008. pg. 58.
- Kendra Dority. Goodbye Realism, Hello Abstraction. The Occidental Weekly. Feb.12, 2008.
- Emma Gray. L.A. Confidential. Artnet.com. Jan. 2008.
- ____. Recommended Exhibitions. Art Scene Los Angeles. Feb. 2008.
- ____. Saatchi Gallery Magazine. Top 10 Shows In Los Angeles This Month. Jan. 14, 2008.
2007
- New American Paintings, Pacific Coast Edition. Dec 2007.
- ____. Artist Spotlight: Chris Natrop, Casa Sugar (www.casasugar.com) Nov 16, 2007.
2006
- Holly Meyers. Works’ energy is just so L.A. (review). Los Angeles Times. Dec. 8, 2006.
- Caryn Coleman. Interview: Chris Natrop. art.blogging.la. Nov. 1, 2006.
- ____. Recommended Exhibitions. Art Scene Los Angles. Dec. 2006.
- ____. Flavorpill Los Angeles. Oct. 31, 2006.
2005
- ____. The Ultimate Basel Blog, MIAMI HEAT: INSIDE THE FAIR. Artinfo. Dec. 4, 2005.
- New American Paintings, Pacific Coast Edition. Dec 2005. (juror: Connie Butler, MOCA LA) pgs. 3, 106-109.
- Shana Nys Dambrot. Chris Natrop (review). Tema Celeste. No. 110 Jul-Aug 2005. pgs. 74-75.
- Stephanie Cash and David Ebony. Front Page: SCOPE. Art in America. May 2005. p. 53.
- Rebecca Epstein. Paper and Profound. LA CITYBEAT. Apr. 28, 2005. p. 54 (reproduction).
- ____. Flavorpill LA. Apr. 27, 2005.
2004
- Melissa Goldstein. Chris Natrop’s Material World. 7x7 Magazine. Apr. 1, 2005. pgs. 15, 35.
- Lise Sarfati. Across a Crowded Room (uncredited photograph). New York Magazine. Aug. 23, 2004. p. 115.
- ____. Happy Art for a Sad World (review). The New Yorker Magazine. Jul. 26, 2004. p. 16.
- “By Hand” Spark. PBS KQED Channel 9. San Francisco. Orig. air date: Jul. 14, 2004.
- Kenneth Baker. Art Notes: More “Close Calls” at Headlands. San Francisco Chronicle, Datebook. Jan. 20, 2004: p. D1.
2003
- Jamey Hecht. Natrop: Drawing with a Knife. NY Arts Magazine. Nov. 2003: p. 33.
- Roberto Juarez. Split Dreams: Chris Natrop’s Strange and Beautiful Worlds. NY Arts Magazine. Sum. 2003: p. 55.
- Lee Reinsch. Abstract exhibit examines nature’s bizarre qualities. Fond du Lac Reporter. Jul. 22, 2003.
- Andrea Hansen. Artist Chris Natrop Exhibits Work. The Mayville News. Jul. 20, 2003.
- Luiza Barcam. Visuri Bucati: Vern Exhibition in Romania. ArtMargins: Contemporary EuropeanVisual Culture. June 10, 2003.
2001
- Daniel Rothbart. North Berkeley: A Hot Bed Still. NY Arts Magazine. Nov. 2001: pp. 12-13.
Education / Residencies
2006
- Affiliate Artist, Headlands Center for the Arts, Saulsalito, CA
1994
- Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
1993
- B.F.A. School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Emphasis in Painting
Awards
2007
- Pulse Prize, Pulse Art Fair, New York
1988
- First-Year Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Collections
- Baker & McKenzie
- Morrison & Foerster
- Facebook, Inc.
- Chapman University
- U.S. Consolate, Dubai
- U.S. Department of State
- Harry Winston, Inc.
- Microsoft, Inc.
- The Capital Group
- Paula & Leonard Granoff
- Heather Taylor & Alex De Cordoba
- Giambattista D’Aste
- Irv & Gail Weintraub
- Peter & Densie McCorimick
- The Ritz-Carlton, Shenzhen
- J. Johnson
- Jane Glassman
- Susan Joyce
Public Commissions / Special Projects
2016
- Facebook, Inc, Menlo Park, CA: 16x133' cut paper wall releif
- Facebook, Inc, Playa Vista, CA: 22x15x15' multi-piece cut-paper hunging sculpture in main atrium
2014
- Baker & McKenzie, Houston, TX: 52' polished brass wall relief in main lobby
2013
- Morrison & Foerster, AON Building, Los Angeles, CA: site-specific 16-foot hanging sculpture in main entryway
2011
- Harry Winston Jewelers, designed window displays for four continual seasons in 23 global salons; created holiday façade for
the Park Ave Harry Winston HQ
- U.S. Department of State, Dubai Consulate: site-specific three-panel wall relief.
2007
- The Ritz-Carlton, Shenzhen, China: All white paper piece for the lobby.
Catalogues / Essays / Monographs
2017
- Mark Zuckerburg, Drew Benett, Natasha Boas. Open Form: Facebook Artist in Residence 2012-2017. pp 240, 253 - monograph
2015
- Howard N. Fox. Paperworks at the Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles - exhibition catalogue
2013
- Bibi Katholm. In Case We Don’t Die - exhibition catalogue
2011
- Jaime Zollars. Push Paper. Lark Crafts. pp. 50-53 - monograph
- Laura Heyenga. Paper Cutting: Contemporary Artists, Timeless Craft. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. 2011 - monograph
2010
- Jean-Charles. l’art de la découpe. Paris: Éditions Alternatives. 2010. pp 42-43 - monograph
- Marine Art Salon. 004 Works 092-140. Feb 2010. - exhibition catalogue
2009
- Andrés Fredes. Handmade 3D. Barcelona: Index Books. 2009. pp. 78-85 - monograph
- Paul Sloman (editor). PAPER: Tear Fold Rip Crease Cut. London: Black Dog Publishing. 2009. pp. 92-95 - monograph
2008
- Chris Natrop. My Dewdrop Complex 2008. Pub. Lulu Press, Dec. 2008, 1st ed. - catalogue
- Paper Cuts: Contemporary Works on Paper. MOCA Jacksonville - brochure
- Uitgeverij Compres bv, Leiden NL. Pure Paper Foundation Holland Paper Biënnale, Rijwijk NL - monograph
2007
- New American Paintings, Pacific Coast Edition. Dec 2007. - serial
- Around the Pool, Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL - catalogue
- Carrie Paterson, Drawing Is A Verb, Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman U., Orange, CA - brochure
2006
- Chris Natrop, Selected Projects 2006, Pub. Lulu Press, Dec. 2006, 1st ed. - catalogue
2005
- New American Paintings, Pacific Coast Edition. Dec 2005. (juror: Connie Butler, MOCA LA) pgs. 3, 106-109 - serial
- Chris Natrop: Intricacies of Perception, Work 2003-2005, Pub. Lulu Press, Nov. 2005, 1st ed. - catalogue
- Susan Joyce, Tripping The Light Fantastic, Nov 7, 2005 - catalogue essay