Born 1937 in Bronx, NY.
Lives and works in Brookline, MA.
MA, Boston University, Boston, MA
BA, New York University, New York, NY
Seraphin Gallery, Phiadelphia, PA, Natalie Alper
2007
Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2004
Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, Tracing the Sublime
Nielsen Gallery, Boston, MA, Invitational
2002
Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Transcendent and Unrepentant
Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2001
University Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Victoria Munroe Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Drawings
2000
Michael H. Lord Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, Visual Memoirs: Selected Paintings and Drawings
1999
Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, Current Abstract Painting
Fine Arts Center Gallery, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, Unlocking the Grid
1998
Lehigh University Art Galleries, Bethlehem, PA
Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, Group Show
1996
Bell Gallery, List Visual Art Center, Brown University, Providence, RI, Order/Disorder: Paintings by Natalie Alper, Lydia Dona, Mary Heilmann & Jacqueline Humphries
Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC, Art on Paper
Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR, Drawing Invitational
1995
Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA
1994
Margaret Lipworth Fine Arts, Boca Raton, FL
Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA
1992
Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA
1991
De Andino Fine Arts, Washington, D.C.
Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, American Abstraction at the Addison
1990
Montreal March-April, Boston, MA, Boston-Montreal
1989
Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
1988
Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA
1987
College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
Carnegie Mellon University Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, Drawings from the Eighties
1985
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY, Drawing National
1984
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Osuna Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1982
Helen Shlien Gallery, Boston, MA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, A Private Vision: Contemporary Art: Graham Gund Collection
1981
Osuna Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1980
Helen Shlien Gallery, Boston, MA
1977
Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, San Diego, CA, Invitational American Drawing Exhibition
Pyramid Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1976
Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Boston Watercolor Today
1975
Harcus Krakow Rosen Sonnabend Gallery, Boston, MA
Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA, North-East-South-West and Middle: An Exhibition of Contemporary Drawings
Parsons-Truman Gallery, New York, NY, Works on Paper
1974
Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
Hayden Corridor Gallery, Massachusetts Institution of Technology, Cambridge, MA, Recent Drawings and Watercolors
Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY, New Talent
1973
Parker Street 470 Gallery, Boston, MA
Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, New American Graphic Art
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Boston Collects Boston
1972
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
1971
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Travelling Fellows
Champa, Judith Tolnick. Critics' Picks: Natalie Alper. Artforum 2010.
2001
Siersma, Betsy. Natalie Alper. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts, 2001.
1999
Van Siclen, Bill. Natalie Alper. Providence Journal-Bulletin 19 February 1999.
Wallace, Gregory. Natalie Alper. Art New England April/May 1999.
1998
Schwabsky, Barry. Between Matter and Spirit. Bethlehem, PA: Lehigh University Art Galleries, 1998.
McQuaid, Cate. Boston Globe 25 February 1998.
Silver, Joanne. Boston Herald 20 February 1998.
1996
Lloyd, Ann Wilson. Art in America January 1996.
Schwabsky, Barry. Abstraction and Entropy. Order/Disorder. Providence, RI: Brown University, 1996.
1995
Sherman, Mary. Boston Herald 5 May 1995.
Van Siclen, Bill. Providence Journal-Bulletin 25 October 1995.
1994
Parks, Addison. Christian Science Monitor 26 September 1994.
Stapen, Nancy. Boston Globe 29 September 1994.
Giuliano, Charles. Improper Bostonian September 1994.
1992
Stapen, Nancy. Boston Globe 28 May 1992.
1991
Welzenbach, Michael. Washington Post 8 June 1991.
1989
Taylor, Robert. Boston Sunday Globe 28 May 1989.
Koslow, Francine. Contemporanea October 1989.
Raymond, David. Art New England 3 September 1989.
Koslow, Francine. Artforum October 1989.
Bonetti, David. ARTnews November 1989.
1987
Montvidas-Kutkus, Kristina. College Presents Energetic Abstractions. Charleston, SC, News & Courier 22 November 1987.
1984
Baker, Kenneth. Boston Phoenix 17 March 1984.
1982
Freeman, Nan Burks. Boston Makes its Mark. Drawing Magazine June 1982.
Temin, Christine. Natalie Alper's Quiet Corners. Boston Globe 18 May 1982.
Allara, Pamela. A Boston School: Four Artists. Medford, MA: Tufts University, 1982.
1980
Freeman, Nan. Art New England July 1980.
Allara, Pamela. ARTnews September 1980.
1978
Forgey, Benjamin. ARTnews January 1978.
McWilliams Wright, Martha. Art International January 1978.
Murray, Ann H. Geometry as Structure in Contemporary Art. Norton, MA: Wheaton College, 1978.
1977
Forgey, Benjamin. Washington Post 16 October 1977.
1976
Larson, Kay. ARTnews April 1976.
Taylor, Robert. Boston Watercolor Today 1 February 1976.
1974
Taylor, Robert. Boston Globe 5 May 1974.
1973
Taylor, Robert. Boston Globe 11 March 1973.
Artists Resource Trust Grant
1994
Maud Morgan Prize, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
1989
Massachusetts Artists Foundation Grant
1976
National Endowment for the Arts Grant
Massachusetts Artists Foundation Grant
Lives and works in Brookline, MA.
EDUCATION
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MAMA, Boston University, Boston, MA
BA, New York University, New York, NY
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2009Seraphin Gallery, Phiadelphia, PA, Natalie Alper
2007
Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2004
Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, Tracing the Sublime
Nielsen Gallery, Boston, MA, Invitational
2002
Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Transcendent and Unrepentant
Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2001
University Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Victoria Munroe Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Drawings
2000
Michael H. Lord Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, Visual Memoirs: Selected Paintings and Drawings
1999
Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, Current Abstract Painting
Fine Arts Center Gallery, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, Unlocking the Grid
1998
Lehigh University Art Galleries, Bethlehem, PA
Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, Group Show
1996
Bell Gallery, List Visual Art Center, Brown University, Providence, RI, Order/Disorder: Paintings by Natalie Alper, Lydia Dona, Mary Heilmann & Jacqueline Humphries
Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC, Art on Paper
Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR, Drawing Invitational
1995
Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA
1994
Margaret Lipworth Fine Arts, Boca Raton, FL
Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA
1992
Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA
1991
De Andino Fine Arts, Washington, D.C.
Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, American Abstraction at the Addison
1990
Montreal March-April, Boston, MA, Boston-Montreal
1989
Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
1988
Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA
1987
College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
Carnegie Mellon University Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, Drawings from the Eighties
1985
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY, Drawing National
1984
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Osuna Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1982
Helen Shlien Gallery, Boston, MA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, A Private Vision: Contemporary Art: Graham Gund Collection
1981
Osuna Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1980
Helen Shlien Gallery, Boston, MA
1977
Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, San Diego, CA, Invitational American Drawing Exhibition
Pyramid Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1976
Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Boston Watercolor Today
1975
Harcus Krakow Rosen Sonnabend Gallery, Boston, MA
Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA, North-East-South-West and Middle: An Exhibition of Contemporary Drawings
Parsons-Truman Gallery, New York, NY, Works on Paper
1974
Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
Hayden Corridor Gallery, Massachusetts Institution of Technology, Cambridge, MA, Recent Drawings and Watercolors
Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY, New Talent
1973
Parker Street 470 Gallery, Boston, MA
Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, New American Graphic Art
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Boston Collects Boston
1972
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
1971
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Travelling Fellows
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2010Champa, Judith Tolnick. Critics' Picks: Natalie Alper. Artforum 2010.
2001
Siersma, Betsy. Natalie Alper. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts, 2001.
1999
Van Siclen, Bill. Natalie Alper. Providence Journal-Bulletin 19 February 1999.
Wallace, Gregory. Natalie Alper. Art New England April/May 1999.
1998
Schwabsky, Barry. Between Matter and Spirit. Bethlehem, PA: Lehigh University Art Galleries, 1998.
McQuaid, Cate. Boston Globe 25 February 1998.
Silver, Joanne. Boston Herald 20 February 1998.
1996
Lloyd, Ann Wilson. Art in America January 1996.
Schwabsky, Barry. Abstraction and Entropy. Order/Disorder. Providence, RI: Brown University, 1996.
1995
Sherman, Mary. Boston Herald 5 May 1995.
Van Siclen, Bill. Providence Journal-Bulletin 25 October 1995.
1994
Parks, Addison. Christian Science Monitor 26 September 1994.
Stapen, Nancy. Boston Globe 29 September 1994.
Giuliano, Charles. Improper Bostonian September 1994.
1992
Stapen, Nancy. Boston Globe 28 May 1992.
1991
Welzenbach, Michael. Washington Post 8 June 1991.
1989
Taylor, Robert. Boston Sunday Globe 28 May 1989.
Koslow, Francine. Contemporanea October 1989.
Raymond, David. Art New England 3 September 1989.
Koslow, Francine. Artforum October 1989.
Bonetti, David. ARTnews November 1989.
1987
Montvidas-Kutkus, Kristina. College Presents Energetic Abstractions. Charleston, SC, News & Courier 22 November 1987.
1984
Baker, Kenneth. Boston Phoenix 17 March 1984.
1982
Freeman, Nan Burks. Boston Makes its Mark. Drawing Magazine June 1982.
Temin, Christine. Natalie Alper's Quiet Corners. Boston Globe 18 May 1982.
Allara, Pamela. A Boston School: Four Artists. Medford, MA: Tufts University, 1982.
1980
Freeman, Nan. Art New England July 1980.
Allara, Pamela. ARTnews September 1980.
1978
Forgey, Benjamin. ARTnews January 1978.
McWilliams Wright, Martha. Art International January 1978.
Murray, Ann H. Geometry as Structure in Contemporary Art. Norton, MA: Wheaton College, 1978.
1977
Forgey, Benjamin. Washington Post 16 October 1977.
1976
Larson, Kay. ARTnews April 1976.
Taylor, Robert. Boston Watercolor Today 1 February 1976.
1974
Taylor, Robert. Boston Globe 5 May 1974.
1973
Taylor, Robert. Boston Globe 11 March 1973.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
2000Artists Resource Trust Grant
1994
Maud Morgan Prize, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
1989
Massachusetts Artists Foundation Grant
1976
National Endowment for the Arts Grant
Massachusetts Artists Foundation Grant