Natasha Bird
Born 1985, St. Albans, UK. Lives and works in London.
Natasha Bird is an artist based in London. Current work is concerned with aspects of city water infrastructures, ideas of flow and stagnation and their potential for production; and how these relate to the experience of being a body inside a system. A graduate of the MFA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths, exhibitions include Echo System at Thames-Side Gallery, Earth Eaters curated by Cole Projects, Moloko Plus Six at the Lakeside Centre, Thamesmead, and The Polder as a Cyborg, at Cultureland in Amsterdam. Alongside her sculptural practice, she facilitates workshops for children and young people exploring sculpture, installation, and animation at schools and galleries including South London Gallery and Milton Keynes Gallery.
Education
2019 MFA Fine Art, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
2008 BA (Hons) in Painting, Camberwell College of Arts (UAL), London, UK
2005 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design. Oaklands College, St. Albans, UK
Selected Exhibitions
2021 Echo System, Thames-Side Gallery, London, UK
Outfall reading display, Crossness Pumping Station, commissioned by TACO!, London, UK
2020 Earth Eaters, Cole Project, 253 Hoxton, London, UK
2019 Moloko Plus Six, Thamesmead Texas, London, UK
Goldsmiths MFA Degree Show, London, UK
2018 The Polder as a Cyborg. (Solo presentation) Cultureland, Amsterdam, NL
2017 Testbed Alice. The Old Waterworks, Southend, UK
2016 Rose Tower. Kennington Residency, London, UK
STEAM symposium (screening.) BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK
Polluted&rearranged. HartsLane Gallery, London, UK
2014 Sleeves. Faircharm Studios, London, UK
2013 Simple Machines (solo exhibition). In Situ Project Space, London, UK
New work by Natasha Bird and Alex Noble. Warren House, London, UK
Exchange projects. Hackney WickED, London, UK
2012 Hatched. Hatch Space, London, UK
2011 I Can’t Believe its Not Photography. Babel Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany
Curfew Tower Exhibition. Catalyst Arts, Belfast, NI
Hatch Shorts (screening). Hatch Space, London, UK
2010 By Means of Matter. Generator Projects, Dundee, UK
2009 Line Through a Room (A Bittersweet Parting), with Nicole Morris. The Bunhouse, London, UK
Field of sets: Conjunction. Bold Tendencies III, Peckham Rye Multistorey Car Park, London, UK
Travelling Light. Wilson Williams Gallery, Venice, Italy
Travelling Light. Wilson Williams Gallery, London, UK
2008 About the size of a fully grown cat. Supine Studios, London, UK
The Stairwell Gallery. The Team, London, UK
Voyage Voyage. Jago Gallery, London, UK
Degree Show. Camberwell College of Arts, London., UK
Furnished. 122 Lyndhurst Way, London, UK
Afterword. The Hall, Camberwell College of Arts, London, UK
2007 Art Since 2008. The Very Good Room, London, UK
On Route. Sketchbook Gallery, St. Albans, UK
Passing Time II. Space-Station 65, London, UK
Passing Time. House Gallery, London, UK
Residencies
2018 Cultureland, Amsterdam, NL
2016 The Old Waterworks, Southend, UK
2013 InSitu Project Space, London, UK
2012 Trelex Residency, Trelex, Switzerland
2010 Curfew Tower Residency, Catalyst Arts, Cushendall, NI
2010 Generator Projects Residency, Dundee, UK
2009 Field Resident Artist, Area 10, London, UK
Workshops and lectures
2020 Visiting lecturer, The National College of Art and Design, Dublin. Artist talk to First Year students.
2019 - present Associate Artist at Milton Keynes Gallery.
2013 - present I regularly run workshops for children aged 8-16 in sculptural and installation-based activities.
2013 Visiting lecturer, Havering College, Essex. Artist talk on recent work to BA Fine Art students.