S E L E C T E D E X H I B I T I O N S
2019
The Art Auction (juried), The Crocker Art Museum – Sacramento, CA
Big Names Small Art, The Crocker Art Museum – Sacramento, CA
Under 500, Sparrow Gallery – Sacramento, CA
2018
cre.a.tor, (invitational), Matsui Gallery, City Hall – Sacramento, CA
The art auction (juried), Verge Center for the Arts – Sacramento, CA
Sac Open Studios Exhibition, Verge Center for the Arts – Sacramento, CA
Big Show of Small Treasures, Sparrow Gallery – Sacramento, CA
2017
States of Matter, Kate Farrell, Ianna Frisby, and Natalie Sakurai, Sparrow Gallery – Sacramento, CA
Big Show of Small Treasures, Sparrow Gallery – Sacramento, CA
THE art auction (juried), Verge Center for the Arts – Sacramento, CA
Sac Open Studios Exhibition, Verge Center for the Arts – Sacramento, CA
2016
Juried Exhibition: Boundaries (award)*, Sebastopol Center for the Arts – Sebastopol, CA
Sac Open Studios Exhibition, Verge Center for the Arts – Sacramento, CA
Holiday Show, Sparrow Gallery – Sacramento, CA
2015
Autism + Social Media: Eye Contact, Solo Exhibition, The Sacramento Poetry Center Art Gallery – Sacramento, CA
National Juried Exhibition: MICROCOSMOS, Gallery 621 – Benicia, CA
Haiku Art: A Small Works Invitational, Sacramento Poetry Center – Sacramento, CA
Sac Open Studios Exhibition, Verge Center for the Arts – Sacramento, CA
Big Names Small Art, The Crocker Art Museum – Sacramento, CA
Figuratively Speaking, Sparrow Gallery – Sacramento, CA
Small Showcase (juried), Delta Workshop – Sacramento, CA
Artists’ Valentine Redux, The Nelson Gallery, UC Davis – Davis, CA
Sac Open Studios, Sparrow Gallery – Sacramento, CA
2014
Dab Art’s International Juried Show (Honorable Mention*), the HUD Gallery – Ventura, CA
National Juried Show: Incite Insight, Lincoln Center – Fort Collins, CO
Despair to Hope (juried), Midtown Arts Collective – Sacramento, CA
Davis Art Salon: Synesthesia (juried), The Nelson Gallery, UC Davis – Davis, CA
CAST/Sac Open Studios Exhibition, The Verge Center for the Arts – Sacramento, CA
2013
Center for Contemporary Art – Sacramento: Benefit Exhibition, Elliott Fouts Gallery – Sacramento, CA
CAST Exhibition, Center for Contemporary Art – Sacramento, CA
CAST Exhibition, University Art – Sacramento, CA
2012
Center for Contemporary Art Sacramento: Benefit Exhibition, Elliott Fouts Gallery – Sacramento, CA
CAST Exhibition, Center for Contemporary Art –Sacramento, CA
E D U C A T I O N
Teaching Credential: Single Subject: Art, California State University – Sacramento. 2004
BA Art Studio, California State University – Sacramento. 1999
BA Interior Design, Minor: Art, California State University – Sacramento. 1988
P U B L I C A T I O N S
2018 Lost at Sea. Tule Review (cover). Just Looking (p.62), and Pilgrimage (p.63). Sacramento Poetry Center Press.
2016 Artist Profile: Natalie Sakurai. Arts Business Institute. June 17, 2016.
Art & Meaning. Artsy Shark. June 30, 2016.
2013 Lost at Sea. East Sacramento News. September 19, 2013. pp 10-11.
2012 Crowd Series #3. 2012. The Sacramento Bee. September 7, 2012. Ticket, p 3.
R E C O G N I T I O N
2016 *Coordinator Award: Juried Exhibition: Boundaries – Sebastopol, CA
2014 *Honorable Mention: Dab Art’s 2014 International Juried Exhibition – Ventura, CA
2002 Artsbridge Scholarship, California State University – Sacramento, CA
C U R A T O R
Heat: Second Annual Encaustic Show, Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento, CA – February, 2017
Heat: A Modern Look at an Ancient Medium, Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento, CA – March 2016
Miss. Fortune and the Carnival of Fools, The Space, Sacramento, CA, 2006
T E A C H I NG E X P E R I E N C E
2013 ArtLab, Founder/Teacher: Art Enrichment Program, Phoebe Hearst Elem.– Sacramento, CA
2004-2012 Teaching Volunteer (Art), various elementary schools – Sacramento, CA
2007 California Montessori Project, Coordinator/Teacher: Art Enrichment Program – Sac, CA
2004 Mira Loma High School, Student Teacher – Carmichael, CA
2003 Starr King Middle School, Student Teacher – Carmichael, CA
2002 Starr King Middle School, Artsbridge Scholar – Carmichael, CA
2000 Dean Dance Center, Impressionism Workshop, Teacher – Sacramento, CA
1995-97 California Academy of Merchandising Art and Design, Instructor,
(Art History and Interior Design) – Sacramento, CA
1994 & 1995 Crocker Art Museum, Art Masters, Assistant Instructor – Sacramento, CA
C O M M U N I T Y S E R V I C E I N T H E A R T S
2010 – 2012 Verge Center for the Arts, Served on Advisory and Education Committees – Sacramento, CA
2008 The Art Walk, Event Co-chair, Phoebe Hearst Elementary School – Sacramento, CA
1994 – 1996 Crocker Art Museum, Volunteer, Hands-on Art and Family Festivals – Sacramento, CA
C O L L E C T I O N S
Private collections including
