Natalie Schoenbrunner

I am a photographer and sound artist with professional experience documenting art, managing artist's studios, and producing exhibitions in Chicago. My personal work includes long-term, research based photo projects, documenting athletes, and conceptual sound works.

Volunteer Event Producer, Satellite Gallery, Chicago, IL

04/2023 to Present

• Curation and production of DIY art exhibitions in Chicago.

• Writing of copy and marketing materials for events.

• Installation and deinstallation and/or assisting in the installation and deinstallation of artworks (video, sound, neon, large format inkjet print).

• Documenting exhibitions with a digital medium format camera system using color calibration targets to ensure accurate reproduction.

• Support of marketing efforts by updating social media platforms with exhibition announcements and artist spotlights.

Art Documenter, Freelance

05/2021 to Present

• Provide documentation of artistic works in a variety of contexts and styles as specified by the client.

• Production of color accurate, ultra-high resolution art documentation using X-rite Color Checker calibrated digital medium format camera systems (Fuji GFX & Phase One).

• Prompt delivery of high and web friendly resolution JPEG files to clients along with TIF and ICC files for color calibration to ensure every client need is met with regard to documentation.

• Post-processing images as necessary using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Camera Raw, and Capture One. Edits include: exposure correction, retouching, compositing, color correction, etc. 

• Production of stylized, creative documentation of artists in their studio used by clients for headshots, publicity material, and social media marketing.

Studio Manager, Becker Projects, Chicago, IL        

01/2022 – 11/2023

• Digitization and cataloging of a variety of archival material related to several projects including over 50 posters from 1990s and 2000s underground raves in Appalachia. 

• Utilized chemistry background to improve on the in-house printing emulsion used for the printing of carbon prints and improve the safety and hazardous waste management of the printing process of Better or Equal Use (2020-present) for Becker’s retrospective at the Wexner Center for the Arts. 

• Managed the backup process for Becker’s digital archive onto physical hard drives, network attached storage, and the cloud. Increased efficiency by keeping detailed records of ongoing progress including methods for troubleshooting.

• Did the post-production and digital negative printing of select images used in Better or Equal Use (2020-present) presented in Becker’s mid-career retrospective at the Wexner Center for the Arts. 

• Reviewed footage for Becker’s film Class Struggle (2024), shown at his solo exhibition Jonas N.T. Becker: A Hole is not a Void at the Wexner Center for the Arts.

• Utilized creative and technical research skills to obtain obscure items such as precision lapped stainless steel workbench and backordered photo paper

• Maintained Becker Projects’ day-to-day tasks: ordering supplies, copyediting articles, tracking expenses, and returning emails.

• Oversaw recruitment of talent and scheduling of rehearsals for Becker’s performance of New Normal (2019) performed that the Museum of Contemporary Art 2023 Fall Performance Series

• Oversaw the collation of 15 years of art-related writing into organized documents and kept detailed notes tracking their original file locations.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago 

BFA, Studio Art

08/2021 - 05/2024

Completed a BFA in Studio Art with focuses in Photography, Sound, and Art & Technology Studies.