Natasha Wheat

Natasha Wheat
Born
Natasha Rose Wheat

(1981-10-25) October 25, 1981
Los Angeles, California
EducationSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago
Known forDrawing, painting, sculpture, and performance
SpouseJim Fairchild

Natasha Rose Wheat (born October 25, 1981) is an American interdisciplinary artist based in Ojai, California. She works in sculpture, painting, installation, and social practice. Her work often examines social structures, power dynamics and belief systems.

Wheat is the founder of Project Grow, an art studio and urban farming program that began in Portland, Oregon, in 2008 and involved collaborations with developmentally disabled adults, addressing issues of labor, community, farming and art. Her work has been exhibited at institutions including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; and the Detroit Institute of Arts.

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