Natalie Lanese’s paintings, collages, and installations are a visual jolt—layered, rhythmic, and unapologetically bold—transforming walls and spaces into optical experiences. Lanese has exhibited nationally at MOCA Tucson, the Akron Art Museum, and the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, MA, and internationally in Mosso, Italy. Her large-scale public artworks can be seen in San Diego, Cincinnati, Toledo, and Cleveland. Her work has been featured in New American Paintings and she is a recipient of the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award and The Arts Commission’s Merit Award.

Lanese has participated in residencies at Yaddo, the Vermont Studio Center, Otis College of Art + Design, and SIM Residency in Reykjavík, Iceland, among others. Her work is included in several collections including Fidelity Investments Corporate Art Collection, The Putnam Collection at Case Western Reserve University, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She earned her MFA from Pratt Institute, an MA from CWRU and the Cleveland Institute of Art, and a BA from Xavier University. She lives and works in Cleveland, Ohio.