Nathalie Miebach holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Oberlin College, OH, and both a Master of Art Education and Master of Fine Arts from Massachusetts College of Art, MA. She is the recipient of numerous awards and residencies, including the Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship, Blanche E. Colman Award, the International Sculpture Outstanding Student Award, a LEF grant, two year fellowship at the Fine Arts Work Center, a Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts residency, and the Berwick Research Institute residency. Most recently, she was the artist in residence at Amherst College in Amherst, MA. Her work has been shown nationally and all over the New England area and has been reviewed in many publications, including Art In America, Art News, Wired, and Sculpture Magazine.

Artist Statement
My work focuses on the intersection of art and science and the visual articulation of scientific observations. Using the methodologies and processes of both disciplines, I translate scientific data related to ecology, climate change and meteorology into three-dimensional structures. My method of translation is principally that of weaving—in particular basket weaving—as it provides me with a simple yet highly effective grid through which to interpret data in three-dimensional space. Central to this work is my desire to explore the role visual aesthetics play in the translation and understanding of scientific information. By utilizing artistic processes and everyday materials, I am questioning and expanding the traditional boundaries through which science data has been visually translated (ex: graphs, diagrams), while at the same time provoking expectations of what kind of visual vocabulary is considered to be in the domain of "science" or "art."

The latest development of my work includes the translation of meteorological data into musical scores that also function as weather almanacs and blue plans for sculptures. The data I use is a combination of my own collected observations as well as data available from local weather stations, off-shore buoys and satellites, that is available from the Internet. These objective weather readings, such as barometric pressure, temperature and wind, are combined with notations of specific human experiences—both my own and those of others. The integration of both leads to a musical/sculptural translation that explores how human emotions and experiences influence the perception of weather.