Natasha Isenhour is a Contemporary American Realist based in the Southwest, working in oil, pastel and watercolor. Recognition for her work includes the 27th Annual Pastel 100, HM in the Landscape Category in 2026 and Dakota Pastels 4th Quarter 2025 1st Place Established Artist. Her work earned her an Honorable Mention as well as an Award of Excellence from Oil Painters of America in 2022 and 2023 and her oil painting Flat Earth won First Place (Signature Member Category) in the 2024 American Women Artists Juried Show. In addition to her studio work, Isenhour has received numerous honors and awards for her plein air work in California, Texas and New Mexico. In late 2022 she was given a 5-week solo museum exhibition at the Taos Museum and Fechin Studio, and in 2023, Terry Ludwig Pastels LLC released her hand selected set, “Natasha Isenhour Essential Alchemy Set of 60 pastels.” A sought-after Awards Judge, presenter and juror exhibiting throughout the southwest and she teaches 6+ sold-out workshops each year, both in plein air and in studio. Natasha’s work is collected the world over. Represented by Ventana Fine Art in Santa Fe, NMThe Marshall Gallery, Scottsdale, AZand others Affiliations:Oil Painters of AmericaCalifornia Art ClubSalmagundi Art Club NYC 2021-2024American Women Artists (Signature)Pastel Society of America (Signature)Plein Air Painters of New Mexico (Signature)Pastel Society of New Mexico (Distinguished Pastellist)