bio — Natasha Lehner

Natasha Lehner (b.1998) is a photographer and educator from Pound Ridge, NY. She holds a BFA in Graphic Design and Photography from Belmont University (2020) and an MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts from Duke University (2024). She currently resides in Macon, GA where she is the Assistant Professor of Art at Wesleyan College. Previously, Natasha has taught at Wake Forest University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and The University of North Carolina Greensboro. In 2024, Natasha was named the Teaching Fellow in Visual Arts at Duke University as well as the Graduate Arts Fellow at the Kenan Institute of Ethics. She is a two time Duke University Dean's Research Award recipient and the Spring 2023 Student Film Photo Award recipient for her graduate thesis project. Her work has been exhibited at venues including the Southeastern Center for Photography, Cassilhaus, Greensboro Project Space, SRO Gallery at Texas Tech University, Koehane-Kenan Gallery at Duke University and Leu Art Gallery at Belmont University. Most recently, Natasha was named the Lenscratch Photography Educator of the month.