Natalie was born in Auckland New Zealand and has spent most of her life there. Her family has an artistic background with an award winning photographer for a father. Her four siblings all took artistic paths with one becoming a photographer, one a musician, a videographer and actor and the youngest is a wine maker.

 

Natalie knew at a young age that she wanted to be an artist and after spending a year overseas at the end of her schooling she enrolled at Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland. 

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Natalie graduated in 2006, majoring in sculpture, and went on to be employed as a sign writer, then as an

                              in-house designer for a large corporation, before moving on to painting and graphic design.                               During this time she also completed sculpture and painting commissions.

                              Although her greatest strength lies in three-dimensional work, her love of creating and                                         experience in diverse working roles has meant she is capable adapting to different                                               mediums to fulfill any brief. ​