NATALIE MILLS

 

My work is deeply personal, serving as both a therapeutic reconnection to my creative process and an exploration of identity, memory and the spaces we move through in life.

 

My process is intuitive, driven by chaos as much as control. I layer paint, spray, collage and ink until the piece finds its own energy; relentless, colourful and a little unruly. Collage runs through much of the work, layered in alongside paint and ink to build up texture, depth and impactful imagery. I embrace mistakes as part of that energy rather than something to correct; they're evidence of survival, of pushing through rather than playing safe.

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I'm influenced by street art and graffiti, and that grit carries onto my canvases and boards, bold mark-making, drips, stencilling. It's instinctive but considered, aiming for pieces that are as visually striking as they are honest.

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Recurring motifs and layering bold imagery appear across the work as markers of voice, transformation and time, shaped by a life spent moving between different worlds and never quite settling in one. Together they speak to anyone who's ever had to find their own way through, and keep pushing forward regardless.