Natalie Scholtz

Natalie Scholtz is an artist working primarily in painting and drawing on canvas, paper and board. Her practice pulls on a personal-political narrative, delving into the intricate realm of the in-between, rooted in her experience growing up in Western Australia, raised by immigrant parents of Persian and South African heritage.

Working with mixed media, she navigates the ever-shifting landscape of race, gender, humanity and non-human entities. Her creations capture the messy, fleshy intricacies that lie within the fluid constructs of identity. Faces often blend and the boundary between subject and object become blurred. Her signature style, an intimate combination of the allegory, the real and the obscure, relies on social engagement between herself and her community to fuel conversation and inspire her practice.