artist bio
Natalie Maxted specializes in acrylic portraitures, drawing inspiration from the Pop Art movement while engaging with themes of contemporary image culture. In an age dominated by high-saturation, over-processed visuals, and extreme filters, her work distills the essence of these digitally enhances images. Rather than relying on digital tools to emphasize every pixel, Maxted employs traditional painting techniques to eliminate extraneous details. This approach allows the raw human expression—capturing distinct emotions, moods, and moments—to take center stage, defined by bold color-blocks, striking features, and the emotive power of the subject.
An accomplished American/British/Finnish rising artist, Maxted holds an undergraduate degree from The University of St Andrews and a M.A. in the History and Business of Art and Collecting from the University of Warwick. With advanced degrees and a comprehensive knowledge of art history, she has extensive experience within the art industry, having worked at Christie’s, one of the world’s leading auction houses, as well as various other art businesses. After years in the art world, Natalie made the transition to a full-time artist. Her international experience, having lived in Colombia, Norway, Malaysia, Finland, the US, Italy, France, and the UK, informs much of her artistic practice. Natalie is currently based in the United States.
Her work has been showcased in world-renowned and well-respected international art events within the art world, including Miami Art Basel at the Red Dot Art Fair and at the New York Artexpo in April 2025 as well as well-known galleries such as The Brick Lane Gallery which has displayed the likes of Banksy. Maxted’s ‘Pop Culture’ series, created in collaboration with former celebrity and royal photographer Allan Warren, garnered significant attention. In the UK, her award-winning piece Pathogen was featured in the Cambridge Independent Newspaper described as ‘Testing the Nation’s Temperature,’ and her work Light and Dark was selected by a panel of experts, including an Archbishop, as a finalist to be displayed at the OXO Tower in London.
Notwithstanding her accolades, Maxted’s story is one of resilience and strength. After experiencing personal loss, including the passing of her partner, she has emerged stronger, using her art as a form of expression and healing. Her return to full-time art production in October 2024 after a period of personal mourning while raising her young child, speaks to the power of overcoming adversity and embodies the strength, resilience, and fortitude of the modern woman, a theme that resonates through her work.
SELECT EXHIBITIONS & ART FAIRS
ARTEXPO NEW YORK — NEW YORK, NY APRIL 2025
One of the oldest and largest art fairs in New York City with an average footfall of around 30,000 visitors.
Featured work: Winking (Acrylic on canvas)
FEATURED IN WOMENS INSIDER MAGAZINE — March 2025
https://womensinsider.com/natalie-maxted-rising-artist-to-showcase-work-at-new-york-artexpo-embodying-female-strength-and-resilience/
MIND OVER MATTER | THE BRICK LANE GALLERY — LONDON,
ENGLAND MARCH 2025
Located in London’s famous Brick Lane, the gallery has previously exhibited works by distinguished artists such as Banksy, Wolfgang Tillmans, Bob and Roberta Smith, and continually showcases work on the forefront of the UK and international art scene.
Featured work: Light and Dark (Acrylic on canvas), The Moment (Acrylic on canvas), Wanderlust (Acrylic on paper), Sunbathing (Acrylic on canvas)
THE RED DOT ART FAIR | MIAMI ART WEEK/ART BASEL — MIAMI, FLORIDA DECEMBER 2024
In the heart of the Wynwood Arts District during Miami Art Basel and running alongside Spectrum Miami, Red Dot Art Fair mixes blue-chip galleries and emerging artists under one roof.
Featured work: Marilyn (Acrylic on canvas), Trump (Acrylic on canvas), Woman I (Acrylic on canvas), Audrey Hepburn (Acrylic on canvas), Holidaying (Acrylic on canvas)
SPRING EXHIBITION | THE FOSTER GALLERY — MIRAMAR BEACH, FLORIDA MAY 2024
An artist collective led by the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County that features at least a dozen artists on a seasonally rotating basis.
Featured work: Holidaying (Acrylic on canvas), Sunbathing (Acrylic on canvas)
HIATUS
Maternity leave, relocating from the United Kingdom to the United States, experiencing personal loss (widowed), and awaiting a work permit.
2020 | KING HOUSE GALLERY — ENGLAND 2021
An independent Fine Art Gallery in the heart of Stratford-Upon-Avon, the birthplace of Shakespeare.
Featured work: Pathogen (Acrylic on canvas)
Impact | chaiya art awards online competition Winner 2020
https://chaiyaartawards.co.uk/impact/
Featured work: Pathogen (Acrylic on canvas)
Winners exhibition — Oxo tower, London, england 2019
My work was selected by a panel of experts, including an Archbishop, as a finalist in the “God Is…” competition hosted by The CHAIYA Art Awards and was on display at the OXO Tower in London.
Featured work: Light and Dark (Acrylic on canvas)
FACES | KING HOUSE GALLERY — England
Featured work: Delicate (Acrylic on canvas)
CONTEMPORARY ART FAIRS — Windsor, England
Featured work: Daydreaming (Acrylic on canvas), Eating (Acrylic on canvas), Masking (Acrylic on canvas), Crying (Acrylic on canvas), Sunbathing (Acrylic on canvas), Winking (Acrylic on canvas)
50 SHADES OF RED | KING HOUSE GALLERY — England
Featured work: Red Rationality (Acrylic on canvas)
PAINSHILL PARK ART FAIR — England
Featured work: Marilyn (Acrylic on canvas), King Charles (Acrylic on canvas), Holidaying (Acrylic on canvas), Relaxing (Acrylic on canvas), Red Rationality (Acrylic on canvas), Farrah Fawcett (Acrylic on canvas), Eating (Acrylic on canvas), Crying (Acrylic on canvas), Braking (Acrylic on canvas), Elizabeth Taylor (Acrylic on canvas)
THE ANONYMOUS HEART charity auction | heart research uk — UK
Invited to take part in a carefully curated, annual art auction showcasing artwork donated by renowned UK and international artists crafted on branded A5 postcards and signed. Each bidder is unaware of who created each piece. Since its launch in 2018, the project has raised over $440,000.
Featured work: Untitled (Acrylic on A5 postcard)
HARBOUR FINE ART GALLERY — Dorset, England
Featured work: Elizabeth Taylor (Acrylic on canvas), Holidaying (Acrylic on canvas), Relaxing (Acrylic on canvas)
ST.ART CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN ART FAIR — Strasbourg, France 2019
One of France’s most renowned fairs with about one hundred French and international galleries represented every year with works by more than 600 artists. Its mission is to allow collectors the opportunity to discover the variety and creativity of the contemporary European art world.
Featured work: Grace Kelly (Acrylic on canvas), Light and Dark (Acrylic on canvas), Audrey Hepburn (Acrylic on canvas), Self-Portrait as a Child (Acrylic on canvas)
ART BAHO | Art nou milleni gallery — Barcelona, Spain 2019
An emerging art festival in Barcelona that offers young national and international creators to establish their first professional relationship with the art market, galleries, self-managed spaces, and institutions dedicated to emerging art, committed to stimulate young production, claim galleries as spaces for meeting and debate, and bring art agents and the general public into contact.
Featured work: Marilyn Monroe (Acrylic on canvas), Farrah Fawcett (Acrylic on canvas)
Artist duties
• Creating international artworks on global politics, portraits and contemporary culture and drafting ideas for new series, as well as completing and fully executing artworks for deadlines while performing art business duties
• Canvassing galleries, competitions and opportunities for exhibiting and selling artwork
• Scheduling and creating a year-round calendar of opportunities that is conducive to organic growth and allows for maximum exposure given time frames and deadlines
• Writing artist bios, website pages, artwork commentary and applications for opportunities
• Building, creating and maintaining a relevant and updated website/portfolio that is user friendly
• Logistical duties such as weighing, measuring, shipping, packing, building crates, and sending artworks safely both nationally and internationally, ensuring customs duties are adhered to and insurance policies are in place
• Logging business expenses and implementing spending budgets on art, shipping and storage supplies, shows, travel and other business related expenses and pricing works according to market value
• Creating opportunities for painting and maintaining a sustainable work/life balance as well as a business/creative balance for business equilibrium and steady growth
• Maintaining social media platforms, including but not limited to connecting with other artists on social media, staying up to date in the art world, promoting of other artists, photographers and creatives and engaging with their posts
• Creating engaging content such as exhibition promotional material, including videos, reels, posts, and stories as well as using video editing software such as iMovie and Photoshop to advertize my work, exhibitions, news and display artist personality
• Interacting with the local community arts associations and local artists to create opportunities and local support systems
• Maintaining contacts, connecting with business partners, galleries, and clients
• Collaborating on projects with other creatives like the former royal photographer Allan Warren (on the paintings Marilyn Monroe, King Charles, and Sir Roger Moore) and ensuring copyright laws are adhered to
Previous Art world experience
Assistant Teacher | ART HISTORY IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM — London, England 2017-2018
• Led engaging classroom discussions and supported teachers in maintaining active dialogue.
• Provided mentorship on pursuing Art History at university-level and related career paths.
Arts Consultant | Rose Arts & Media — London, England 2016
• Advised professionals in the arts, fashion, and media sectors on career development.
• Managed a network of clients and candidates, headhunting for fashion houses, art studios, and institutions.
• Created job advertisements and coordinated talent acquisition efforts.
RESEARCHER | WALKER HAMILL, EXECUTIVE SEARCH & SELECTION — LONDON 2015-2016
Commerce and Industry
Key Headhunts:
• CFO for Damien Hirst’s company Science (UK) Ltd • Finance Director at Asprey International Ltd (luxury retailer) • Associate at Eight Advisory (corporate finance • Financial Planning & Analysis Manager at Centrica Plc (FTSE 250) • Finance Director at Cobham Plc (wireless tech) • Finance Director at The Up Group (Private Equity)
Core Responsibilities:
• Managed candidate databases and client relationships, conducted market research, and provided strategic recruitment services for top-tier finance professionals.
• Conducted interviews, assessed candidates, and coordinated client interactions for diverse organizations.
GALLERY ASSISTANT, CLIENT SERVICES | CHRISTIE’S AUCTION HOUSE — LONDON 2015
• Managed front-of-house and client service operations and assisted with client services during auctions.
• Provided comprehensive information on artworks and liaised with specialists and clients.
GALLERY ASSISTANT | STEPHANIE HOPPEN GALLERY — LONDON 2014
Prestigious contemporary art gallery on Walton Street owned by the family of the interior design mogul Kelly Hoppen, featured as a judge on the TV show Dragon’s Den, the UK version of Shark Tank.
• Assisted in daily gallery operations, including managing press relations and coordinating sales.
• Supported the curatorial team with artwork displays, client relations, and logistics.
Research Assistant | Christie’S — London 2013
European Ceramics & Glass / European Furniture & Decorative Arts
• Conducted research and drafted catalogues for European Ceramics & Glass and European Furniture & Decorative Arts sales.
• Assisted in transporting and displaying artworks for auctions.
News editor | hasta magazine — St Andrews, Scotland 2013
The University of St Andrew’s Art History Magazine.
Gallery Assistant | Peggy Guggenheim Collection — Venice, Italy 2012
• Supported museum operations, guided tours, and facilitated visitor engagement.
Intern | Jacques Lamy gallery — dallas, texas 2011
Prices de Rome winning artist’s gallery in Dallas’ Design District.
Intern | Irving Arts Center — Irving, Texas 2010
Summer Arts & Theater Program
• Organized exhibitions and supported educational and arts programming.
INTERN | DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART — DALLAS TEXAS 2009
EDUCATION
M.A., HISTORY AND BUSINESS OF ART AND COLLECTING — 2015
University of Warwick / IESA Art & Culture Paris | London/Paris
• Specialized in Connoisseurship Studies, The Art Market Today, and the History of Collecting.
M.A. (SCOTTISH MASTERS), CLASSICAL STUDIES — 2013
The University of St Andrews, Scotland
• Focused on Classical Art, Art History, and Archaeology with a dissertation on the role of archaeology in 18th- and 19th-century painting.
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA — 2009
The Episcopal School of Dallas, Texas
• AP Studio Art, AP Art History, AP French, AP English.