Natalie Childs goes by the name Woman of the South. And a woman of the south, she certainly is! Her expressive, vibrant artworks are full of feminine energy, and for a seemingly short and meteoric rise, she has come to a place in her work that her ancestors have gently guided her to across her whole life.

Natalie was born on Dharawal Country with kinship ties to the Bundjalung Nation. She grew up alongside the riverbanks of western Sydney before moving to the South Coast with her father and four siblings. Her father taught Natalie and her brothers and sisters how to fish and to recognise and identify native flora and fauna. She credits him with showing her how to connect with Country and truly appreciate nature.

After attending Ulladulla High School, Natalie spent several years moving around NSW before returning south. She now lives with her ten-year-old daughter in Manyana, on Yuin Country.

Also a Yoga and Meditation teacher Natalie works in a sunny plant-filled studio, where she creates a fusion of abstract, landscape and contemporary Aboriginal art. A personal representation of country, sacredness and the ebbs and flows of the human experience.

' I always start with smoke, whether that’s from gum leaves, sage, or palo santo. My painting process is a ceremony within itself. My work always has a deeper kind-of philosophical meaning and I am beyond grateful that art and culture has brought so much meaning to my life and that I am able to share that with others through my art.

Natalie is a full time resident artist at Few and Far, and is represented by The Toowoomba Gallery and Tyger Gallery, Yass.