Millsy Art Natalie Mills

Natalie is a contemporary artist working primarily in abstraction. Originally from Birmingham, she moved to London in 1995 to pursue a BA (Hons) in Fine Art at The Byam Shaw School of Art, graduating in 1998. For the 15 years that followed, she forged a successful career in the sales and marketing industry, but something essential was missing—her connection to her art. Ten years ago, she made the decision to return to painting, and now works as a full-time artist in Birmingham.

Natalie’s work is deeply personal, serving as both a therapeutic reconnection to her creative process and an exploration of her later-life experiences. Through abstraction, she reflects on the complex layers of emotion, memory, and self-discovery that have shaped her journey. Natalie’s creative process is intuitive, driven by a desire to experiment, play, and explore the unknown. She embraces the inevitability of mistakes, seeing them as opportunities for growth and unexpected insight. This allows her to approach each piece with the freedom to discover new techniques and personal revelations.

The phrase “What’s the Worst That Can Happen?” encapsulates her approach. Whether a piece succeeds or not, each step offers valuable lessons, which shape both her wor...

British Association of Art Therapists, London – 04/2014 – Foundation Course in Art Therapy

Byam Shaw School of Art, London - 09/95 to 06/98 - BA (Hons) Fine Art (incorporating Art History & Theory of Art)

Solihull College - 09/94 to 06/95 - Foundation Diploma Specialised Studies in Art & Design

Solihull College - 09/92 to 06/94 - BTEC National Diploma General Art & Design and History of Art

March - July 2025 - Surreal Solihull Exhibition - Commissioned by Solihull Metropolitan Council, West Midlands

Feb 2025 - “Renaissance 25: Cosimo Art x art’otel London Hoxton exhibition.” - Collective Exhibition as part of Cosimo Scholarship Program

Jan - 2025 - BobCat Gallery - Light in the Dark Exhibition - Group Exhibition

Dec (3rd-30th) 2024 - BobCat Gallery, London - Group Exhibition

Nov/Dec 2024 - The Art Yard , West Midlands - Group Exhibition

Sept/Oct 2024 - Birmingham Open Studios - Moseley Exchange, Birmingham

August 2024 - East Side Projects (EOP), Digbeth, Birmingham - Summer Camp Exhibition

July 2024 - FLUX Exhibition - Group Exhibition - Marleybone, London

April 2024 - July 2024 - FLUX Virtual Exhibition and FLUX Review publication feature (Oct 2024)

Aril 2024 - Meta Space Gallery - Destruction and Abstraction - Online Exhibition

October 2017 - Nude Tin Can Gallery, St Albans, Herts - Collective Exhibition

September 2017 - Roy's People Art Fair - Candid Arts Trust - London - Collective Exhibition

July 2017 - FLUX Exhibition - Chelsea School of Art London. Group Exhibition of 70 emerging and established artists.

Jan 2017 - Espacio Gallery, London, UK. Collective Exhibition.

Dec 2016/Jan 2017 – DS Arts, ...