BIOGRAPHY

Natalie Maxted is an American/British/Finnish contemporary pop artist specialising in acrylic portraiture, drawing from art historical movements while engaging with contemporary image culture. In an age of high-saturation, over-processed visuals and extreme filters, her work distils the essence of the digitally enhanced image, stripping it back to raw human expression. Bold colour-blocks, graphic line, and the emotive power of the face take centre stage.

Her most recent work is preoccupied with a single question: who holds the gaze. The women Maxted paints are not subjects to be looked at. They are presences that look back. In reclaiming portraiture from the inside, she positions the subject as both author and subject, painter and muse—a counter to centuries of the female face and figure as objects of consumption.

Maxted holds an undergraduate degree from the University of St Andrews and an MA in the History and Business of Art from the University of Warwick. She trained at Christie’s before transitioning to full-time practice. Her international experience, having lived across Colombia, Norway, Malaysia, Finland, Italy, France, the UK and the United States, informs the breadth of her artistic vision.

Her work has been exhibited at Art Basel Miami, Artexpo New York, and the Monaco Art Fair, and featured in the Cambridge Independent. Her piece Light and Dark was selected as a finalist for display at the OXO Tower, London. She is currently based in the United States.

PRESS

Women’s Insider Magazine · March 2025

“Rising Artist to Showcase Work at New York Artexpo, Embodying Female Strength and Resilience”

Cambridge Independent · July 14, 2020, Art | Culture, page 43

Work Pathogen in the ARticle “Artwork that’s testing the nation’s temperature”

AWARDS

Winner · Chaiya Art Awards · Impact Exhibition · 2020

The UK’s leading juried art award illuminating the human condition, with a top prize of £10,000 and a winners exhibition on London’s South Bank. Selected from hundreds of entries across the UK.

Finalist · Chaiya Art Awards · God Is… · OXO Tower, London · 2019

Selected by a panel of expert judges including an Archbishop. Work exhibited at the OXO Tower Winners Exhibition on London’s South Bank.

Invited Artist · Anonymous Heart Charity Auction · Heart Research UK

A curated annual auction featuring renowned UK and international artists. Raising over $440,000 since its 2018 launch.

EXHIBITIONS

Artexpo New York · Pier 36, Manhattan · April 2026

Now in its 49th edition, Artexpo is the world’s original fine art fair, founded in 1978. Over nearly five decades it has hosted Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Keith Haring, and Leroy Neiman. Drawing 40,000 visitors and 400+ exhibitors from 27 countries annually, it remains one of the most significant international art marketplaces in the United States.

Red Dot Art Fair · Miami Art Week / Art Basel · December 2025

A curated contemporary gallery fair held in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District during Art Basel Miami Beach — the most prestigious art week in the Americas — drawing over 85,000 attendees including major collectors, curators, and institutional buyers from across the globe.

Monaco Art Fair · Principality of Monaco · September 2025

Monaco has established itself as one of Europe’s most significant destinations for serious collectors and gallerists, with Sotheby’s, Christie’s, and Hauser & Wirth all maintaining permanent presences in the Principality. Described by Sotheby’s senior director as home to the world’s leading collectors.

Noho Showrooms · Fitzrovia, London · June 2025

Premier contemporary exhibition space in London’s Fitzrovia, one of the city’s most established cultural and gallery districts.

Visions · Monat Gallery · Madrid, Spain · June 2025

Group exhibition at Monat Gallery Madrid, Maxted’s primary sales and representation partner.

Artexpo New York · Pier 36, Manhattan · April 2025

48th edition. Over 1,000 artists from 27 countries across 70,000 square feet of exhibition space.

Mind Over Matter · The Brick Lane Gallery · London · March 2025

The gallery has previously exhibited works by Banksy, Wolfgang Tillmans, and Bob and Roberta Smith, and consistently presents work at the forefront of the UK and international art scene.

Red Dot Art Fair · Miami Art Week / Art Basel · December 2024

Spring Exhibition · The Foster Gallery · Miramar Beach, Florida · May 2024

Presented by the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County—The officially designated Local Arts Agency of Walton County, backed by the state of florida and the national endowment for the arts. Founded 1993.

King House Gallery · Stratford-upon-Avon, England · 2021

Independent fine art gallery in the birthplace of Shakespeare.

St.Art Contemporary European Art Fair · Strasbourg, France · 2019

One of France’s most prestigious contemporary art fairs, with approximately one hundred French and international galleries and over 600 artists represented annually.