Natalie is a born storyteller, artist and researcher with a passion for community led projects. She has 25 years experience in the cultural and digital media fields with a current focus on how creative tools can spark more diverse public conversations about the health of women and genderqueer people. Natalie is co-founder of the international Bloody Beautiful movement aimed at closing the gender health gap through art and design, reaching more than a million people in its mission. Her work can be seen across the globe, at major cultural institutions. In the Netherlands she serves as an advisor to the Dutch Creative Industries Fund. Natalie’s career has been forged through an upbringing in South Africa and her background in independent journalism where she edited and published formative youth culture publications, including South Africa’s first hip hop magazine. She holds a PhD in Media & Cultural studies from Goldsmiths College, London; an MA in New Media & Culture from the Department of Media at the University of Amsterdam and a Bachelor of Journalism from the Department of Journalism at Rhodes University, South Africa.