Natalie Chapman’s women hold their ground. There’s a kind of casual boldness to them. They know where they are. They’ve survived it, or shaped it, or both.And still, there’s tenderness. A chipped mug. A hand resting. A knowing look. Shifting power. Girls with nowhere soft to land who learned to land in themselvesNatalie's work reached a pivotal level of recognition when she was invited to show solo at the Museum of Modern Art in Wales in 2021 – her 9th solo show. It’s a remarkable achievement for any artist to be invited to hold a solo show at MOMA Wales. But to have been invited just 5 years after graduating – and for this solo show to be running alongside a companion group show, of some of the most notable and esteemed Welsh artists – is testament to how seriously the art world is taking her. And see more recent BBC coverage here.
