artist/activist

Sixth generation Oregonian with roots in the Oregon Trail, Natalie Sept is an artist and activist having recently relocated to the Southwest.

Previous projects include: The Dishwasher Project, portraying workers in the back of the house of Portland's illustrious food scene; Waste Not, a collaborative project highlighting the transfer station staff of Recology; illustrating a comic about Genny Nelson, founder of Sisters of the Road Cafe, as a Comics for Change grantee. She also founded What Now? an action fair in response to the 2016 election, putting energy into action for good. In 2018, a cohort of high school students across Portland took over the event to create relevant workshops to education and activate Portland youth with help from The Center.

She now explores botanical drawing and printmaking reflecting on her new pursuits selling native plants and farming in Northern New Mexico.