Natalie Bignell is a visual artist who explores aspects of her disability as a source of creativity following a life-altering incident in November 2020 when she was shot and left paralyzed from the chest down with a C4 SCI, while innocently standing on Broadway Market.

Utilising a multitude of adaptive devices, including eye gaze technology and custom hand splints she creates abstract images that combine digital and traditional elements.

Bignell’s work often reflects the complexities of her experience living with a severe spinal cord injury and speaks to themes of loss, independence, transformation, and the crossed and broken boundaries of disabled bodies. Her exhibitions, workshops and activism bring visibility and insight to her process of adapting to living without the use of her hands, within a society where paralysis is rarely seen or spoken about.