NATASHA RATCLIFFE

THE ARTIST

NATASHA RATCLIFFE

Natasha Ratcliffe, born in 1982 in Southport, is a sculptor based in Falmouth. She graduated from the Falmouth College of Art with a BA in Fine Art in 2004. Her passion for process led her to build her own backyard foundry, where she casts most of her own work in bronze.

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She established herself in the field of coins and medals after winning the BAMS New Medallist scholarship in 2005. Her light approach to translating ideas into small handheld pieces has attracted private collectors and awards. Her works are held by institutions including the V&A, The British Museum, Sweden's Royal Coin Cabinet and Moscow's Pushkin Museum of Fine Art. She has designed coins circulated by the Royal Mint and been commissioned by The Biochemical Society, The Art Fund and The Royal Society of Edinburgh, among others. Her work is regularly exhibited nationally and internationally.

Along side medals, she makes jewellery, and other small objects. One off pieces, unless stated, cast using the lost-wax method of casting. Inspired by nature, humanity and a love of ancient African and Pre-Colombian casting.