Natalie Knettle
Natalie Knettle specializes in painting & art framing. She graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) with a painting degree.
In her college years, she developed a passion to use the Arts in community for spiritual and emotional development. While a student, she began Live Painting at churches and hosting gatherings for students to connect to God through art making. She worked as a Gallery Curator and an Arts & Crafts Leader at summer camps.
After school, she served as a missionary Art Intern at Sojourn Church in Louisville, KY. In that role, she hosted an Art Gallery show, fellowship times for artists to make or share artwork, worked on a community mural, theatre sets, and created her own artwork.
During quarantine, Natalie furthered her artistic studies through the Milan Art Institute Mastery Program, expanding her portfolio. She was commissioned to create paintings for churches and showcased her art at multiple church-based Gallery events and Open Mic Nights.
These experiences led Natalie to become passionate about revitalizing Visual Art expression in the church so that more believers can be engaged in Holy Spirit inspired creativity. Since 2021, she serves as a full-time Artist Missionary. In her role, Natalie seeks to partner with ministry leaders and artists in her city and internationally, in order to host Faith-based art experiences for their community. She creates a culture where all artists (visual artists, songwriters, dancers, creative writers & actors) can be mentored, discipled and create art that gives glory to God.
Natalie has a passion for community building & event planning. She hosts Christian Art-making Workshops & Retreats, to facilitate space for guests to connect to the Holy Spirit and fellow creatives. She believes that art-making with Jesus can provide emotional and mental healing. She has a passion to make art an accessible, healing resource to people of all ages and creative backgrounds
She enjoys collaborating with other artists (musicians, poets, dancers etc.) to plan & host art enrichment events such as gallery exhibitions and songwriting & poetry showcases where artists can feel supported in their craft. She believes that the arts can be a powerful tool for uplifting individual people and group identities. Natalie is leading a team of artists who engage in the creative process to develop themselves & enrich their community, so the name of Jesus can be glorified on earth.
Natalie has an in-home art studio where she creates her own artwork that is inspired by her connection with God.
In her college years, she developed a passion to use the Arts in community for spiritual and emotional development. While a student, she began Live Painting at churches and hosting gatherings for students to connect to God through art making. She worked as a Gallery Curator and an Arts & Crafts Leader at summer camps.
After school, she served as a missionary Art Intern at Sojourn Church in Louisville, KY. In that role, she hosted an Art Gallery show, fellowship times for artists to make or share artwork, worked on a community mural, theatre sets, and created her own artwork.
During quarantine, Natalie furthered her artistic studies through the Milan Art Institute Mastery Program, expanding her portfolio. She was commissioned to create paintings for churches and showcased her art at multiple church-based Gallery events and Open Mic Nights.
These experiences led Natalie to become passionate about revitalizing Visual Art expression in the church so that more believers can be engaged in Holy Spirit inspired creativity. Since 2021, she serves as a full-time Artist Missionary. In her role, Natalie seeks to partner with ministry leaders and artists in her city and internationally, in order to host Faith-based art experiences for their community. She creates a culture where all artists (visual artists, songwriters, dancers, creative writers & actors) can be mentored, discipled and create art that gives glory to God.
Natalie has a passion for community building & event planning. She hosts Christian Art-making Workshops & Retreats, to facilitate space for guests to connect to the Holy Spirit and fellow creatives. She believes that art-making with Jesus can provide emotional and mental healing. She has a passion to make art an accessible, healing resource to people of all ages and creative backgrounds
She enjoys collaborating with other artists (musicians, poets, dancers etc.) to plan & host art enrichment events such as gallery exhibitions and songwriting & poetry showcases where artists can feel supported in their craft. She believes that the arts can be a powerful tool for uplifting individual people and group identities. Natalie is leading a team of artists who engage in the creative process to develop themselves & enrich their community, so the name of Jesus can be glorified on earth.
Natalie has an in-home art studio where she creates her own artwork that is inspired by her connection with God.