Natalie Paneng

Born in 1996 in South Africa. Based in Johannesburg. 

Paneng is a transmedia artist and digital worldbuilder, crafting surreal narratives through installation, performance, and creative technology. She blends self-taught digital skills with her theatre background to explore the role of the alternative Black woman in shifting narratives.

Exhibitions include Galerie Eigen + Art, Stevenson Gallery, and Kunsthalle Bremen, among others. She has presented at HKW and major digital art festivals like MUTEK Montreal and IDFA, where her VR project Natalie’s Trifecta won the 2023 Special Jury Prize for creative technology. A past resident at Studio Quantum and Gasworks London (2024), she continues to explore the intersections of science, art, and spirit.