Natalie Robinson

"Dysconnected" 

in Public Health Education's Collaborative Workspace 

Fall 2023

 “Disconnect from illusion to reconnect to reality” - Natalie Robinson

About Dysconnected

This exhibition explores the impact that social media has on our own reality.  As we continue to live in a world run by technology, we turn to social media, the place where we find comfort through hearts designed as likes. Our brains work every single day; we need to stop and recognize the time to unplug our phones from our brains. Perhaps, we would be better off disconnecting. 

About Natalie 

Robinson is a UNCG School of Art BFA student specializing in Graphic Design. In her opinion, the world would be black and white without the arts. For her, it is important to take the creative and chaotic path, and she has lived that kind of life since childhood. As a 21-year-old female in the art community she’s had to prove to the “powers that be” that her capabilities are not limited by her age. She believes that an artist should be an activist for social justice and change, and the time to engage is always now.

From Mickalene Thomas to Amy Sherald to Roxanna Hall, Robinson believes that artists have a mission to see things from a different view. Seeing things from a unique perspective leads to changes in attitude, and changes in attitude lead to real progress as a society. Per Oscar Wilde: “No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.”

As a self-prescribed free spirit Robinson believes in spontaneity as a driving force for creativity. In addition to pursuing a career as a professional artist, she enjoys reading comics, thrifting, roller-skating, soaking up the sunshine, and indulging in chocolate-covered pretzels.

About Second Stop 

Greensboro Project Space (GPS) is UNCG School of Art’s off-campus multi-purpose art space that acts as a bridge between students and faculty and the Greensboro community. GPS Second Stop is an opportunity for student exhibitions to travel from Greensboro Project Space’s downtown location to the UNCG campus.

The five current Second Stop exhibitions, Color Theory by MFA in Art student Quan Apollo, The Lion, The Jackal, and The Man by School of Art student Zaire Miles-Moultrie, Dysconnected by School of Art student Natalie Robinson, Color Rooms by School of Art Painting students, and La Sobreviviente by School of Art alumna Brenda Fonseca-Martinez will be on view in the Dean’s Office for the College of Visual and Performing Arts, the Office of the School of Health & Human Sciences, the Collaborative Workspace for Public Health Education, University Libraries, and the Slane Lobby of the  UNCG Auditorium. 

Are you a staff or faculty member at UNCG who would like your office or department to participate in Second Stop? Let us know! Email greensboroprojectspace@gmail.com