Natalie Urquhart BEM

Natalie Urquhart is a Caymanian cultural strategist and Director of the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands. She holds an MA in Art History and an MA (Hons) in Arts Policy and Management, and brings over twenty years of leadership experience in the Cayman Islands cultural sector. Her work specialises in strategic development, curatorial practice and programming, and cultural governance, with a strong emphasis on partnership-driven and collaborative initiatives.

Urquhart has held senior leadership roles including Chief Executive Officer of the Cayman National Cultural Foundation (2022–2024), Founding Director of Cayman Art Week (2021–present), and President of the Museums Association of the Caribbean (2017–2020). She has served on the boards of numerous cultural and civic organisations, including ICOM UK (present), the University of St Andrews Shared Islands Stories Project (present), Tilting Axis Caribbean Arts Alliance, the Cayman Islands National Arts & Culture Awards Committee, the Cayman Islands Constitution Commission, the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce, and the Cayman Islands National Cultural Policy Committee, where she chaired the Visual Arts, Craft, and Creative Industries Sub-Committee. Additional board service includes the Visual Arts Society and other regional initiatives.

She has also contributed to expert working committees for UNESCO, ICOM, and the EULAC Foundation as a Caribbean cultural specialist. Urquhart is widely recognised as a leading authority on Caymanian art and visual culture, and is the author of the Cayman Islands’ first formal art history.