Namethatgirl awoke in the swampy waters of Western Canada and grew up in the mountains of Vancouver Island. Her environment, rich with ancient trees and moss covered stones, helped shape the art she would eventually create. NTG spent 21 years in the rainforests of Victoria, B.C. before packing her bags and leaving for OCAD University in Toronto, a school that she would not graduate from, but one that laid the groundwork for her to discover the message she's been trying to find for much of her young life. The message is fairly simple: everything has a place, even those that seem unlikely. NTG hopes to connect with the minds who see themselves as "other" - to give those who often hide from their environment a visual playground in which they can exist, calmly, peacefully and really quite at home.