Multimedia artist Nathalie Ferrier was born in France and has lived year-round in Truro, Cape Cod since 1999. Recently she started to spend time in Miami in between academic semesters. Ferrier studied at the École de Haute Couture in Paris and worked for ten years as a fashion designer for Haute Couture. She also created a toy company (Born to be Wild) and designed a line of stuffed animals and wooden toys sold at museum stores throughout the United States. In 2007, Ferrier received an MFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Currently, Ferrier is the Higgins Art Gallery Director and Curator and teaches fiber arts at the Cape Cod Community College.