Nathalie Matis - L'Âme en suspens

White porcelain skull, topped with a patinated black bronze butterfly.
This work explores the contrast between the fragility of the material and the permanence of metal, evoking metamorphosis, time, and memory.
Delivered with certificate of authenticity (unique piece)

Ideal for a design interior, an art collection, or an exhibition space, this sculpture will bring character, elegance, and singularity to any environment.

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Training
2008: Academy of Fine Arts in Charleroi: drawing section
2009: Academy of Fine Arts in Charleroi: sculpture and painting section
2010: Academy of Fine Arts in Charleroi: sculpture and painting section
2011: Academy of Fine Arts in Charleroi: ceramics section
2012: Evening ceramics classes, pottery-ceramics workshop, La TRISKEL studio in Genval
2013-2014: Throwing courses with Bernadette Sepulchre in Graux
2013: Academy of Fine Arts in Braine-l’Alleud: ceramics section
2014: Academy of Fine Arts in Braine-l’Alleud: ceramics section
2016–2018: Immersive training at the studio of painter Michel Mercie, focused on learning traditional and contemporary painting techniques. This training develops progressive mastery of gesture, composition, colors, and materials, while fostering personal expression and artistic sensitivity.
Workshops attended:
- Workshop with ceramist Geert Van Der Borght in Noduwez (enamels)
- Painting and sculpture workshop with artist Juan Kiti at Château d’Hannut
- Raku workshop with Françoise Giotto
- Ceramics workshop with Sarha Bourlard in Waterloo
- Porcelain workshop at the Porcepolis studio in Brussels
- Raku workshop at the Comptoir de la Céramique studio in Liège
- Molding workshop with Paolo Lori
- Bronze fusion workshop with Jean Delcourt in Frasnes-lez-Gosselies
Exhibitions:
2013
- BLACK exhibition at Château d’Hannut
- Discovery Exhibition at the Kiti Juan studio in Bruges
- ‘César and Anais’ Exhibition International POP-UP ART Gallery in Diegem
2014
- Bonsvillersois Arts Festival
- Exhibition at Tour of Flanders
- Exhibition at the Art Pero gallery in Crupet
- Exhibition: Art Frais at the Etangs de la vieille Ferme in Herve
- Exhibition: sensuality for the Spiral in Natoye
2015
- Moncell’Art Exhibition at Château de Monceau
- Exhibition at Galerie Delvaux at Novotel-Namur
- Participation in the St. Hubert Arts and Crafts Fair
2016
- Art’bre Gallery exhibition “Transparence” (Arbre-Profondeville)
- Artisanart Exhibition (Brussels) – “Mind and Matter” European
- Arts and Crafts Convention Exhibition
- Crupet Gallery Exhibition (Crupet)
2020
- San Sebastian de los Reyes Gallery, Madrid exhibition
- Exhibition – sale, Atelier Pottery, Madrid
- Exhibition – sale, Lumbre y Barro, Madrid
2021
- Painting sale exhibition Jaloea Art Gallery, Alicante
- Painting sale exhibition Vearte Galeria, Alicante
2025
- I created my image for Falen Art to build a unique, modern, and elegant visual identity capable of representing my artwork and values.
After studies in graphic design in Namur and a strong taste for travel and cultural diversity, Natalie Matis’s vocation for porcelain was born in China during a journey.
On returning to Belgium, she joined the Porcepolis studio in Brussels, where she deepened her particular love for porcelain; she admires this material for its whiteness, nobility, translucency, intimacy with glaze, and its softness.
She offers a range of decorative objects with a minimalist design.
For several years, Nathalie Matis perfected her ceramic study in various ateliers and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Braine l’Alleud with ceramist Geert van Der Borght.
Passionate about ceramics, she explores various techniques autodidactically and has a marked fascination for Raku, a mysterious encounter between mastery and randomness, a fragile adventure between the potter’s dream and metamorphosis.