Matis Nathalie - Fragments de silence

Gallery description:
Contemporary ceramic mask handmade, fired at 1150 degrees.
The surface is enhanced by a green engobe with mineral nuances, bringing softness and depth to the piece. The delicate lines and glazed fragments evoke emotions, invisible wounds, and inner reconstruction.

Presented in a minimalist frame, this mask invites silent reflection on identity and human fragility.
Delivered with certificate of authenticity.

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Education
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 course in pottery-ceramics, La TRISKEL workshop 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 artist Michel Mercie’s studio, focusing 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 (glazes)
- Painting and sculpture workshop with artist Juan Kiti at Château d’Hannut
- Raku workshop with Francoise 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 Expo at Château d’Hannut
- Discovery Expo at the Kiti Juan workshop in Bruges
- ‘Caesar and Anais’ International POP-UP ART Gallery exhibition in Diegem
2014
- Bonsvillersois Arts Festival
- Tour of Flanders Exhibition
- Art Pero Gallery exhibition in Crupet
- Expo: Art Frais at the Etangs de la vieille Ferme in Herve
- Expo: sensuality for the Spiral in Natoye
2015
- Moncell’Art Exhibition at the Château de Monceau
- Delvaux Gallery exhibition at the Novotel-Namur
- Participation in the St. Hubert Art Trades Fair
2016
- Art’bre Gallery exhibition “Transparence” (Arbre-Profondeville)
- Artisanart Exhibition (Brussels) – “Mind and Matter” European
- Arts and Crafts Convention exhibition
- Art Gallery exhibition (Crupet)
2020
- San Sebastian de los Reyes, Madrid gallery expo
- Studio Pottery, Madrid – sale
- Lumbre y Barro, Madrid – sale
2021
- Jaloea Art Gallery, Alicante – sale painting expo
- Vearte Galeria, Alicante – sale expo
2025
- I created my image for Falen Art to build a unique, modern, and elegant visual identity capable of representing my artistic work and values.
After studying 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.
Upon returning to Belgium, she joined the Porcepolis studio in Brussels, where she deepened her particular taste for porcelain; she loves this material for its whiteness, nobility, translucency, intimacy with glaze, and its softness.
She offers a range of decorative objects with a clean design.
For several years, Nathalie Matis refined her ceramic studies in various studios and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Braine-l’Alleud with ceramist Geert van Der Borght.
Passionate about ceramics, she explores various techniques as a self-taught and has a marked fascination with raku, a mysterious blend of mastery and randomness, a fragile adventure between the potter’s dream and metamorphosis.