bio + resume
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Nathalie is a French-born fine art photographer, raised in Paris, the City of Art. The walls of her house were covered with gallery posters. Picasso, Calder, Giacometti, Miro, and Adami were her roommates. As an introvert, she found a best friend in making art. She moved to California in 1999, where she worked as a graphic designer, until she returned to art school. She graduated in 2005 with a Traditional Illustration major and pursued a career in children's book illustration. In 2015, after a long convalescence from a cerebrospinal fluid leak, Nathalie reviewed all of the photographs she ever took. 25 years worth of images showing her the way. She was meant to pursue photography professionally.
On her 15th birthday, her father surprised her with a lime green (!) Konica Pop. Since then, Nathalie has been hunting moments with a Minolta X-500, an Olympus Stylus 1s, a Diana F+, a Polaroid Sun660, iPhones, a Honeywell Rolleiflex and currently, a Canon EOS 6D Mark II. Nathalie lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, their 13 year-old twins, and their three cats.
education
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Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA - 2002 to 2005
fine arts, art history, illustration, graphic design, web design
École Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France - 1997 to 1999
fine arts, art history, lithography, stage design, sculpture
Ateliers Beaux-Arts de la Ville, Paris, France - 1996 to 1997
fine arts
Atelier des Techniques de l'Environnement Publicitaire, Paris, France - 1993 to 1996
fine arts, art history, photography, stage design, graphic design
Académie Charpentier, Paris, France - 1992 to 1993
fine arts, art history, illustration, product design
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awards
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"Beyond 20/20", 99th Anniversary Exhibition - Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA - Oct. 2020 to Feb. 2021
Honorable Mention
San Mateo County Fair, Fine Arts Galleria, San Mateo, CA - Jun. 2019
1st & 2nd Place in Special Effects
1st Place in B&W Domestic Animal
2nd Place in Color Floral
Honorable Mentions
"Women's View 2019" - San Mateo County Art Commission, Caldwell Gallery, Redwood City, CA - Mar. 2019
Best in Show
San Mateo County Fair, Fine Arts Galleria, San Mateo, CA - Jun. 2018
Best of Show in Special Effects
1st Place in Special Effects
1st Place in "Carry the Light" Exhibition
1st & 3rd Place in Special Effect/Computer Generated
Honorable Mentions
"Women's View 2018" - San Mateo County Art Commission, Caldwell Gallery, Redwood City, CA - Mar. 2018
Best in Show
San Mateo County Fair, Fine Arts Galleria, San Mateo, CA - Jun. 2017
1st & 2nd Place in Special Effects/Computer Generated
Honorable Mentions in Special Effects/Computer Generated
"Women's View 2016" - San Mateo County Art Commission, Caldwell Gallery, Redwood City, CA - Mar. 2016
Honorable Mention
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press
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inMenlo.com article, by Linda Hubbard Gulker. Published in Mar. 2018
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10 Artists 10th Anniversary, Kids & Art Foundation. Featured in Jun. 2018
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10th Anniversary Kids & Art Foundation Gala. Featured in Dec. 2018
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membership
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Bay Area Photographers Collective - since Jun. 2020
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The Main Gallery, Redwood City, CA - 2017 to 2018
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The Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA - since 2018
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teaching
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Kids & Art Foundation - since 2016
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Art in Action - 2014 to 2016
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mentorship
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Kids & Art Foundation - 2019
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Spark - 2009