Ecological imaginaries
Founded in 2014, the Thalie Foundation is a private patronage initiative launched by Nathalie Guiot, a former publisher, art collector, environmentalist, and philanthropist. Through an art collection, a public program of exhibitions, artist residencies, and patronage in the fields of visual arts and ecological thinking, the foundation has been committed to contemporary creation for a decade.
In 2025, the foundation will continue its work, focusing on three areas:
- DESIGN AND INNOVATION Dissemination and production of bio-sourced design with the launch of the ALEOR DESIGN gallery and consulting office.
- ART AND CULTURE: Promotion of an art collection featuring more than 300 artists, with a focus on women artists, craftsmanship, and emerging scenes from global majorities.
- ENVIRONMENT/EDUCATION: Support for artistic practices and educational initiatives that promote nature conservation.
KEY DATES
2012: Creation of Thalie Art Project, an association that produces artistic and performative encounters
2014: The association becomes the Thalie Foundation
2018: Opening of the art center in Brussels; artistic and cultural programming, exhibitions, artist and writer residencies;
2020: Launch of the podcast “Créateurs Urgence Climat” (Climate Emergency Creators); how artists, designers, and scientists share their best practices to inspire the younger generation and take collective action; in partnership with ENSAD – (2021-2023); 300,000 listens, available on streaming platforms, publications
2021: Opening of the Maison Thalie in Arles, an 18th-century mansion at the foot of the arena; Exhibitions of the art collection, invitations to contemporary artists
2025: Closure of the art center; opening of the ALEOR DESIGN gallery. Commitment to the production and distribution of bio-sourced or bio-inspired design, limited editions, promotion of expertise.
THE FOUNDER
“Faced with the depletion of resources and climate change, I am convinced that now more than ever our actions must focus on preserving life; art has the ability to fertilize new imaginations and design to offer solutions to change our lifestyles.”
Founder and President, Nathalie Guiot is an art collector and philanthropist. She is also an author, publisher, and exhibition curator. She co-founded Anabet Editions in the 2000s and, in 2012, created Thalie Art Project, an association that produces artistic and performative encounters, which became a foundation in 2014. Nathalie Guiot is a member of the International Circle and the Design Acquisition Committee at the Centre Pompidou, a member of the Visual Arts Acquisition Committee for the CNAP (2021-2024), a member of the Scientific Committee of the Eco-design & Creation Chair at the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris (2022-2025), and on the board of directors of the Friends of the Lambert Collection in Avignon (since 2023).
Nathalie Guiot Collection
Starting in 2008, the collection has grown organically and intuitively through encounters and projects with the Foundation, with the desire to sustain artistic practices that incorporate an ecological sensibility. The collection aims to support the voice of women artists, while also maintaining an emphasis on works that exhibit exceptional craftsmanship, both ancestral and contemporary.
For any enquiries or request for loans, please write to celine.pissoort@fondationthalie.org
Artists in the collection
Caroline Achaintre, Rita Ackermann, Alma Allen, Markus Amm, Amber Andrews, Helene Appel, Farah Atassi, Vanessa Beecroft, Lynda Benglis, Will Benedict, Jean-Baptiste Bernadet, Michel Blazy, Cathryn Boch, Bianca Bondi, Emmanuel Boos, Paloma Bosquê, Louise Bourgeois, Lucia Bru, Nicholas Byrne, Albarrán Cabrera, Schmidt California, Lubna Chowdhary, Claudia Comte, Ange Dakouo, Elena Damiani, Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel, Odonchimeg Davaadorj, Edith Dekyndt, Jérémy Demester, Monica de Miranda, André Derain, Mark Dion, Pauline-Rose Dumas, Nathalie Du Pasquier, Marten Lobner Espersen,Simone Fattal, Richard Fauguet, Valérie Favre, Sidival Fila, Nicolas Floc'h, Michel Francois, Josef Frank, Noémie Goudal, Pauline Guerrier, Kazunori Hamana, Majd Abdel Hamid, Marie Hazard, Camille Henrot, Nathanaëlle Herbelin, Roger Herman, Sheila Hicks, Christian Hidaka, Martine Jackson, Ann Veronica Janssens, Chantal Joffe, Eva Jospin, Tamo Jugeli, Jitish Kallat, Sanam Khatibi, Seffa Klein, Takehito Koganaezawa, Klara Kristalova, Henri Laurens, Alexandre Lenoir, Zoe Leonard, Jasmine Little, Matthew Lutz Kinoy, Liz Magor, Benoît Maire, Marin Majic, Anna Malagrida , Wallen Mapondera, José Maria Sicilia, Tincuța Marin, Martine Feipel & Jean Bechameil, Kristin Mckirdy, Isa Melsheimer, Théo Mercier, Caroline Mesquita, Desire Moheb-Zandi, Pascal Monteil, Paulo Monteiro, Pascal Monteil, Oscar Murillo, Edgardo Navarro, Asemahle Ntlonti, Junko Oki, Ozioma Onuzulike, Dickens Otieno, Sara Ouhaddou, Zoé Paul, Elise Peroi, Bruno Perramant, Solange Pessoa, Simone Pheulpin, Francis Picabia, Diogo Pimentao, Eugenio Pipo, Benoît Plateus, Lucia Pizzani, Hans Reichel, Karine Rougier, Anila Rubiku, Gidéon Rubin, Sterling Ruby, Elsa Sahal, Tomás Saraceno, Edgar Sarin, Mira Schor, Grace Schwindt, Dianna Settles, Kiki Smith, Marta Spagnoli, Georges Tony Stoll, Jacqueline Surdell, Risaku Suzuki, Alina Szapocznikow, Agnès Thurnauer, Achraf Touloub, Gert & Uwe Tobias, Achraf Touloub, Tatiana Trouvé, Natsuko Uchino, Thu Van Tran, Pieter Vermeersch, Adrien Vescovi, Jeanne Vicérial, Ulla Von Brandenburg, Brent Wadden, Khairulddin Wahab, Francesca Woodman, Masaomi Yasunaga, Tomotaka Yasui, Antonella Zazzera, Héctor Zamora, ...
