Nathalie BARTHES-POULIQUEN
(her chinese name : PuNanLi)
D'ascendance slave autant que bretonne et méditerranéenne, cette fille de la mer, du soleil et du vent est devenue une géographe guidée par sa passion pour les terroirs, les hommes et les paysages.
Ses migrations du cœur de l'Europe Centrale aux îles britanniques, des rives de la Seine des Impressionnistes aux confins de l'Asie ou du Nouveau Monde, ont progressivement mais profondément enrichi une intense sensibilité d’artiste exprimée en musique, en sculpture et en peinture...
Sentir, écouter, observer, travailler, partager, aimer, sont autant d'états élémentaires qui donnent sens à sa dynamique de vie, mouvement perpétuel vers un éternel devenir.
Of Slavic as much as Breton and Mediterranean origins, this daughter of Sea, Sun, and Wind has become a geographer guided by her passion for earths, mankind, and landscapes.
Her migrations from the heart of Central Europe to the British Isles, from the banks of the Seine of the Impressionists to the boundaries of Asia and the New World, have progressively but deeply enriched an intense artistic feeling expressed through music, sculpture and painting...
Feel, listen, watch, work, share, love, so many basic states which give sense to her life’s dynamics, a perpetual move towards an eternal becoming.
Her sculptures and paintings have been selected for exhibitions in institutions such as the World Bank and the French Embassy :
- May 30 to April 04, 2008, Washington DC : collective exhibition at La Maison Française (French Embassy) on the theme "Autour du Monde" (Around the World) (paintings).
- April 2008, Washington DC : WBG (World Bank Group) Art Society Exhibit "Celebrating Creativity in a Global Environment" (sculpture "African Queen")
- December 2008, Bethesda MD: collective exhibition at Mrs Lapeyre 's residence. (sculptures and paintings).
- January 2009, Washington DC: solo exhibition at the World Bank Family Network on the theme "A Voyage in Asia" (paintings).
- September 2009, Washington DC: exhibition at La Maison Française of a unique piece of sculpture : Barack Obama's bust.
- December 2009, Washington DC: collective exhibition at the IMF (International Monetary Fund) on the theme "Art and Fiscal Stimulus" (sculpture of Mr Obama and paintings).
- March 12, 2010, Bethesda MD: art show and live auction at Mrs Lapeyre's residence (paintings).
- December 2010, Bethesda MD: collective exhibition at Mrs Lapeyre's residence (paintings).
- March 26, 2011, Washington DC: WAA (Washington Accueil Association) Gala at La Maison Française (French Embassy) on the theme "Red Passion" .
-December 8, 2011 to January 8, 2012: exhibition of paintings and sculptures in GALERY B, downtown Bethesda MD.