Bio

NATHANAËLLE HERBELIN

Born in Israel in 1989 to a French father and an Israeli mother, Nathanaëlle Herbelin has always been drawn to make work that reflects her position within and between the two cultures. Her works contain subtle hints—both in subject matter and form—as windows into a world imbued with a quiet melancholy. Herbelin encourages the viewer to slow down, as a way of embracing the intimacy involved in viewing art. She has developed a formal style unique within the contemporary tendency towards figurative painting. Certain patterns and colours appear more defined than others in the softened memories that she so delicately captures. Earth tones give the works a quality evocative of a reverie and her loose brushwork recalls post-impressionist techniques. Herbelin has cited Les Nabis—a group of young painters active in Paris during the late 19th century—as a central influence in her practice. Most notably, she takes inspiration from the stylistic poetry that art historical figures such as Pierre Bonnard applied to domestic scenes.

Nathanaëlle Herbelin obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2016, during which time she was invited to participate in an exchange program at The Cooper Union, New York. Recent solo and group exhibitions include the Musée d’Orsay, Paris (2024), French Institute of Tel Aviv (2022), Umm Al Fahem Art Center (2021), Yishu 8 prize, George V Art Centre, Beijing (2021), Passerelle Art Center, Brest (2020), Bétonsalon, Paris (2019), the Beaux-Arts Museum of Rennes (2018), Collection Lambert, Avignon (2017) and Fondation d’Entreprise Ricard, Paris (2017).

EDUCATION AND FELLOWSHIPS

2014-2016

Tim Eitel’s workshop, École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, France

2011- 2014

Philippe Cognée’s workshop, École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, France

2011-2016
DNSAP with honours École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-arts de Paris / MFA

2015
University exchange at the Cooper Union, New York, United States of America

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025

He Art Museum, Shunde, China

2024
Etre ici est une splendeur, Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France

2023
Undivided Attention, Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium

2022
À la surface, le fond de l’oeil, French institute of Tel-Aviv, Israel

2021
L’eau douce pénètre en profondeur, Nosbaum Reding, Luxemburg
In Situ, Hôtel de Guise, curated by Philippe Segalot & Charles Zana furniture Paris, France
Sur le fil, Dilecta gallery , Paris, France
Et peut-être que ces choses n’ont jamais eu lieu, galerie Jousse Entreprise, Paris, France
Devenir peinture, at Tante Martine, Yishu 8, Paris, France
Perhaps it was never so, Umm El Fahem Art Gallery, Umm El Fahem, Israel

2020
Devenir peinture, George VArt Centre, Beijing, China

2019
Ritual for long distances, Emmanuel Barbault Gallery, New York, USA
Mise en scène, Villa Saint-Cyr, Bourg-la-Reine, France

2018
— Onze mètres carré, IN-BOX, Brussels, Belgium
— Tentative de positionnement, Espace d’exposition Le Bonnevalle, Noisy-le-Sec, France

2017
VERSIONS, galerie Jousse Entreprise, Paris, France

2016
— Diploma exhibition, École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, France

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Love is Louder, BOZAR, Brussels, Belgium
Day of Painters, Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France
Une chambre à soi, curated by Margaux Plessy, Chateau La Coste, France
Self Portraits, Grimm Gallery, New York, USA
Material Fair, Mexico City, Mexico
Sophie, group show in tribute to Sophie Vigourous, galerie Jousse Entreprise, Paris

2023
Beautés, FRAC Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Immortelle, MO.CO Panacée, Montpellier, France
Cache-Cache, galerie Perrotin, Paris, France
Voir en peinture, La jeune figuration en France, travelling exhibition Musée des Sables d’Olonnes, musée Estrine de Saint-Rémy de Provence, musée des Beaux-Arts de Dôle, France

2022
— Bon baisers de Pékin – Yishu8 – histoire d’une résidence d’artistes, Musée Guimet, Paris, France
L’ami.e modèle, MUCEM Musée des civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée, in partnership with Fondation Pernod Ricard, Marseille, France
Shelf Life, Marlborough gallery, London, UK
Il faudrait que je me calme, Mendes Wood gallery, Brussels, Belgium
Entre tes yeux et les images que j’y vois *, Fondation Pernod Ricard, Paris, France
Ianua, galerie Jousse Entreprise, Paris, France
Il était une fois…, FRAC Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France

2021
10, Galerie PM/AM, London, UK
Worst Case Scenario, Paris, France
Ils ont dit oui, galerie Marguerite Milin, Paris, France
Tentatives de positionnement, galerie Jousse Entreprise, Paris, France
Jeunes peintres, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, Rennes, France
— Bonheur du jour – chapitre I & II, galerie Quatre-Vingt-Onze, Paris, France
— How to disappear, 8 rue Frédéric Sauton, Paris, France
— Square 1 – Going Back to the Start, by Lital Megidish , Lotant, Tel Aviv
—  The Matsutani Award Exhibition, by Tom Laurent, Paris, France

2020
Amies, Muses, ARTISTES, Tajan The Gallery, Paris, France
Face à la mer, Passerelle – Centre d’art contemporain, Brest, France
Reality Is Not What It Seems, galerie Jousse Entreprise, Paris, France
J’aime, je n’aime pas, galerie Eigen + Art, Leipzig, Germany
Portraits Forever, Tajan The Gallery, Paris, France

2019
Home is a home is a home is a home, galerie Jousse Entreprise, Paris, France
— Dabbling Duck, Cité internationale des arts, Paris, France
Aux sources des années 1980, Eighties & Echoes, musée de l’Abbaye Sainte-Croix, Les Sables d’Olonne, France
Position latérale de sécurité, Bétonsalon, Paris, France
— On view, galerie Vitrine 65, Paris, France
Friend of a friend, The Invisible dog Art Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Mais pas du tout, c’est platement figuratif ! Toi tu es spirituelle mon amour !, galerie Jousse Entreprise, Paris, France

2018
Jennifer Caubet, Eva Nielsen, Seulgi Lee, Nathanaëlle Herbelin, galerie Jousse Entreprise, Paris, France
AFFINITé(S), galerie Jousse Entreprise, Paris, France
Construire une collection, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, Rennes, France
RÊVEZ #2, Collection Lambert, Avignon, France
— NGORONGORO II, Berlin, Germany
Slightly Seared on the Reality Grill, Unit 5 Gallery, London, UK2018 / Triangle / Jousse Entreprise Gallery / Paris

2017
Nos ombres devant nous, Fondation d’entreprise Ricard, Paris, France
Seuls ensemble, H Gallery, Paris, France
— Felicità 17, Palais des expositions des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
Premier Degré, Prix Science po pour l’art contemporain, Université Sciences Politiques, Paris, France
Micro salon #7, galerie l’inlassable, Paris, France
— Collection Luciano Benetton, Palermo, Italy

2016
— MFA, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, Paris, France
Match, Vincent Ballard & Nathanaëlle Herbelin, 94 Rue du Temple, Paris, France
— SAVOIR/DESSINER, Atelier 103B, Montreuil, France
— Matin Midi Soir, la Galerie Honoré Visconti, Paris, France 
— Full House, Le Cabinet Dentaire, Paris, France
Nature and Me, The Echigo-Tsumari Triennale, Bunagaike pond Nature park, Kamoo, Tokamachi-city, Japan
Iris.Time, L’inlassable Museum by l’Inlassable galerie, New York, USA
Selective Memory, Griffin Gallery, London, UK
Micro Salon #5, Galerie l’inlassable, Paris, France

2014
Carte blanche to Hector Obalk, Galerie Farideh Cadot, Paris, France
— Leviathan, Galerie Droite ENSBA, École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, Paris, France

2009
— Artishowk fair #3, Florentine, The Comfort, Tel-Aviv, Israel 2008
— Artishowk fair #2, Florentine, The Comfort, Tel-Aviv, Israel

PUBLIC  COLLECTIONS

Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Paris, France
FRAC Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
FRAC Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
Musée de l’Abbaye Sainte-Croix, Sables d’Olonne, France
Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, France
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, Rennes, France
S.M.A.K, Ghent, Belgique
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Collection Pinault, France
Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin, Paris, France
Fondation Thalie, Bruxelles, Belgique

AWARDS 

2019
— Yishu 8, Paris, France
— Matsutani – Orient, Fondation Shoes, Paris, France
— Nomination for the Antoine Marin Award, galerie municipale Julio Gonzales, Arcueil, France

2017
— Nomination for the Science Po pour l’art contemporain Award, Paris, France

2015
— Lauréat, Fondation Colas pour l’art contemporain Award, Paris, France

RESIDENCIES

2022
Uma Penha / Lisbon / Portugal

2020
Therapeia / Paxos Island / Greece

2019
Yishu8 / Beijing, China

2019
Residence Invisible-dog / New York

2018
— Residency Arad / Negev / Israël
— PAF / St-Ermes / France

OTHER PROJECTS

2020
— Cover illustration for « גם אני הייתי שם» / “I Was There” by Yehonathan Herbelin, Kineret Zmora Dvir.

2016
— Cover Illustration for “La Métaphysique” by Peter Van Inwagen / Editions Ithaque

2014
— TO BE BROKEN / Project by Pascal Goblot : Manufacturing an exact replica in scale 1:1 of the The Large Glass by Marcel Duchamp With the Exceptional support of Marcel Duchampand Association, assignee of the artist.   

All work shown on this website is made by Nathanaelle Herbelin, cannot be used without permission. © Nathanaelle Herbelin 2024.