Nathalie Auzépy inside her BIG HUG installation

NATHALIE AUZÉPY

Artist, designer, strategist and entrepreneur.

A multidisciplinary practice connecting art, design, strategy, the body and human transformation.

Nathalie Auzépy grew up in a multicultural environment shaped by a family of artists and scientists, fostering both creativity and intellectual curiosity. At 23, she began her career as an entrepreneur and business leader, successfully managing four companies.

As a Director of Strategy and Creative Direction, she has led more than 500 projects for prestigious brands, institutions and luxury hospitality groups. Her work spans brand strategy, branding, architecture and design, artistic installations and communication.

As a visual artist and designer, her work takes form through architecture, photography, drawing, sculpture, installation or performance depending on each project’s narrative. Her works have been shown in museums, foundations, contemporary art centres and biennales, and acquired by private collectors and public institutions in Paris, Brussels, Beijing, Melbourne and the United States.

Alongside her artistic practice, Nathalie develops two clearly distinct fields of support.

Nathalie Auzépy seated inside The Hug Room in Los Angeles

ECO-HUMANISM

“The power of the living, everything is connected.”

To reconnect what is disconnected means dismantling boundaries between fields that have been artificially separated.

Selected artwork from Nathalie Auzépy's practice

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & PUBLIC PROJECTS

2023–2026

Los Angeles — Hospital of Emotions · Singapore — Utopian Drama, French Embassy / Festival Voilà · Luoyang & Shanghai, China — art residency & museum exhibition · Brussels — solo show, workshops & performances · Miami Art Prize, USA

2022

Brussels — Corps/peau · Nassogne — Nous sommes vous · Hangzhou, China — Feminism Exhibition · Brussels — Hope

2021

Brussels — Eco-humaniste & performance · Galerie Utopie Culturel — COrpsVIDes · Paris 6th — The Space of Women

2019

ART CHENGDE BIENNALE, China — artistic residency · Shanghai — West Lake feminist group exhibition

2018

Brussels — inauguration of Feuille de Ville Bruxelles · PARTcoursPARKunst · Paris, Place Vendôme / Elefant Paname — Condizione Biennale

2017

Namur — L’Arbre à l’Être Oxymores · Grand Rapids, USA — ArtPrize/Frey Foundation grant for City Leaf · Chaudfontaine — Feuille de Ville public commission · Paris — The Wild Woman

2016

Melbourne — Montaldo Art Prize / L’Arc de Vie · Paris Nuit Blanche — L’Arbre de Vie, interactive and sound sculpture · Jardin du Luxembourg · Woluwe/Brussels — 3 public commissions · YIA Art Fair

2013–2015

YIA Art Fair Paris · Musée Carnavalet — public commission · Jardin du Luxembourg / Sénat · Le 104 · Ateliers Guerlain — monumental sculptures · Jardins du Palais Royal / Ministère de la Culture — sculpture Le LIN

CLIENTS & PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATIONS

More than 500 projects across brands, hospitality, institutions and public-sector partners.

Selected brands

Adidas · Agatha · Audemars Piguet · Baccarat · Burberry · Céline · Chanel · Clarins · Disney · Fauchon · Galeries Lafayette · Guerlain · Hermès · Jaeger-LeCoultre · Kenzo · Lacoste · Levi’s · Longines · Nike · Piaget · Ruinart · Sephora · Sisley · Sony · Vacheron Constantin · Veuve Clicquot · Yohji Yamamoto · Yves Saint Laurent Parfums · Dior

Hospitality

Accor Group · Ibis Styles · Novotel · Mercure · Club Med · Royal Monceau · LVMH Hotel Cheval Blanc · Hyatt

Public sector & institutions

Fondation ADP · Musée Carnavalet Paris · Musée Matisse France · Ville de Bruxelles-Capitale · Woluwe-Saint-Pierre · Woluwe-Saint-Lambert · Chaudfontaine · Centre d’Art Contemporain Art Chengde · Escale du Nord · Frey Foundation / Grand Rapids · La Nuit Blanche Paris · Ville de Kyoto · Musée et Ville de Luoyang

These names represent selected clients and professional collaborations across strategy, creative direction, branding, architecture, design, installations and communication; they are not presented as sponsors of BIG HUG.