bio

Natale Adgnot is a sculptor who combines garments, thermoplastic, and various fibers to create abstract soft sculptures and wall panels. Focusing on the connotations of each material, she layers high- and low-brow elements to tell the cross-class and intercultural story of her life.

The daughter of a horse trainer, Adgnot earned a BFA in Texas. She immigrated to France in her 20s, eventually becoming a dual American/French citizen and studying fashion. Originally a painter, her experience making garments for haute couture runways led her to focus on sculpture. Later, while living in Japan, she began using thermoplastic (an artist-grade shrink plastic) to work three-dimensionally. Her mediums have expanded to include textiles, horsehair, and other materials that signify all of these places.

Adgnot has been featured in solo and two-person exhibitions in the U.S., Canada, and Japan. Group exhibitions include SPRING/BREAK, “Black & White” at BWAC juried by Jenée-Daria Strand of the Brooklyn Museum, and “I was not born alone” at Transmitter. Her work has appeared in Hyperallergic, Whitehot Magazine, Art Spiel, ArtForum, The Japan Times, and more. Adgnot is the owner/director of N/A Project Space and a co-director of Underdonk. She lives and works in Brooklyn and New Paltz, New York.