Art has always been an irrepressible call to express one's view of the world and to share one's passion for beauty, nature, and humanity through sculpture. Signing under the artist name Thalz, the letter z to mark a renewal in her life path, Nathalie Bellier has carved her artisitc journey bu nurturing her curiosity and creativity, prompting her to explore the world of art alongside her professional carrer. As a self-taught artist, Thalz attended various private workshops and art schools, learning from inspiring artists who shared with her their passion for sculpture. These varied trainings, from the Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, through the School of Visual Arts at UQAM in Montreal, then to the School of Fine Arts in Montreal, reinforced her passion for art.
Before dedicating herself to art, Thalz spent 32 rewarding years in the field of engineering as civil engineer. Having worked on environmental and construction projects for leading compagnies such as Cima+, Stantec and Hydro-Quebec, her rigor and versatility allowed her to develop creative skills feeding her artistic curiosity and creativity, analytical and reflective skills enhancing her artistic observational capacity, and management and project realization skills enabling her to visualize and materialize her ideas into a successful artistic action.
Her artistic style is characterized by the representation of the human body, giving her the freedom to explore humain duality, in movement and through emotion. She primarily works with clay and bronze, materials that allow her to reveal both the beauty and vulnerability of the human being. Each piece she creates tells a story, reflecting her view on humanity and the world in which we live. She illustrates aspects of human duality that she wishes to highlight, in a context where belief challenges knowledge, where tradition confronts evolution.
Her works are heavily influenced by the masters of classical sculpture, including Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Camille Claudel, Auguste Rodin and Alfred Boucher. She is also inspired by contemporary artists such as Małgorzata Chodakowska, Luo Li Rong, André Desjardins closer to us in Quebec (Canada), bringing her own voice and vision to her works. Exploring themes relating to the rollback of women's right around the world as well as the fight against climate change, her source of inspiration is strongly connected to nature. The sculpture of the earth is a form meditation and it is in nature where she feels most connected and inspired.
Thalz's work was recently exhibited at a collective exhibition at the Salon des Artistes in Old Montreal in the legendary Bonsecours Market and will soon be presented at the Sculpture Festival in the Eastern Townships in Melbourne in Quebec (Canada). She was also honored to be solicited by Art & Design to participate in the Art Show St-Honore in Paris (France) in November 2025.
Through her sculptures, Thalz seeks to evoke an emotion, stimulate a reflection, touch the viewer, and in her own way, contribute to becoming an artisan of change.
