Gallerist Natalie Pourdanay — with a masters degree in Modern and Contemporary Art from Casa Lamm in Mexico City — possesses the sophisticated, practiced eye of a collector.
“Esta galería es el espacio en donde fue posible aterrizar mi experiencia y mi pasión,” she says. “Incluida mi carrera académica y el perfil profesional que desarrollé en el medio del arte. Tanto en museos, como con proyectos curatoriales, museográficos y en medio del mercado del arte.”
As the director of the Gallery of Foreign Affairs for over four years, she organized and curated over eighty exhibitions — of both contemporary art and photography.
A private art consultant, she also writes for art and design exhibits at museums such as Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes and the Museo de Arte Moderno, both in Mexico City.
When you enter her gallery space, you understand her perfect design eye: the walls are a mysterious yet friendly “Petroleum Black.” This environment gives you the warm feeling of having the art in your own home, your own space, as opposed to the glaring white walls one encounters in a traditional art gallery.
SAN MIGUEL HERITAGE
Just across the patio from Arde Gallery, you find the golden glow of Bar Atzin. Here you can discover the historic San Miguel mezcal, created from agaves that save water and sequester carbon. Both the Mata de Monte and the wait-listed Atzin — the regenerative, historical Guanajuato mescal that helps reinvigorates the biocultural heritage of the Mexican High Plains — taste beyond delicious.
