Nathalie Anglès (elected in 2018) is the Executive Director and co-founder of Residency Unlimited (RU). Having studied history and political science as an undergraduate, Nathalie was selected for the prestigious year long École du MAGASIN curatorial independent studies program affiliated to Le MAGASIN, Centre National d’Art Contemporain in Grenoble (France). Nathalie’s first experience with artist residencies began at the Frank Gehry designed American Center in Paris where she managed residencies for US based artists before the closure of the building. In 2000 she moved to New York where she worked at the newly opened Location One arts center in New York to set up its International Residency program. Before founding Residency Unlimited in 2009, Nathalie worked in a wide range of curatorial and administrative capacities in institutions such as Sotheby’s (London), Impressionist and Modern art department; in Paris at The American Center, École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (ENSBA) and Union centrale des Arts décoratifs (UCAD). In 2008, Nathalie was awarded the French government distinction Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (The Order of Arts and Letters).