Alice Bonnot is an independent art curator, writer, lecturer, and museum sustainability consultant, specialising in the intersection of art and ecology. She is the founding director of VILLA VILLA, a climate-conscious and regenerative arts programme and consultancy dedicated to supporting cultural practitioners and organisations committed to making a positive impact on people and the planet.
Alice works as a freelance environmental sustainability specialist at Julie’s Bicycle where she helps visual arts organisations, cultural institutions and museums understand their environmental impacts and implement climate actions. Her recent contributions include collaborations on the Tomás Saraceno exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery, as well as work with V&A Dundee, the Barbican, and UP Projects.
Alice focuses on developing environmentally respectful, low-carbon contemporary art exhibitions that address socio-political and environmental issues, as well as broader concerns relating to society. Her current curatorial research deals with subjects such as deep ecology, intersectional environmentalism and ecofeminisms. She teaches the course ‘Curating an ecologically sensitive exhibition’ and is regularly invited to speak on environmentally sustainable practices and eco-focused solutions in the arts.
As a museum sustainability consultant, Alice helps cultural institutions, museums and non-profit art organisations embrace the challenges and opportunities associated with the adoption of respectful working methods. She worked as an environmental sustainability consultant for Ki Culture where she coached over ten international institutions.
Recent exhibitions include: Chasseurs de Tempêtes, Porta 33, Madeira and CAC Passerelle, France 2022—2023, Triple Point, Belo Campo, Lisbon, 2021, Podium Sales, Picnic, London, 2019, Out Of Office, PADA, Lisbon, 2019 and Hyper Mesh, Assembly Point, London, 2019.