Villa Atrata is rooted in Angles-sur-l’Anglin, listed among the Most Beautiful Villages of France. It is deeply intertwined with the river Anglin and its 11th-century chapel, an enigmatic, fragmented building carefully repurposed for viewing art in direct contact with nature.

Gil Presti founded Villa Atrata in 2022. He previously spent twelve years in New York, where he worked with Larry Gagosian, before co-founding Campoli Presti, with spaces in London and Paris. Over twenty years, the gallery presented exhibitions by established figures such as Marcel Broodthaers, William Eggleston, Louise Lawler, Olivier Mosset, Franz West. Contemporary artists Katherine Bradford, Liz Deschenes, Jutta Koether, Nick Mauss, Amy Sillman, Reena Spaulings, Cheyney Thompson formed the core of its program.

American artists Nick Mauss and Megan Francis Sullivan inaugurated Villa Atrata. Later guests have included Dustin Hodges, Guillaume Dénervaud, Sophie Reinhold, Nino Kapanadze, Will Sheldon, Alexander Tovborg.