Jacqui Poncelet (born 1947), also known as Jacqueline Poncelet, is a Belgian artist. Poncelet began her art career as a ceramist in the 1970s and 1980s.[1] In the 1980s her practice expanded to include painting, sculpture and public art.[2]
Early life and education
editJacqui Poncelet was born in Liège, Belgium in 1947.[1][3] From 1964 to 1969 she studied ceramics at Wolverhampton College of Art.[4] From 1969 to 1972 she studied industrial ceramics at the Royal College of Art.[1][3]
Art career
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Poncelet has worked in various media, included ceramics, collage, painting, sculpture, textiles and wallpaper. Early in her career she designed a series of carpets using remnants discarded by carpet shops, with Poncelet describing this work as "a representation of Britain."[4]
Her 2012 public artwork Wrapper can be seen at the Edgware Road (Circle line) Tube station in London.[5][2] Art on the Underground commissioned Poncelet to produce designs for the 1,500 square metres (16,000 sq ft) of vitreous enamel cladding that would become the outer shell of a new substation connected to the station.[6] The work was unveiled in November 2012, a mosaic of 700 decorated panels of various patterns inspired by local history.[7][8] Poncelet's other large-scale public works include a terrazzo dado for an Edinburgh International Festival building, and decorative vinyl for windows in the heart centre at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Headington, Oxford.[4]
In 2016, Poncelet won the Freelands Award, a prize that enables a British arts organisation to present an exhibition by a female artist who "may not yet have received the acclaim or public recognition that her work deserves." Her work was consequently displayed in a major retrospective by the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art in early 2024.[4]
Collections
editHer work is included in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum,[9] the United Kingdom Crafts Council,[1] the Tate Museum,[10] the Art Institute of Chicago,[11] the Museum of Modern Art, New York,[12] the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam,[4] and the British Council.[13]
Personal life
editPoncelet was previously married to the sculptor Richard Deacon.[4][14] As of 2024, she divides her time between homes in London and South Wales, with her partner Anthony Stokes.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Maker | Crafts Council CollectionsOnline". collections.craftscouncil.org.uk.
- ^ a b "Jacqueline Poncelet: Wrapper — Art in Public". artinpublic.art.
- ^ a b "Jacqueline Poncelet - Creative Folkestone Triennial". www.creativefolkestone.org.uk.
- ^ a b c d e f g "'The art world were, "Don't show me that, I'll vomit"': Jacqueline Poncelet on her controversial carpets". The Guardian. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Montgomery, Angus (19 November 2012). "Art on the Underground presents Wrapper by Jacqueline Poncelet". Design Week.
- ^ "Wrapper". Art on the Underground. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "Marylebone's waterways, transport systems, architecture and nature inspire Art on the Underground's largest artwork at Edgware Road Tube station". Transport for London. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "Edgware Road substation by Jacqueline Poncelet - Icon Magazine". iconeye. Archived from the original on 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ Museum, Victoria and Albert. "Dish | Poncelet, Jacqui | Poncelet, Jacqui | V&A Explore The Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections.
- ^ "Jacqui Poncelet born 1947". Tate.
- ^ Poncelet, Jacqueline. ""Lick"". The Art Institute of Chicago.
- ^ "Jacqueline Poncelet | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
- ^ "Jacqueline Poncelet | Artists | Collection | British Council − Visual Arts". visualarts.britishcouncil.org.
- ^ "Artist/Maker: Jacqueline Poncelet - Aberystwyth University School of Art Museums and Galleries". museum.aber.ac.uk.