Jacqui Poncelet

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

Jacqui Poncelet was born in Liège, Belgium in 1947.[3][1] From 1964 to 1969 she studied ceramics at Wolverhampton College of Art. From 1969 to 1972 she studied industrial ceramics at the Royal College of Art.[3][1]

Art career
Wide view of Wrapper

Her 2012 public artwork Wrapper can be seen at the Edgware Road (Circle line) Tube station in London.[4][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.[5] The work was unveiled in November 2012, a mosaic of 700 decorated panels of various patterns inspired by local history.[6][7]

Collections

Her work is included in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum,[8] the United Kingdom Crafts Council,[1] the Tate Museum,[9] the Art Institute of Chicago,[10] the Museum of Modern Art, New York,[11] and the British Council.[12]

Personal life

Poncelet is married to the sculptor Richard Deacon.[13]

References
  1. "Maker | Crafts Council CollectionsOnline". collections.craftscouncil.org.uk.
  2. "Jacqueline Poncelet: Wrapper — Art in Public". artinpublic.art.
  3. "Jacqueline Poncelet - Creative Folkestone Triennial". www.creativefolkestone.org.uk.
  4. Montgomery, Angus (19 November 2012). "Art on the Underground presents Wrapper by Jacqueline Poncelet". Design Week.
  5. "Wrapper". Art on the Underground. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  6. "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.
  7. "Edgware Road substation by Jacqueline Poncelet - Icon Magazine". iconeye. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  8. Museum, Victoria and Albert. "Dish | Poncelet, Jacqui | Poncelet, Jacqui | V&A Explore The Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections.
  9. "Jacqui Poncelet born 1947". Tate.
  10. Poncelet, Jacqueline. ""Lick"". The Art Institute of Chicago.
  11. "Jacqueline Poncelet | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
  12. "Jacqueline Poncelet | Artists | Collection | British Council − Visual Arts". visualarts.britishcouncil.org.
  13. "Artist/Maker: Jacqueline Poncelet - Aberystwyth University School of Art Museums and Galleries". museum.aber.ac.uk.
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