Biography
Born in 1983 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Lives and works in Saint-Tropez, France
Ksenia Poncet, french, russian born is a contemporary mosaic artist, muralist and painter residing and working in Saint-Tropez, France. Poncet is trained as a mosaic artist and muralist artist, having graduated with BA of Arts at Sorbonne (Paris I and Paris III) University, France. Consequently, her practice is strongly influenced by contemporary art and distinguished by the ability to work with different media such as mosaics, painting, drawing, and wearable art.
Her œuvre is characterized by her particular visual language based on conceptual thinking. Poncet is renowned for her murals and mosaics exploring the three fundamental components of human nature – mind, emotion and spirit. Her art is strongly influenced by symbolism, post-conceptualism, existentialism, as well as a consistent search for the iconic representation of life.
Poncet has worked for the United Nations Women’s Guild in New York, USA, the oldest United Nations charity organization. The French artist has participated in exhibitions in the USA, France, the Netherlands, Germany and features in national and international private collections as well as the collection of the United Nations Women’s Guild at the United Nations in New York. Poncet has lived and worked in several European countries, USA and Russia.
Additional education:
Master of Finance at INSEEC Paris Business School, France
Master of Business Engineering at ESCG Paris Business School, France
Born in 1983 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Lives and works in Saint-Tropez, France
Ksenia Poncet, french, russian born is a contemporary mosaic artist, muralist and painter residing and working in Saint-Tropez, France. Poncet is trained as a mosaic artist and muralist artist, having graduated with BA of Arts at Sorbonne (Paris I and Paris III) University, France. Consequently, her practice is strongly influenced by contemporary art and distinguished by the ability to work with different media such as mosaics, painting, drawing, and wearable art.
Her œuvre is characterized by her particular visual language based on conceptual thinking. Poncet is renowned for her murals and mosaics exploring the three fundamental components of human nature – mind, emotion and spirit. Her art is strongly influenced by symbolism, post-conceptualism, existentialism, as well as a consistent search for the iconic representation of life.
Poncet has worked for the United Nations Women’s Guild in New York, USA, the oldest United Nations charity organization. The French artist has participated in exhibitions in the USA, France, the Netherlands, Germany and features in national and international private collections as well as the collection of the United Nations Women’s Guild at the United Nations in New York. Poncet has lived and worked in several European countries, USA and Russia.
Additional education:
Master of Finance at INSEEC Paris Business School, France
Master of Business Engineering at ESCG Paris Business School, France
EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS
2023 Végétation luxuriante, outdoor mosaic in Murano glass tesserae, Cogolin, France
2023 Mosaïque dans notre quotidien (group exhibition) Galerie Art Chic, Saint-Tropez, France
2023 KUNSTPUNKTE Offene Ateliers und Offräume (group exhibition), Düsseldorf, Germany
2023 Le coq de Cogolin, large scale outdoor floor mosaic in Murano glass tesserae, Cogolin, France
2022 Mural at the University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
2022 UNWG’s 75th anniversary Calendar, New York, USA
2020 project NAME IT ! 2020 Generation Equality Asia Pacific Design Challenge,
United Nations Asia and World Design Organization
2019 Toute Petite Exposition (group exhibition) UN Winter Bazaar, New York, USA
2019 Convivenza Mural at the University of Nantes, Nantes, France
2019 Art is not what you see, but what you make others see (Edgar Degas), group exhibition, IWC and Ernst and Young, The Hague, Netherlands
2018 UNWG’s Calendar, United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA
2018 Pop-up gallery of the United Nations International Bazaar (group exhibition), New York, USA
2017 The Children’s Guardian, artwork for the official banner of the UNWG 70th anniversary, New York, USA
2017 Pop-up gallery of the United Nations International Bazaar (group exhibition), New York, USA
2016 Auction of the United Nations International Bazaar, United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA
2016 UNWG’s Calendar, United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA
2015 Mandalas of Hope (groupe exhibition), United Nations Headquarters, New York USA
2015 UNWG official postcards, United Nations Headquarters, New York USA
2015 Auction of the United Nations International Bazaar, United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA
2023 Végétation luxuriante, outdoor mosaic in Murano glass tesserae, Cogolin, France
2023 Mosaïque dans notre quotidien (group exhibition) Galerie Art Chic, Saint-Tropez, France
2023 KUNSTPUNKTE Offene Ateliers und Offräume (group exhibition), Düsseldorf, Germany
2023 Le coq de Cogolin, large scale outdoor floor mosaic in Murano glass tesserae, Cogolin, France
2022 Mural at the University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
2022 UNWG’s 75th anniversary Calendar, New York, USA
2020 project NAME IT ! 2020 Generation Equality Asia Pacific Design Challenge,
United Nations Asia and World Design Organization
2019 Toute Petite Exposition (group exhibition) UN Winter Bazaar, New York, USA
2019 Convivenza Mural at the University of Nantes, Nantes, France
2019 Art is not what you see, but what you make others see (Edgar Degas), group exhibition, IWC and Ernst and Young, The Hague, Netherlands
2018 UNWG’s Calendar, United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA
2018 Pop-up gallery of the United Nations International Bazaar (group exhibition), New York, USA
2017 The Children’s Guardian, artwork for the official banner of the UNWG 70th anniversary, New York, USA
2017 Pop-up gallery of the United Nations International Bazaar (group exhibition), New York, USA
2016 Auction of the United Nations International Bazaar, United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA
2016 UNWG’s Calendar, United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA
2015 Mandalas of Hope (groupe exhibition), United Nations Headquarters, New York USA
2015 UNWG official postcards, United Nations Headquarters, New York USA
2015 Auction of the United Nations International Bazaar, United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA
AWARDS
2023 United Nations Women’s Guild Calendar Towel, New York, USA
2019 United Nations Women’s Guild Calendar Towel, New York, USA
2017 United Nations Women’s Guild Calendar Towel, New York, USA
AWARDS
2023 United Nations Women’s Guild Calendar Towel, New York, USA
2019 United Nations Women’s Guild Calendar Towel, New York, USA
2017 United Nations Women’s Guild Calendar Towel, New York, USA
PUBLICATIONS
Fresque murale de Ksenia Poncet – S’ÉPANOUIR SUR LE CAMPUS, 30 August 2021 by Anouck MIGNOT, p. 8, 2019, Nantes, France
Art is not what you see, but what you make others see (Edgar Degas), exhibition catalog, 2019 IWC The Hague and Ernst and Young
PUBLICATIONS
Fresque murale de Ksenia Poncet – S’ÉPANOUIR SUR LE CAMPUS, 30 August 2021 by Anouck MIGNOT, p. 8, 2019, Nantes, France
Art is not what you see, but what you make others see (Edgar Degas), exhibition catalog, 2019 IWC The Hague and Ernst and Young
COLLECTIONS
Collection of The United Nations Women’s Guild, UN Headquarters, New York, USA
Private collections – Poncet’s work is being collected in various national and international private collections.
COLLECTIONS
Collection of The United Nations Women’s Guild, UN Headquarters, New York, USA
Private collections – Poncet’s work is being collected in various national and international private collections.