Jacqueline Poncelet

Jacqueline Poncelet is a renowned multidisciplinary artist whose practice encompasses ceramics, painting, sculpture, and textiles. Throughout her career, she has become known for her exploration of pattern, colour, and abstraction. Her work often challenges the boundaries of fine art, drawing inspiration from the natural world, architecture, and the details of everyday life.

Poncelet was born in Liège, Belgium, coming to England with her parents in 1951. She studied at Wolverhampton College of Art (1965 – 1969) before completing a course in ceramics at the Royal College of Art, London (1969 – 1972), where she honed her skills and developed her distinctive artistic voice. Her ceramics gained early recognition for their intricate surface decoration and unconventional forms. Over the years, she has expanded her practice to include large-scale public works, such as ‘Wrapper’, the iconic exterior cladding of a building in West London’s Edgware Road, which wraps the structure in a vibrant, abstract pattern.

Other notable works include her major commission ‘Beauty of Life’ (2013), a monumental art installation at London’s St. Mary’s Hospital. Her work is included in many public collections such as the V&A Museum, London; The Design Museum, London; Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris; Kunsthaus Graz, Austria and Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, UK. Poncelet’s public installations and gallery pieces alike continue to engage audiences with their dynamic interplay of colour and form, transforming everyday spaces into experiences of artistic contemplation.

Her work is regularly exhibited in leading galleries and public spaces across the UK and Europe, and her influence remains significant in contemporary art today.

Jacqui Poncelet lives and works in London.