Anne Mercedes

Public Collections

Musée Ariana, Geneva, Switzerland : Escorté des hippocampes noirs, 2015, acquired via Galerie 1045.

National Museum of Ceramics, Sèvres, France : Etude pour Ulysse n.1, 2011, acquired via Galerie XXI.

Frank Steyaert Gallery, Gent, Belgium : Grande Hottée, 2011, Compression/explosion 1, 2009.

International Ceramics Research Center, Skælskør, Denmark

World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon, Korea

Museum of Walbrzych, Poland

Terra, Kikinda, Serbia : Very Large Compression/Explosion, 2013-2014.

Solo Exhibitions

2015

Sous les monstres, la fleur, installation and sculptures, Galerie Le Fil Rouge , Roubaix, France

2014

Tempi, sculptures, Galerie 1045, Saint-Cergue, Switzerland

2013

*Infusé d'astres, sculptures, Galerie XXI, Paris, France

*Anne Mercedes / Michael Demeulemeester, Installation, La Plus Petite Galerie du Monde (OU PRESQUE), Roubaix, France

2012

Anne Mercedes, Master of Matter, sculptures, Galerie Frank Steyaert, Ghent, Belgium

2011

*Parcours, sculptures and installation, Espace Diamono, 12ème Parcours Céramique Carougeois, Genève, Switzerland

*The Brian Mercer Residencies 2010: Nick Turvey / Anne Mercedes, sculptures, Royal British Society of Sculptors, London, UK

*Wild! Ten sculptures designed for the gardens of La Maladrerie and made at the De Wulf brick factory (Briqueterie d'Allonne), Beauvais, France.

*Rien ne se perd, rien ne se crée, sculptures, Galerie XXI, Paris, France

2008

*Henk Wolvers / Anne Mercedes, Puls Contemporary Ceramics, Brussels, Belgium

*Shedding landscapes, solo exhibition, Apple House Gallery, International Ceramics Research Center (Guldagergaard), Skaelskor, Denmark

Group Exhibitions - selection

2025

*L'Art contact, terracotta sculptures created during the four decades of the Terra International Symposium in Kikinda. With a special emphasis on the dialogue between the French and Serbian art scene, Centre culturel de Serbie, Paris, France.

2019

*MA Children's book illustration degree show, Ruskin Gallery, ARU, Cambridge and Candid art Trust, London, UK.

2018

*Les artistes de Viviane S., Abbaye Saint-Magloire, Léhon, Ville De Dinan, France.

*About clay, Onoma, Copper Smithy, Fiskars, Finland.

2017

*Tableaux fantômes, épisode 3", Muba, Tourcoing, France.

2016

*Quand ? si ce n'est pas maintenant ? ... qui, si ce n'est pas nous ? Gil Browaëys, Anne Bulliot, Coralie Courbet, Philippe Godderidge, Anne Mercedes et Anne Verdier
Galerie XXI, Paris, France.

2015

*On Fire - Arts et symboles du feu , Group show on the occasion of the opening of the new ceramics center Keramis, La Louvière, Belgium.

*Tableaux fantômes - épisode 2, Bibliothèque Le Fort de Mons en Baroeul, France.

2014

* Frank Steyaert, Collection - Passion, Anciens Abattoirs, Mons, Belgium

* Terra 32th Symposium, Terra Gallery, Kikinda, Serbia

2012

*Tradition and Innovation: Five Decades of Harrow Ceramics, CAA Gallery, London

*Friends and Fire-Mates, works created by more than 160 artists members of Nina Hole's international network, Denmark Ceramic Museumm Grimmerhus, Denmark. Anne's present to Nina

2011

*S'imbriquer, La Maladrerie / Ecole d'Art du Beauvaisis / Briqueterie d'Allonne, Beauvais, France

*Metamorphosis, Public series 2011, Royal British Society of Sculptors, London, UK

*Porcelain another way 2010, Galeria Szkla i Ceramiki BWA, Wroclaw, Poland

2010

*Porcelain another way 2010, Museum of Walbrzych, Poland

*Circuit Céramique aux Arts Décoratifs : la scène française contemporaine, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France

*European Ceramic Context 2010, Bornholms Kunstmuseum, Gudhjem, Denmark

*27th Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award, The Arts Centre, Gold Coast, Australia

2009

*Ceramics of Europe, Westerwald Museum, Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany

*Adventures of the fire, World Contemporary Ceramics, World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, South Korea

2008

*XXth International Biennial of Contemporary Ceramics, Musée Magnelli, Vallauris, France

*Network Project 2008 Danish Museum for Ceramic Art, Grimmerhus, Middelfart, Denmark

*Setting Out Contemporary Ceramics Gallery, London, and Brewery Arts Center, Cirencester, UK

2007

Spy holes, London Gallery West, UK

2006

Step even closer, London Gallery West, UK

2005

Step closer, London Gallery West, UK

Awards

2010

Brian Mercer 2011 Bronze Casting Residency

2008

* Artist in residence award II, International Ceramics Research Center, Denmark

* UK Crafts Potters Association Charitable Grant

2007

Project Network award, International Ceramics Research Center, Denmark

Membership

Royal British Society of Sculptors

Press / Publication

2024

Le poisson des glaces, Balthazar Kaplan, M+ editions, Lyon, 2024, ISBN 978-2-38211-241-0.
Cover designed by Anne Mercedes.

2017

*Dictionnaire des sculptrices, Anne Rivière, Mare et Martin, Paris, 2017, ISBN 109205457X.

*"Six céramistes en quête de possible" by Carole Andreani, La revue de la céramique et du verre, 212, janvier-février 2017.

2015

L'infini dans le fini, catalogue published on the occasion of solo show Sous les monstres, la fleur, with an interview with Anne Mercedes by Anne Rivière, Galerie Le Fil Rouge, February 2015. ISBN 978-2-9551331-0-1

2014

*"Alchimie de la matière et du feu", Maxime Maillard, La Côte, 25 Avril 2014.

*Conversation avec le temps, interview with Anne Mercedes by François Brack, Galerie d'art 1045, Spring 2014.

2013

"Anne Mercedes, une oeuvre inquiète" by Carole Andreani, La revue de la céramique et du verre, 192, Sept-Oct 2013.

2012

*"Anne Mercedes, Meester van de Materie" by Frank Steyaert, Klei Magazine, Voordhuizen, The Netherlands, March 2012.

*"1963-2012, Tradition & Innovation: Five decades of Harrow Ceramics", Foreword by Alun Graves, Edited by Tessa Peters, University of Westminster, London, 2012. ISBN 978-0-9541044-3-6

2011

*S'imbriquer, sous la direction de Clotilde Boitel, textes de Frédéric Bodet et Stéphanie Le Follic-Hadida, Silvana Editoriale, Milano, 2011, ISBN / EAN 9788836620876

*Porcelain another way 2010, Wroclaw, 2011.

2010

*Circuit céramique aux Arts Décoratifs : la scène française contemporaine, sous la direction de Frédéric Bodet, pp.58-61, Edition Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 2010, ISBN 978-2-916914-22-0.

*European Ceramic Context 2010, Kunstmuseum Bornholm, 2010, ISBN 978-8789059-86-0.

2009

* Collaboration to Wall Pieces, Dominique Bivar-Segurado, A&C Black, 2009, ISBN 978-1-408-10407-1.Read a review by Sumi von Dassow about this book

*La Revue de la céramique et du verre, 168, Sept. 2009, in "La part du feu" by Carole Andreani, p.35.

*12. Westerwaldpreis 2009, Keramik Europas, Keramikmuseum Westerwald, Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany, 2009, p.174, ISBN 978-3-930081-17-2.

* Adventures of the fire, World Contemporary Ceramics, 5th Ceramics Biennale, World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon, South Korea, 2009, pp.26-29. ISBN 978-89-89748-70-0.

2008

*Céramique Contemporaine, Biennale Internationale Vallauris 2008, Somogy Editions d'art, Paris, 2008, pp.78-79. ISBN 978-2-7572-0182-4.

*Ceramic Review 229, January/February 2008.

2007

BA honours Ceramics Degree show 2007, University of Westminster, London, 2007. ISBN 978-0-9541044-2-9.

Residencies

2014

One month at TERRA, Kikinda, Serbia.

2013

One month at TERRA, Kikinda, Serbia, for the 32d Terra Symposium.

2011

One month at Briqueterie De Wulf, Beauvais, France.

Three months at Fonderia Artistica Mariani, Pietrasanta, Italy, for the Brian Mercer Residency.

2010

One month at Lapp Insulators Factory, Jedlina Zdrój, Poland, for the "Porcelain another way" Residency.

One month at Guldagergaard, Skaelskor, Denmark.

2009

One month at Guldagergaard, Skaelskor, Denmark.

2008

6 months at Guldagergaard, Skaelskor, Denmark: "Network Project" and "Artist in Residence Award II".

Academic qualifications

* MA Children's Book Illustration, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, 2019.
* Ceramics BA (HONS), University of Westminster, London, 2007. That course doesn't exist any more.
* Agrégée de philosophie, 1988. What is it?
* MA in Philosophy (Distinction), University of Paris I - Sorbonne, 1986.