Elsa Sahal

Elsa Sahal is known for her ceramic works that evoke organic forms, challenging the representation of gender and sexuality through the enigma of morphology. A graduate of the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 2000, she has received numerous awards and residencies, including the Georges Coulon Prize for Sculpture awarded by the Institute of France (2013) and the National Manufacture of Sèvres (2007-08). She is one of the significant figures in the sculptural revival.

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Selection of Works

Paysage à l'enfant

Landscape with child

Cowboy Cyanophile

Cowboy Cyanophile

Tout Geste n'est que renversement - Elsa Sahal - Daguet-Bresson Art

Tout Geste n’est que renversement

Cyaniphile Fier - Elsa Sahal - Florian Daguet-Bresson

Cyanophile Fier

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En quelques images

Elsa Sahal nous interroge sur les représentation du corps, sur les clichés véhiculés par le genre. Ses figures ambiguës mêlent et déforment, souvent, attributs féminins et formes phaliques.

En quelques dates

  • 2025 She exhibits her work in prestigious museums such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rennes and the Musée La Piscine in Roubaix, confirming her place in contemporary art.
  • 2019 She created "Vénus polymathe jouissante", a sculpture that reinterprets the traditional representation of Venus with an assertive feminine energy.
  • 2015 She took part in the "Ceramix" exhibition, contributing to the re-evaluation of ceramics in contemporary art.
  • 2013 She presented her "Pole Dance" series and was awarded the Georges Coulon prize, reinforcing her artistic reputation.
  • 2012 She created the work "Fontaine" for the FIAC Hors-les-murs in the Tuileries Gardens, a humorous feminist manifesto.
  • 2008 She had a solo exhibition at the Pernod Ricard Foundation and was awarded the MAIF prize for sculpture.
  • 2002 His first solo exhibition at Galerie Papillon marked the beginning of his professional career.
  • 2000 She continued her studies at the Beaux-Arts in Paris, where she was influenced by artists such as Georges Jeanclos and Erik Dietman.
  • 1993 She began her artistic training at the Atelier de Sèvres, where she discovered various disciplines before concentrating on sculpture.
  • 1975 Elsa Sahal was born on 13 November 1975 in Bagnolet, near Paris.
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