Cecile Vernant

--- A Visual Polyglot Approach ---

Guided by pure emotion, I step back from codified and over-intellectualized discourse to invite viewers to fully surrender to the singularity of their own sensitivity, where their personal experience holds ultimate truths. Through Untitled works, Tirages Mutants (Mutant Prints), ceramics, and photographs of existing places, I propose a direct encounter with my hybrid, multidisciplinary world, which I envision as an archipelago. This desire for freedom and an organic approach devoid of artifice is deeply rooted in the sensory memories and transfigurations of my childhood in the Caribbean (Martinique, F.W.I.), as well as my multicultural upbringing.

Consequently, intergenerational connection and metamorphosis lie at the heart of my practice. It unfolds as a vibrant tribute to the torchbearers who came before me in my own history. Shaped by their diverse geographical and cultural roots, they left a legacy from which my own artistic vision naturally stems, driven by the absolute certainty that art must be intimately felt, rather than rationalized by overly theoretical explanations tailored to thematic trends. For me, art should be, at its best, nothing more than an invisible dialogue and bond betwee...

Self-taught as a visual artist (painting, drawing, photo and ceramic).
Private workshops (Paris and Martinique).

Non exhaustive awards or festival selections / contests / art grants :
2026 : Académie des Beaux-Arts - Institut de France-. Selective annual grant award for solo exhibition "Man Mélé !" (July 2026). First institutional exhibition and first institutional grant.
2025 : Avalonia Photography Competion (USA) : Best abstract photography.
2024 : London International Film Awards : Best Photography.
2024 : Swedish International Film Festival : Best Photography.
2024 : Cinematography and Photo Awards (UK) : Best experimental photography.
2023 : IPA (International Photography Awards) : Honorable mention (architecture).


Private collections :
France, Martinique (FWI), Guadeloupe (FWI), China, Sénégal, USA, Belgium, Haïti.

2026. Solo exhibition : "Man Mélé !". French Senate's Orangerie. With the support of Academie des Beaux-Arts (Institut de France), Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris (France). Painting, drawing, ceramic and photography.

2026. Collective exhibition. Chania International Photography Festival. Grande Arsenal. Chania (Crete). Photography.

2026-2025. Solo exhibition. "À coeur battant". ACS Cluny. Martinique (French West Indies). Painting, drawing, ceramic and photography.

2025. Collective exhibition. Chania International Photography Festival. Grande Arsenal. Chania (Crete). Photography.

2025. Solo exhibition: "Paysages mutants ... (chapitre I)". Hôtel de Savigny. Provins (France). Painting, drawing, ceramic and photography.

2025. Collective exhibition. "Moments of colour", Blank Wall Gallery (Greece). Photography.

2024. Collective exhibition : " Surreal", Glasgow Gallery of Photography (Scotland). Photography.