Marie Ackers

Born in Paris, I am a French Sculptor living in the West Berkshire ( UK).

My work has been presented at a number of prestigious venues and international art fairs. Highlights include exhibiting alongside thirty of the UK’s leading sculptors at Sculpture by the Lakes, as well as having two works — The Gold Walking Cheetah and Small Sitting Cheetah — selected for exhibition by the Salon des Artistes Français in Paris.

My sculptures have also been shown internationally at the Affordable Art Fair in London, New York, and Hong Kong, introducing my work to collectors and audiences across Europe, the United States, and Asia.

My work begins with a single question — what is the essential presence of an animal, stripped of everything that is merely descriptive?

I work in clay first or plasteline , feeling for the underlying geometry of each subject — the architecture of weight.. From these early explorations, forms gradually resolve through initial work in resin and finally into bronze, in most cases, each stage revealing something the previous one could not yet say..

The horse has been at the centre of my practice for many years. It was through the horse that I found my sculptural language — geometric reduction, strong line, the po...

Selected exhibitions2009Society of Women artists, Mall Galleries, LondonFestival of sculpture - ArtParks International, Guernsey Wellington premier league dressage - June 8th-11thRacehorse Owner Association AGM - Carlton Tower, London 25th June2008Society of Women artists, Mall Galleries, LondonCelebrity Polo Day, MDIRF charity event, Cowndray Polo ClubHartpury college - Festival of dressageBurghley Horse Trial - Lifestyle pavillionBiennale de sculpture animaliere de Rambouillet, France, Sept Salon National des Artistes Animaliers, Bry sur Marne, France, Nov2007Polo Cartier InternationalBurghley Horse Trial2006Society of Women artists, Mall Galleries, LondonSociety of Equestrian Artists, Mall Galleries, London,

Affordable art fair
Fresh air
Delamore art
Society of equestrian artist
Society of Woman artists