Kanska


Kanska was born in 1960 in northern France. After studying at the École des Arts Appliqués in Roubaix, she began exhibiting regularly from 1988 onward. Trained as an interior architect, she pursued this profession alongside her artistic practice for several years before devoting herself fully to it. She then established her studio in the South of France, in Vers-Pont-du-Gard, where she has lived and worked for over twenty years.

It was within the Gard-based association Cours et Jardins des Arts that she discovered bronze sculpture using the lost-wax technique, under the guidance of Burkinabè master Abdoulaye Kabore. This period marked a decisive turning point in her artistic journey. In 1997, she received the Palette de Cristal in Nice, followed in 1999 by the Art Nouveau Prize in Nancy, during the centenary of the movement of the same name. She was also awarded two gold medals in Vers-Pont-du-Gard and two bronze medals in Nancy.

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Her work was presented in Monaco in a group exhibition organized by Art Collect®, marking a new step in recognition for the artist.

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Her artistic universe is infused with poetry and light. Kanska has developed a deeply personal visual language, combining cut wood, glass, resin, gold leaf gilding and mixed-media techniques on paper. She carves and pierces her supports, layers materials, and applies gold, silver or copper leaf to emphasize lines, breaks and moments of breath. The Japanese art of kintsugi — highlighting fractures with gold — is a profound source of inspiration for her.

She approaches painting as a silent gesture, a sensitive exploration of matter, color and emotion. The result often lies at the crossroads of two major influences: the refinement of Japan and the luminous ornamentation of Klimt.

Among her notable exhibitions are those at the gallery of the former Bishop’s Palace of Uzès, as well as the “Vital” exhibition at Galerie Label LN in Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, devoted to trees and presented through a symbolic and tactile vision. In 2022, she joined the artist collective La Pelle aux artistes to support Ukrainian creators, and presented 80 works at the Belvédère de Courthézon.

Wood, metal, paper… Kanska multiplies supports and techniques, always guided by the same quest: transforming nature into a source of wonder. Some works take the shape of cut wooden panels (L’arbre, Le serpent, Ève et la pomme); others combine Murano glass, resin and gilding (Arbre en fleur), or explore drawing and watercolor paper (Paloma). Each creation becomes a field of experimentation and narration, where textures and colors intertwine to reveal her singular vision of the world.