Présentation

Aleksandra Cegielska (b. 1985) is a Polish multidisciplinary artist based in Basel, Switzerland. Her practice spans painting, sculpture, textiles, performance, and public art, grounded in feminist theory, personal narrative, and bold social commentary. Working at the intersection of fashion, advertising aesthetics, and activism, Cegielska’s work interrogates systems of power, gender norms, and the commodification of identity – often with a fierce visual language steeped in irony, sarcasm, and unapologetic color.

Cegielska’s art is deeply autobiographical yet universally resonant. She often places herself within the frame -literally and metaphorically – exploring themes of body autonomy, media manipulation, femininity, migration, and memory. Influenced by artists such as Andy Warhol, Barbara Kruger, Jenny Holzer, and Cindy Sherman, she employs the visual codes of advertising – posters, slogans, banners, and social media – to subvert the language of persuasion. Text is central to her practice; she uses it to disturb, question, and invite dialogue. The vulva, a recurring motif in her work, is used symbolically to explore broader socio-political constructs including domestic abuse, reproductive rights, and the policing of bodies. Her visual vocabulary is striking: bold colors, graphic shapes, and tactile materials create works that seduce before they confront.

Parcours

EXHIBITIONS

2025
Eyes wide shout, part of Kunsttage Basel, Eleven Ten Studio, group show
Wild at Art: Make Love not War, Man !…. Salon Mondial, group show
Small disturbances, Eleven Ten Studio, group show
Contemporary talents, Galerie Katapult, group show
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2024
Till death do us part, Eleven Ten Studio, Basel, solo show
Art today,, Galerie Katapult, Basel, group show

2023
Critical Cuteness, Fabrik Culture, Hegenheim, part of Regionale 2024, group show
L’Art auf Féminin, Galerie Katapult, Basel, group show
in flow: the magic of dynamic motion, Eleven Ten Studio, Basel, group show
The power of touch, Elevent Ten Studio, Basel, group show
I Never Read Art Book Fair Basel, group show

2022
Vulva banner, public art project, Rheingasse, Basel
Everything is art, Eleven Ten Studio, Basel, group show
Sometime, Eleven Ten Studio, Basel, solo show
The power of she, Eleven Ten Studio, Basel, group show
Always Judging, Container Tower, Wie wär’s mal mit Association, Basel, solo show

2021
Realism, The Holy Art, London, group show
Pop Up Art Studio, Basel, solo show
Kulturplakate, Basel, group project
Vulva Fields, Basel, solo project
Zur Wand, Wie wär’s mal mit Association, Basel, group show