About

CEDRIC LAQUIEZE

Cedric Laquieze is a French-American mixed-media artist and sculptor, born in Los Angeles and raised in France, and now based in Zaandam, the Netherlands. He is known for transforming natural materials into fantastical sculptures. His practice brings together elements of taxidermy, entomology, botanical forms, jewellery, textiles, and special-effects techniques to create imagined creatures and otherworldly forms.

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Laquieze studied at the French National Institute of Fine Arts before completing a BFA in Design at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. His diverse artistic background informs a practice that moves between sculpture, design, fashion, and the natural world.

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Rather than reproducing nature as it exists, Laquieze uses its materials and visual language as a starting point for invention. His work moves between the natural and the imagined, often drawing on mythology, historical imagery, fashion, and design to create forms that feel at once familiar and impossible.

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Laquieze has developed several distinct bodies of work, including his long-running Fairies series, Thrones, Birds, Vulgaris, and Archetypes. His work has been exhibited internationally and featured by publications and platforms including Harper’s Bazaar, Deutsche Welle, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, Bored Panda, and the Michelangelo Foundation’s Homo Faber.

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​Laquieze is also a co-founder of TUUN and currently serves as a mentor with Mastrius, supporting and sharing knowledge with emerging artists and creatives.