Laurence (Elle) Groux is a self taught artist working in stoneware ceramics and oil etching. Born and raised in a small village in Switzerland, Groux moved to the US in 1996 where she was immersed in the New York art scene. 

Influenced by artistic practices and design motifs found in Pre-Colombian, Byzantine, Renaissance, Art Nouveau and Modernism, Groux’s ceramic works are tactile, curvilinear abstract sculptures accentuated by organic shapes and patterns. Her oil etchings further explore the possibilities of line and shape in intricate and delicate patterns of embellishment. Groux’s work inspires visual curiosity through the generous movement of material and coalesces as tangible objects of energy and beauty.

Elle’s work has been featured in group and solo exhibitions in New York, Switzerland, and Philadelphia and are housed in collections in Pennsylvania, NY, California, Switzerland, Canada and Mexico. Most recently, she participated in NoMAA’s virtual online exhibition Healing and Community, curated by Patricia Miranda.

Elle was recently awarded Best in Show for Sculpture at the Ellarslie Museum in Trenton, NJ. The juror was Dr. William R. Valerio, Director of the Woodmere Museum of Philadelphia, PA.