Alix Vernet creating a cast of a manhole cover in New York, 2023.
B. DENVER, CO, 1997
Alix Vernet is an artist who explores, through her “street casts,” the histories and life cycles of public spaces and the built environment. She creates molds from the street and architectural facades of New York City, like the lintels of tenement buildings or letters from the facade of the Brooklyn Public Library, casting them into wall-mounted stoneware sculptures. Her work is often glazed in a metallic, silvery gray with a reflective finish.
Vernet’s sculptures are records of the often invisible public presence moving through spaces. Working outdoors and on the street, her projects frequently involve collaborators including technicians, city workers, and passersby. Vernet’s work quietly investigates the present moment by preserving the past, to express how desire and value are embedded in architecture and public spaces.
Vernet received her MFA from Yale University in 2025, and her BA from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2019. She is an emerging artist with growing recognition in the art world and media. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions at Market Gallery, Helena Anrather, Chapter, and Francois Ghebaly. It has been reviewed in Frieze, Artforum, and Art in America.
