Rachel Marsil (b. 1995, Lille, France) is a Paris-based artist and designer whose practice spans textile, painting, drawing, and installation. Marsil holds a degree in textile design from the École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs Paris. Her work delves into questions of identity and representation, particularly exploring Afro-European culture and the black body. Drawing from personal history, she investigates themes such as memory, intimacy, familial recollections, and market dynamics. These serve as portals to explore cultural identity and the process of reclaiming personal narrative.

Marsil's recent body of work resonates with sonority and a sense of renewal as she reinterprets classical Art History motifs like the Three Graces and odalisques. Drawing inspiration from Seydou Keita, Malick Sidibe, Sory Sanlé and Mama Casset’s photographs, she adorns her subjects with stripes and floral motifs seen in Yoruba chairs or antique African textiles. Through these adornments, she prompts reflections on identity construction and the significance of shared symbols in our culture.

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Recent solo shows include: Galerie Cécile Fakhoury, Dakar and Abidjan(2025-26, 2023, 2022); Fundacion Casa Wabi, Oaxaca, Mexico (2025). 

Group exhibitions include: Manifold Lagos, Nigeria (2025); Cécile Fakhoury, Paris, France (2025, 2024); Blavy Collection, France (2024); Femme Noire, The Seattle Art Museum, US (2023); Manifold (Deluxe), FF Projects, Frieze Cork Street, London, UK (2023); Biennale Internationale de Sculpture de Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (2023).

Marsil’s works have been shown at art fairs worldwide including Art Basel, Art X Lagos, 1-54, and Investec Cape Town.

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