Art Form: Ceramics

Profiles

Artist / Individual

Chris Payne

Southfields

A friend once suggested that Chris have a go at pottery and she loved it from the first class. She went on, first to share a studio and now she is lucky to have her…

Artist / Individual

Polly Smith

Southfields

Polly Smith began learning pottery at Putney School of Art having been inspired by The Great Pottery Throwdown and is now enjoying pottery in every spare moment. Each piece is hand thrown on the wheel,…

Artist / Individual

Helen Brownlees

Balham

I am a Balham based home ceramicist working mainly in porcelain to produce unique pieces that are functional and decorative at the same time

Creative Producer

Robert Silver

Balham

The designer maker, Robert Silver makes pottery tableware. He trained as a thrower but says that what he really enjoys is constructing his pots, using traditional handcraft techniques such as throwing, slabbing and dipping glazes…

Artist / Individual

Leigh Jenkinson

Wandsworth Common

Clay is a way to express my joy and trauma. I focus on intensely personal themes and then use the work to create a narrative relatable to a wide audience. My subject matter revolves around…

Creative Producer

Amata Benedict

Southfields

Amata Benedict is a gallery, framers and artist collective workshop. They design and make original objects that breakdown the boundaries between art and the functional. Using a wide range of materials and processes including painting,…

Group

Art of Cut & Paste

Tooting

Art of Cut and Paste C.I.C. is a small art collective run by South London based artists and volunteers, which runs workshops in the local community to create artworks in a sustainable way, reusing and…

Artist / Individual

Studio Qualia

Southfields

Studio Qualia is an idea, design, and craft studio, based in London. It is a creative space dedicated to making unique, functional, gorgeous handmade ceramics. Studio Qualia is co-founded in 2018 and run by two…

Organisation

Liliya Art Gallery

Putney

Liliya Art Gallery provides a platform for engaging and innovative artists working in the fields of painting, sculpture and ceramics. We present an innovative exhibition programme, using our skills and expertise to bring exciting and…

Artist / Individual

Louise Tomkinson

Tooting

Louise Tomkinson is a qualified art teacher and professional artist.

​Louise's style as an artist is uncontained, drawn to fluidity and the urge to be free. Water is an inspiration – it is often used…

Artist / Individual

Sue Gunn

Southfields

Sue Gunn is a ceramic artist working in Southfields. Her background is in the fashion industry. After gaining a Diploma in Art and Design at Putney School of Art, she graduated from Morley College London,…

Organisation

Wells Projects

Battersea

Wells Projects started as a DIY exhibition space. Making use of the unusual surroundings, a group of artists and live-in guardians held loose group shows and performances working mainly with local graduates. During 2018 and…

Artist / Individual

Louisa Warfield

Wandsworth Common

Louisa Warfield works on a one to one basis with private clients, interior designers and friends to source beautiful modern, contemporary and emerging art for homes and offices. A specialist in the contemporary art market…

Artist / Individual

Helen Ridgway

Putney

Helen’s work includes functional and sculptural ceramics. She typically uses hand building techniques, including slab building, slip casting and sprigging, and use a variety of clays depending on the objective of a piece. Decoration can…

Organisation

Putney School of Art & Design

Putney

Putney School of Art and Design was originally founded in 1883, and has been in Oxford Road, Putney since 1895. The school has a superb life drawing studio, complete with vast north-facing windows and vaulted…

Artist / Individual

Susan Derbyshire

Wandsworth Town

Susan is a designer and maker working in glass, ceramic and print. Certain pieces of work combine the three media to create unique forms. Natural forms are the inspiration for her work, mainly being absent…

Artist / Individual

Fengjin Yu

Battersea

Fengjin Yu sees their work as a process or a part of progression. They will have a narrative or simple concept at first and explore it from there. During this progression, narrative is gradually abandoned.…

Artist / Individual

Kirsten Mitchell

Roehampton

Kirsten Mitchell is a London-based photographer, originally from Monterrey, Los Angeles, San Francisco, who has been shooting for various artists and of the locals. As an artist, Kirsten strives to capture all kinds of people…

Organisation

Sprout Arts

Furzedown

Sprout Arts is a not-for-profit community arts venue in Furzedown, South West London run and managed entirely by local volunteers. Our ethos is sharing. Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive creative community…

Organisation

ArtLacuna

Battersea

ArtLacuna is an artist-led space established in early 2013 by Chris Cawkwell, Amelia Critchlow, Jane Harris and Alex March. Located in an old coroner's office near Clapham Junction, we accommodate artist studios, a residency and…

Artist / Individual

Isabel de Cordova

Furzedown

Isabel de Cordova works with ceramics and mixed media, often up-cycling unloved vintage items into handmade pieces. She has a good eye at antique fairs and markets for hunting out objects, such as chandelier droplets…