Maricelle Olivier encapsulates memories and nostalgia through her ceramic works, infusing a unique cross-cultural language from her birthplace of South Africa with the Australian landscape. Vessels adorning vivid, colourful patterns capture the feeling of home and enable Maricelle to explore her personal history and maintain a strong connection to her heritage.

Maricelle works from her beautiful, sunlit studio at the Canberra Watson Arts Centre. Maricelle graduated with a BFA and MFA in Ceramics at the National Art School, completing her studies in 2018. Maricelle is represented by Sabbia Gallery in Sydney and Beaver Galleries in Canberra.

She has participated in many group exhibitions around Australia, notably in the Australasian Art Fair Sydney Contemporary 2023 and the major exhibition Clay Dynasty at the Powerhouse Museum in 2021. Her work has also been selected in numerous finalist exhibitions, most recently the Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize in 2024 and the 2024 Fleurieu Biennale Art Prize. A selection of works has been acquired into the National Art School Collection and City of Sydney Collection.

Maricelle is currently a teacher at the Canberra Potters Society, previously working as the Ceramic Studio Manager from 2019 until 2021 at Ernabella Arts Centre, an Indigenous art centre located in far north-west remote South Australia.

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Sally is a Canberra based artist creating works on paper. The core of her work is the belief that seeing the world from a different perspective helps us find and appreciate the joy in it.

She explores this using water-based mediums through painting, printmaking and drawing techniques. Her work using pen and watercolour explores unusual perspectives and distortions in both the natural and built landscape.

For her painting and printmaking, the loose and impressionistic style is delivered via the unpredictability of watercolour inks. The resulting works have a feeling of vastness with colours that intermingle into semi-abstract landscapes with no beginning or end.

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Mixed media clay artist Lex Sorrentino began sculpting in 1996 and being self- taught, her minimal training has left her free to approach clay sculpting with no preconceptions as to how it ought to be used.

‘Ignorance is not only bliss, but genuinely constructive, particularly in a medium as adaptable as Polymer and Air Dry clay.’ Lex Sorrentino

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Julie Ryder is a textile designer and artist who has gained international recognition for her work. Originally trained in science, she retrained as a textile designer in 1990, and completed an MA in Visual Arts (Textiles) from the ANU in 2004. Julie has established a dye garden to grow and extract the pigments she uses in her work, and regularly runs workshops in natural dyeing and screen printing from her studio.

She has taught in tertiary institutions, community organizations and workshops for over 30 years and has been the recipient of many awards, grants, commissions and residencies. Her work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, National Museum of Australia, MAAS, Art Gallery of South Australia, Bendigo Regional Art Gallery, CSIRO, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Tamworth Regional Gallery, Megalo Archives, RMIT Archives.

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Benedict Laffan is a designer and maker of fine solid wood furniture, selected cabinetry and objects who has lived and worked in his craft in both Sweden and Canberra Australia. At the core of his practice is a deep understanding of his preferred material wood and a vast knowledge and experience in using traditional joinery techniques while also embracing the modern design aesthetic and materials such as plywood to create unique pieces for his clients and exhibition. Ben has a distinct design language which expresses an interest in Scandinavian and Japanese architecture and furniture while paying respect to the material wood and it's source. Ben completed studies at the ANU School of Art Wood workshop in 2002 and has continuously practiced and worked in industry in both countries which has given him the strongest foundation in launching his new practice Detailed Wood in 2008.

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Judy Witherdin is a glass artist from Canberra who uses the warm glass method of fusing and slumping. Judy uses her fusing skills to create large sculptural designs.

The hand-crafted sculptures are created using steel frame, wire, mesh and rendered concrete. The final process of mosaicing the individual fired glass design is described by Judy as a meditative process.

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Valerie Kirk studied art and design at Edinburgh College of Art, where she discovered woven tapestry. She arrived in Australia as a recent graduate and worked in the Victorian, now Australian, Tapestry Workshop and traveled the country to teach in communities and colleges, work as an artist-in-residence, exhibit and lead community tapestry projects. She is an artist and tapestry weaver, writer, teacher and public figure who has made a significant contribution internationally.

While actively maintaining her practice as an artist, Valerie’s remarkable capacity for achievement has seen her research Australian Indigenous textiles, direct significant projects, guest lecture on international textile tours and create major works.

During 2004-2019 she was commissioned to design and weave 6 major tapestries to celebrate Nobel, Japan and Kyoto Prizes in Science associated with the Australian National University.

Akie Haga is a glass artist specialising in flameworking glass-blowing. She was born in Japan, a country renowned for its highly-skilled craftsmanship and elegant aesthetic, which forms the bedrock of her creative ethos. After extensive travels in Europe, and study in the United Kingdom, she pursued and completed her Honours degree at ANU in 2004. She works from her home studio in Canberra, teaches at the Canberra Glassworks and collaborates with other artists.

Her artistic journey has been influenced by encounters with diverse cultures and the kaleidoscope of colours found both in urban environments and the natural world. These experiences have built upon her Japanese heritage to blossom into a visual language combining freedom and tradition.

In recent years, Akie has directed her focus towards wearable art. As she says: ‘I want to create unique pieces that invite the audience to embrace their individuality and express their personal narratives.’

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Kirandeep Grewal is a community artist and art educator in Canberra. Her art practice is an infusion of various traditional techniques to create beautiful designs on silk scarves, wall hangings, and paintings.

Alongside her art practice, she is committed to involving and engaging the community in arts through different projects. At the National Folk Festival 2024, she collaborated with the musicians for a series of Live paintings. She collaborates with various local organisations for her community art initiatives. She is the organiser of Maker's Workshop, a personal and home well-being initiative in partnership with Multicultural Hub Canberra and founder and facilitator of the Migrant Women's Art Group, which was initiated in 2020 and is supported by Gungahlin Arts.

She was also invited to do live painting at the 2022 Australian of the Year Lunch at the National Gallery of Australia, by Geoff Filmer. Kirandeep Grewal has exhibited her work nationally and internationally.

An independent studio artist since 2000, Lisa Cahill is known internationally for her kiln formed glass sculptures and installations.

Lisa graduated from Monash University, Victoria, and practices from her glass studio in Fyshwick. Awarded international art residencies in the USA and Scotland, Cahill has been a regular finalist in many prominent art prizes and won the Art Group Creative Fellowship at the Canberra Glassworks in 2018. Her large-scale glass installations are highly sought-after internationally and include site specific artworks for Tiffany & Co, Vacheron Constantin and Nobu Hotel.

Her work has been published in numerous publications including entries in the books Australian Glass Today by Margot Osborne and Contemporary Glass, Black Dog Publishing, UK. Her artworks can be found in private and public collections worldwide including the Palm Springs Art Museum, USA, Ebeltoft Glass Museum, Denmark, and Sir John Monash Centre, Australian National Memorial, France.

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Sue Peachey works with coloured Nerikomi porcelain and black and white sgraffito to create ceramic pieces that evoke empathy for the natural world. Her first solo exhibition, The Edge Between, responding to the 12 permaculture principles, was held at Craft + Design Canberra in 2024. Sue was awarded the ACT Historic Places–Craft + Design Canberra award in 2023, the CAPO–Craft ACT Emerging Artist Award in 2021, and the Canberra Potters–Keane Ceramics Emerging Artist Award in 2021. She brings a background in landscape design, permaculture and poetry to the work. Her studio, River’s Edge Ceramics, is located at Studio 7 at the Canberra Potters Society.

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Lelde Vitols is a long-term Canberra-based artist with a strong connection to nature. She enjoys walking and camping in the local bush and other wild places. Through her photography, Lelde has a source of images which she uses as a basis to experiment with, in many different media. Her work is influenced by technological opportunities that spark her curiosity. She works in innovative and exploratory ways, searching and uncovering.

Her works include landscape photographs, prints, paintings, drawings and digital work as well as wall hangings printed on cotton drill and silks. Lelde also produces stunning lamp shades with patterns digitally developed from her photographs and printed onto cotton in Berlin.

Lelde has several degrees including one in Fine Arts (print making) from the ANU School of Art.

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Josephine Townsend is a ceramic artist making functional, sculptural and decorative work. She is fascinated by the colours and textures of the natural world and the way that shapes and patterns repeat in very different natural formations. She strives to distill the peace and joy of beautiful natural spaces into her work, inviting the viewer to pause, to observe closely, and be absorbed by detail.

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Anne Masters was awarded the Master of Visual Arts from the Australian National University School of Art in 2011. She was awarded Canberra’s Potters’ Society inaugural Emerging Artist Support Scheme in 2012. Anne completed her first international residence at the International Ceramic Research Centre in Denmark in 2013.

In 2017, Anne established the Gallery of Small Things (GOST). From 2018-2020, she exhibited at Ivy Hill Gallery, Wapengo, NSW; MU Studio Gallery, Mosman, Sydney; Craft + Design’s Annual Members exhibitions and The Corner Store Gallery, Orange as part of a Gallery swap with GOST.

In 2024, Artduo commissioned Anne to create a public artwork as part of its $20million renovation of Novotel Sydney City Centre. She created two artworks featuring 22 slip-cast porcelain birds inspired by the restaurant – Birdie.

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Tania Vrancic is a contemporary ceramic artist working in her sunny little home studio in Red Hill, and an emerging mixed media artist working from her new studio in Narrabundah.

Drawing her inspiration from landscape and childhood memories Tania creates a sense of freedom and whimsy mixed with a Scandinavian design aesthetic.

Using various printing on clay techniques, hand building and slip casting makes each item unique. Details are added with sgraffito, ceramic pencil and slip trailing, creating multiple layers which are enhanced by the translucency of high fired porcelain.

As an emerging intuitive abstract mixed media artist, she finds that working in different mediums, one practice informs the other. In time Tania hopes to exhibit her ceramics and painting as one coherent story.

Sara Hogwood’s pottery journey began in 1996. The first 17 years were spent learning and honing her craft, showing her work in various exhibitions, including group shows, one solo and one two-person show and selling in small markets and pop-ups.

In 2013 Sara moved her focus from exhibiting to selling at art and design markets and other sales outlets. Her product range, sold under the name ‘bopdotz’, consists of wheel-thrown homewares. Taking inspiration from wherever she can find it, the work has a quiet and unassuming aesthetic and is designed to be used daily.

Since 2014 Sara has also produced a range of sterling silver jewellery. In keeping with her ceramic production, the jewellery is also quiet and unassuming, designed to bring pleasure when worn. With pottery currently undergoing a resurgence in popularity, output from her jewellery workshop is currently limited.

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Monique van Nieuwland’s 40+ years weaving practice encompasses contemporary techniques and materials, keeping loom weaving vibrant and relevant as a form of expression. Her artwork focuses on the environment and our human existence in it. She also creates one-of-a-kind woven wearables. Commissions have been for interiors and a movie. She teaches weaving and has been represented in contemporary textile exhibitions nationally and internationally.

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Amy Beggs-French is a ceramic artist respectfully creating on Ngunnawal and Ngambri country. Amy is the hands and heart behind Deep Blue Ceramics. She loves to create functional forms and highlight the natural beauty of clay.

Devoid of creativity for much of her previous professional life she fell head first into ceramics; learning, making, sharing and teaching. She loves to share her love for clay through a wide variety of classes. Her style is laid back, supportive and inclusive. When she's got some free time you'll find her underwater, being mesmerised and inspired by the ocean.

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Graduating from the Glass Studio at Sydney College of the Arts with a BA (Visual) with Honours in 1999, Hariet Schwarzock is currently a PhD candidate at the Australian National University. She has exhibited extensively throughout Australia and abroad. Her work is widely collected, and she has won various awards and been selected for prestigious residencies, including Canberra Glassworks Art Group Fellowship, the Asialink Toyama residency and the ANU Procter Fellowship. Recently her public artwork murmuration secured the ACT’s Pamille Berg, Art in Architecture award in 2021 and was shortlisted for the INDE.AWARD in 2022. Her illuminated plasma heart installations have been exhibited at the Canberra Glassworks, the Berengo studio, Venice, Murano, and the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.

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Hiroshi Yamaguchi is furniture designer and maker and runs the furniture making studio, Koitoya Design/Make Teach. He and his team make commissioned wood craft pieces, furniture, and joinery work, as well as run woodwork classes. His commissioned works reflect his crafted skills in traditional woodwork skills with contemporary interpretation.

Hiroshi was born and raised in Japan and trained at a private woodworking school in Japan called Shinrin-Takumi Juku, under Master Craftsman Osamu Shoji in 1995. After 17 years designing, creating and teaching craft and furniture making in Japan, he moved to Canberra in 2012 with his family and established KOITOYA in 2015.

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Everything Flows is a pottery studio owned by a dynamic duo couple – Jacky and Celine, from Hong Kong. The studio's name, Everything Flows, was inspired by the couple's belief that everything in life is connected and constantly in motion, just like the elements that make up pottery: fire, clay, and water.

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Kirstin Guenther is an artist who searches for esoteric beauty and meaning in everyday life.

She was awarded a BA Visual Arts (hons) in Textiles, Glass and Art Theory from The Australian National University and later a BA Secondary Teaching from Sturt University. Kirstin has worked as an educator in regional and national cultural institutions whilst maintaining her art practice.

Her art is motivated by expressing beauty and connections between humanity and equality, psychology and spirituality, science and nature and how these ideas intersect.

Currently Kirstin is focussed theoretically and visually on the connections between space and time, luminosity and shadow, transparency and opacity…what we see and what is hidden. She works in multiple mediums including fabric, paper, ink, oil pastel and acrylic paint.

Lucy is a ceramicist who works from her home studio in Canberra. Her practice focuses on ceramic jewellery and homewares.

Lucy’s contemporary jewellery collections include earrings, necklaces and accessories. She uses a constrained palette of rich, earthy colours on a variety of clay bases and creates simple, organic shapes and textures. Each element is unique to the next and offers the wearer that subtle statement piece.

Her functional ware includes vases, planters and mugs in neutral tones. These are predominantly hand built, giving them a unique and tactile quality. Her pieces often incorporate texture and mark making, and embrace the imperfect.

Dr Cathy Franzi is a visual artist with a focus on interdisciplinary practice in ceramics and botanical sciences. In 2015 she was awarded a PhD from the Australian National University followed by a Vice-Chancellor’s Artist in Residence in the Research School of Biology. She is an Accredited Professional Member of Craft + Design Canberra and currently a lecturer at the ANU School of Art and Design. She is represented in Canberra by Beaver Galleries.

Chris Harford has been making tableware for more than 30 years and is well regarded in the Canberra community as a potter, teacher of ceramics, kiln fixer and maker of innovative and beautiful tableware for fine dining restaurants. He uses the wheel for forming and creates his own stoneware glazes for both reduction and oxidation firing, achieving stunning results.

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