LONDON, UK
Collection: CAROLINE GRAY
ARTIST STATEMENT
Caroline Gray’s sculptural vessels and installations are born out of a fascination with human interaction. The artist creates spatial conversations which articulate, in a quiet and considered way, the minutiae and subtlety of human interaction through colour, shadow and form.
The altered pattern or template is central to her process. Using a free-hand slab-building technique she alters, splices and rejoins the clay pieces creating unexpected curves and angles which render each form unique. Her soft colours and subtle surfaces are achieved through the use of terra sigillata, a superfine slip which she makes to a recipe first used in Ancient Roman pottery, prior to the invention of glaze.
Caroline arrived at clay via a journey through design, an MA in Fine Art and as a playwright. After a short introductory course in ceramics in 2018 clay became her medium and she has developed her practice apace.
Most recently the artist has been selected as one of 25 leading emerging artists in FRESH 2023 at the British Ceramics Biennial, the highlight of the UK ceramic arts calendar. Caroline was one of four FRESH artists selected to recieve a prize of £2500 and a four week residency at Grymsdyke Farm, a centre of research into materials and innovation based in Buckinghamshire, UK.
Education
2003 MA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art
2002 PGDip Fine Art Chelsea College of Art
Awards
2023 FRESH Residency Award, British Ceramics Biennial
2003 House Fellowship, Chelsea College of Art
Upcoming Exhibitions
2023 - Winter, Cavaliero Finn, Cromwell Place, London
Current Exhibitions
2023 - FRESH 2023, British Ceramics Biennial, Stoke on Trent
Past Exhibitions
2023 - The Art of Craft, Bonhams, London
2023 - In Living Colour, AMP Gallery, London
2022 - Contemporary Landscape, 155a Gallery, London
2021 - 1000 Vases, Milan Design Fair, Milan
2020 - Throw Contemporary Winter Show, London
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