News and upcoming events

 Claybenders Fauna 2020
Open daily from11:00 - 15:00, Wednesday until Sunday,16 September - 4 October 
Arthaus Contemporary, 228 Oraki Road, Oraki, Auckland

Upcoming events...

Clay Works Potters' Market 2020
10:00am 30 Oct – 16:00pm 31 Oct 
St Columba Anglican Church, Grey Lynn, Auckland

The 6th annual Clay Works Potters' Market - NZ's biggest pottery exhibition and sale! This key event in Auckland's arts calendar is a fundraiser for St Columba's community work.

Offering work by more than 40 established or emerging potters - something for everyone. An ideal opportunity to do some early Christmas shopping. Entry by gold coin koha.

The Coffee Guy will be there on Friday - and we hope Saturday too. Also on Saturday, barbecued sausages from the Grey Lynn Butcher.

Exhibitions, ​awards and media

Exhibitions​

• 2018 – ​2020 Claybenders, Diploma of Ceramic Arts Show, Arthaus, Auckland
• 2019 Whanganui Potters Annual Exhibition, guest exhibitor
• 2018 Beautiful Creatures, group show, Kereru Gallery, Mapua
• 2018 Cloak the Land, group show, Kereru Gallery, Mapua
• 2017 Lost & Found with Susan St Lawrence, Artspost, Waikato Museum
• 2017 Pt. Chev. Goes to the Dogs, Front Room Gallery, Auckland
• 2014 – 17 Claybenders, Diploma of Ceramic Art Show, Depot, Devonport
• 2016 Library of Legends, Artspost, Hamilton with Susan St Lawrence
• 2016 – 1 7 Art In A Garden, Canterbury
• 2016 Fire Force group ceramics show Waiheke Community Gallery, Waiheke Island
• 2016 LUSH group ceramics show, Artspost, Hamilton
• 2016 The Artist's Room Gallery, with painters Nico Maddill and Sue Syme. Dunedin
• 2015 Through the Looking Glass, mixed media group show, Quirky Fox, Hawera, Taranaki
• 2015 Small Stories 2, with Susan St Lawrence, Front Room Gallery, Pt Chevalier, Auckland
• 2015 Art In A Garden, Hawarden, Canterbury
• 2015 StUF From the Collections of St Ursula Ferrett, Kina Artspace with Susan St Lawrence
• 2015 Painters and Potters, The Vivian, Matakana with Sarah Guppy

• 2014 WishUwereHere, Artspost, Hamilton Museum and Art Gallery. Joint show with Susan St Lawrence
• 2003 – 2017 Fire and Clay, Auckland Studio Potters Annual Selected show
• 2006 – 2017 Big Clay Day Out, Diploma Student and Graduate Show, Onehunga
• 2013 Art Fusions, Carmel College. 2011-14 King’s College Art Sale
• 2013 Nine Degrees of Happiness, A Fine Line Gallery, Matakana. Group show
• 2012 Random Moments of Joy, A Fine Line Gallery, Matakana. Group ceramics show
• 2012 Noble Restaurants, Shanghai, International Year of the Dragon Teapot Show
• 2011 Noble Restaurants, Shanghai and Beijing International Year of the Rabbit Teapot Show
• 2011 NZ Society of Potters, Unitec, Winners of Les and Sonia Andrews Scholarship Exhibition
• 2011 Drawing on Clay Exhibition, A Fine Line Gallery, Matakana. Group show
• 2010 All You Ever Wanted, Depot Artspace, Devonport, January 2010 Group show.
• 2010 Best in Show, Graduates of 2010, Objectspace, April 2010 (17 selected designers, sole ceramicist)
• 2010 Great Expectations, Diploma students and graduates show, Estuary Arts Centre, Orewa
• 2010 Artists in Eden, Installation with sculptor Peter Lange
• 2010 ASP Annual Exhibition, Fire and Clay, Graduate display
• 2010 Noble Restaurants, Shanghai and Beijing International Year of the Tiger Teapot Show
• 2009 Toby Jug Show, Whitianga, Kings College Art Show; Under $100 Show at NorthArt
• 2009 Capital Clay, NZ Society of Potters National Exhibition, Wellington, Selected show
• 2008 Light My Fire, Group Show (six ceramicsts); Depot Artspace, Devonport
• 2008 Artworks at the Hilton; Carmel College Art Show; Pukekohe Arts Festival
• 2007 Digging It, Urban Archaeology Collective, Corbans Estate Arts Centre
• 2007 Cone City Clay, NZ Society of Potters Selected Exhibition, Compendium Gallery
• 2007 Mazda Artworks at the Hilton, by invitation
• 2007 New Work, New Faces, Diploma Students Group Show, Northart
• 2007 Brush and Bean, Group show, Mt Eden; ArtFusions Carmel College Art Show
• 2006 Cone City, NZ Society of Potters Selected Exhibition, Artful Gallery, Newmarket
• 2006 Women Artists, sole ceramic artist with three painters, Artful Gallery, Newmarket
• 2005 Fragments, Urban Archaeology Collective, Art Station
• 2003 Wonderwomen, Group show, Art By The Sea, Devonport, three ceramicists​

Awards

• 2019 Premier Award, Royal Easter Show, Auckland (see image below)
• 2015 Merit Award, Fire and Clay, Auckland Studio Potters Annual Exhibition. Selector: Duncan Shearer
• 2014 People's Choice, Claybenders, The Depot
• 2012 Premier Award, Auckland Studio Potters Annual Exhibition, Selector: Philip Clarke
• 2012 Merit Award, Royal Easter Show, Auckland
• 2009 Merit Award, Fire and Clay, Auckland Studio Potters Annual Exhibition, Selector: Rick Rudd
• 2009 Merit Award, Capital Clay Ceramics Exhibition, Tertiary Student Competition, NZ Society of Potters Wellington, Selector: Aimee McLeod
• 2009 Merit Award, Domesticware, Auckland Studio Potters, Selector: Margaret Sumich
• 2008 People’s Choice ASP Annual Exhibition, Fire and Clay
• 2008 Les and Sonia Andrew’s Scholarship​

Media

•  Style magazine, June 2018, pg. 48-49 
• Newspaper article, Wanganui Chronicle, 2016