Shifting Ground | Curated by Larissa Warren

25 July - 3 October

Shifting Ground is a celebratory exhibition that explores how clay, as both material and metaphor, can carry stories across time, connecting past makers with present -day artists.  By sharing locally sourced clays, material research and community stories, this project invites reflection on resilience, place-based practice and the unseen labour of creative women in regional Australia.  

Shifting Ground showcases a stunning selection of ceramic works by twelve contemporary Australian artists, alongside a poignant collection of historical pieces by pioneering potters from the Tamborine Mountain region.  Each piece is crafted from Tambourine Mountain's native volcanic clays, uniting artists - both past and present- and highlighting the deep connection between place, material and tradition.

Artists:  Pie Bolton (VIC), Veronica Cay (QLD), Vicki Grima (NSW), Stephanie James-Manttan (SA), Nicolette Johnson (QLD), Yen Yen Lo (VIC), Jackie Masters (WA), Pru Morrison (QLD), Julie Pennington (ACT), Ulrica Trulsson (QLD), Larissa Warren (QLD), and Sarah Zalewski (QLD).

Image: Veronica Cay, memory housing, 2021, Keane's white raku, Poplars, Mountain Mix clays inlayed into the surface, Red Retreat and Hillside terra sigillata/slips, Japanese tissue transfer, finished with hot wax (encaustic) and cold wax. Image credit: Christine Hall.