ANNE GIBBS
Cluster Exhibitor | Cluster Crafts | 2022
A Moment in Time #1 | Sprout | 2022
Anne Gibbs was shortlisted for the Young Masters Grand Maylis Ceramics Prize (2019) with the Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London and Award British Ceramics Biennial, (2015) Stoke-on-Trent. She was the recipient of a Creative Wales Award (2015), from the Arts Council of Wales, to research and further her career in the field of ceramics. As part of the award, she travelled to Japan to experience Japanese culture and to receive lessons in Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement. Anne received the Gold medal for Craft and Design (2012) at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. Still: The Language of Clay (2017) hosted by the Mission Gallery, a national touring solo exhibition was well received throughout various galleries in Wales. Group exhibitions include London Art Fair (2020) Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London. Cure3 (2020) Bonhams, London, Collect, (2018) Saatchi Gallery, London represented by Ruthin Craft Centre. Anne has undertaken several artist-in-residency programmes and her work is held in public collections in Wales, USA, Greece and Korea.
A Moment in Time #2 | Inflate | 2022
A Moment in Time #3 | Pair | 2022
A Moment in Time #4 | 2022
A Moment in Time #5 | Scene | 2022
“I make small-scale objects in bone china and porcelain occasionally displayed with mixed media components. My artistic practice is a fusion of influences stemming from the still life painting genre, cabinets of curiosities and collage. I collect natural materials from local woodlands and man-made objects from a wide range of sources, which are then transformed, altered and restaged. These objects fuel my interest in the relationships between disharmony and ambiguity on the one hand and stillness and calm on the other.”
Shift | 2022
Stillness | 2022
“Experimenting with materials is of great interest to me. I combine different techniques to discover new possibilities. Depending on what outcome I want to achieve, I cast, stain, hand build or alter the findings to create one-off pieces. I enjoy creating obscure gatherings and being playful with unlikely mixes of surfaces, colour and compositions.”
Gathering | 2021