Artist Statement
My ceramic sculpture is visually informed by the affects of environmental damage and human disruption on architectural spaces. The groups of abandoned buildings with their dark interiors or windowless facades allude to themes of isolation and community and the concealment and exposure of the self. The remote structures clinging to rock like-plinths suggest a certain precariousness, a feeling of being stranded, insecure and alone, facing the threat of our crumbling environment.
Bio
Rowena Brown graduated with a degree in design from Central St Martins in London. She spent two years living in Palo Alto, California, where she launched her ceramic sculpture career. Upon returning to the UK she completed her masters in Fine Art from Bretton Hall (University of Leeds) within the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. In 2015 she was awarded the Ceramic Review prize for best newcomer at Ceramic Art London. After 15 years as an internationally established artist based in London, Rowena relocated her home and studio to the remote Isle of Iona, Scotland in 2018. Her unique art form is shown and sold regularly in the UK and other galleries around the world. Her work has been featured in numerous publications including the Telegraph, The Guardian, Ceramic Review and Coast
EDUCATION
MA Fine Art (Ceramics) Bretton Hall, University of Leeds BA(Hons) Fashion and Textile Design Central Saint Martin’s School of Art and Design, London Foundation course in Art and Design York College of Art RECENT SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2022 New Craftsman Gallery, St Ives
2021 Cambridge Contemporary Art New Craftsman Gallery, St Ives
2020 Cavaliero Finn, “A Green and Pleasant Land”, London Cambridge Contemporary Art
2019 Cavaliero Finn, “A Sense of the Familiar”, London Ceramic Art London 2018 Flow Gallery, Ochre, London Bevere Gallery, Worcester
2017 Royal British Society of Sculptors, “Conversations: Line and Form”, London Bevere Gallery, Worcester
2016 Cavaliero Finn, “Beauty in the Everyday”, London New Craftsman Gallery, St Ives Craft and Design Gallery, Leeds Ceramic Art London
2015 Ceramic Art York Ceramic Art London
AWARD
Ceramic Review Newcomer Award, Ceramic Art London, 2015