Steven Edwards is a Ceramic Artist whose work investigates the language of making through the materiality and physicality of clay. Fascinated by process-led making, he uses traditional techniques that provoke unanticipated outcomes, using clay as a medium that sustains the narrative of the making process.
His creative practice purposely places clay under stress to reveal the natural tension and movement in its surface and form. Throughout the making process he pushes, pulls, compresses and slices the material to provoke a reaction. The final forms are a combination of these making scenarios, translating a theme of duality in their appearance – the contrast of visual distortion and precision, the stillness and movement in form and the surface deception between synthetic and natural.
"My current work explores the language of making through the materiality and physicality of clay"
He has exhibited his work at premiere contemporary design and craft shows including Collect 2024, British Ceramics Biennial, London Craft Week, London Design Festival, Paris Design Week and Homo Faber in Venice. He has also made large-scale outdoor installations, including From Humble Beginnings as part of the Surrey Unearthed Arts Council funded project at the Watts Gallery. He has gained international recognition and his works are now present in prestigious private collections, including the famous Devonshire collection in the UK.Devonshire collection in the UK.
2024
March – Group Exhibition, Collect 2024 – Vessel Gallery, Somerset House, London
October – Group Exhibition, Crafting a Difference at formed – Design Centre Chelsea Harbour, Lots Rd, London
2023
August – Group Exhibition, New Moon Rising: A Contemporary Tale – Touch Ceramic Gallery, 10 Hollywood Rd, Central, Hong Kong
July–September – Solo Show, Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste – Place de l’Hôtel de Ville, Toucy, France
March – Group Exhibition, Collectible 2023 – Objects With Narratives, Brussels
March – Group Exhibition, The Value in Things – Vessel Gallery & Ting Ying Gallery, Cromwell Place, London
2022
May – Group Exhibition, ARTEFACT: The Contemporary Craft Fair – Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, London
February–March – Solo Showcase, Vessel Gallery: Infinite Folds – 114 Kensington Park Rd, London
2021
September – Group Exhibition, Galerie 208: Guru Crafts & Design – Paris Design Week
September – Group Exhibition, Continuum – Oxo Gallery, London
2019
September – Group Exhibition, Fresh 19 – British Ceramics Biennial Festival, Spode China Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
September – Group Exhibition, Peckham Craft Show – Copeland Gallery, London Craft Week
June – Group Exhibition, A Work of Art – Art Number 23, Old Biscuit Factory, Bermondsey
May – Group Exhibition, Transition – The Old Fire Station Gallery, Henley-on-Thames
2018
September – Group Exhibition, Light, Colour, Abstraction – Cluster, Old Truman Brewery, London
September – Group Exhibition, Transition – Espacio Gallery, London Design Festival
Past Exibitions featuring Steven Edwards
