FRESH BRITISH CERAMICS BIENNIAL

For 2021, British Ceramics Biennial returned to Stoke-on-Trent (11 September to 17 October), with a vibrant five-week festival of new artist commissions, exhibitions and hands-on events that celebrated the life, character and creativity that ceramics bring to the city. Fresh returned with a showcase of work by 25 of the UK’s most talented early-career ceramic artists. From YouTube tutorials and community workshops to degree programmes and apprenticeships, Fresh 2021 celebrated the rich and diverse learning opportunities that are shaping ceramics today. The shortlisted artists were: Abi Wills, Antonio Fois, Becky Hoghton, Chloe Monks, Cicely Peers, Corinna Reynolds, Dorcas Casey, Elizabeth Jackson, Fiona Underhill, Gerald Mak, Ian Thompson, Janet Ann Lines, Karl Sebastian, Katy Stubbs, Leora Honeyman, Lexie Macleod, Nico Conti, Nicole Waefler, Oriel Zinaburg, Popalini & Jezando, Rosie Harman, Sarah Strachan, Serena Quinn, Valerie Bernardini, Valerie Zoz.