FIONA RYAN-CLARK

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Emergence exhibition with Fiona Ryan-Clark, NG Malla and Kjell Everingham

Fiona Ryan-Clark is an emerging ceramic sculptor whose works in her first recent exhibition - Emergence, capture figures deep in their disguises, yet on the verge of transition. All the figures wear masks or are decorated with the trappings of roles, encouraging the viewer to ask: “Who is the person behind this disguise?” or “What masks am I wearing and who am I really?”.  She is inspired by the clown-figures (Kosa) of Pueblo Indian cultures in the US, whose role is to move between worlds and remind people of what is important in life. The Pueblo believe they come from the earth, return to the earth, and that artists channel the cultural knowledge of ancestors.  

Fiona Ryan-Clark has recently completed various ceramic and glaze workshops at the National Art School, Sydney along with numerous private courses with leading ceramic artists in England and America.