Sandy Brown

A ceramicist for over 50 years of international acclaim, Sandy Brown’s practice spans the breadth of ceramics, from functional ware to large-scale sculpture and architecture. A highlight of her career being Temple, a full-sized ceramic building on the grounds of Chatsworth House, which was commissioned by Sotheby’s for their exhibition titled Beyond Limits in 2015.

Initially introduced to ceramics in Japan, Brown adopted the dynamic, irregular ways of working that she had been privy to during her travels, opting to throw her smaller pieces on a slow-turning Japanese kick wheel, which allows her to make soft, sensual forms. Brown’s larger sculptures are developed from maquettes, which evolve intuitively through doodling.

Some of her ceramics are vehicles for painting, dinner plates and platters for example, which can be used for both functional and decorative purposes. She uses sgraffito, coloured glazes and oxides, applied with various sized brushes and slip trailers to develop a visual language unique to Brown.

Sandy Brown has exhibited extensively world-wide and her work is held in the collections of museums including the V&A Museum, London; World Ceramic Centre, Ichon, Korea; Winnipeg Art Gallery, Canada and the Frankfurt Museum of Applied Arts, Germany.