Angela Hayes

Artist Statement | I am a Melbourne-based ceramic artist. I studied Fine Arts - Ceramics at Queensland College of Art and later completed a Bachelor of Design and Master of Landscape Architecture at the University of Melbourne. My training in landscape architecture and design informs my ceramic practice. This is evident in the precision and design sensibilities that characterise my work. I have been recognised with numerous awards for my design accomplishments and my ceramic sculptures have been showcased in numerous exhibitions in Australia and China. 

My work is current retailed by Craft Victoria, Michael Reid Galleries, Pepite, and Stockroom Kyneton. A final year exhibition is planned at Craft Victoria in November 2025.

The 2025 Craft and Design Challenge 
I woke each morning intrigued, excited and sometimes apprehensive about the challenge for the day. Sometimes my response would come to me immediately other times it took most of the day to brew. I attempted to limit my expression to ceramics however the ideas sometimes required extending the investigation to other mediums and processes. Time and material constraints also impacted on my output. As my practice has established I have found safety in what I know will be embraced by representative galleries, and buyers and viewers of my work. Though confidence has developed with repeated processes, my daily practice can be less enjoyable without the excitement of discovering new creative channels. The challenged provided me with permission to experiment with other processes, alternative geometries and approaches to a brief. I delighted in how bazaar and broad my thinking and responses could be. My identity as a creative was recalled and reignited. I started having fun again in my studio. Additionally and most importantly I extended my community of creatives. Together supporting and enjoying each other's challenges, achievements and delights. It is certainly an adventure I recommend to others if it were held again.

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