IAC Oceania Members' Exhibition

Old Custome House, Fremantle from 26 September to 5 October, 2025.

Held in association with Wedge, The Australian Ceramics Triennale.

The artists in the exhibition are members of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC) representing the Oceania region, with invited IAC members from Canada, India, Belgium and Ireland who are attending Wedge 2025.

Left to Right: Elena Renker, Kurinuki Tea Bowl; John Parker, Black Volcanic Bowl; Greg Daly, Building Storm.

Ceramics is a magnet for bringing together creative communities from different nations and cultures. There are several reasons why ceramics might be considered a conduit for community engagement. The processes of making and firing often revolve around groups working together and collaborating. Clay's tactility, materiality, and receptiveness provide a sense of connectivity, and these qualities foster a practice that frequently crosses boundaries. This includes collaboration with different fields such as design, the home environment, industrial mass-production, architecture, and low and high technology. In addition, ceramic art has a rich history of commentary through surface inscription and sculpture. These narratives are historical legacies that may be seen as story-telling methods that define culturally diverse communities.

Founded in 1952, the IAC is an NGO in official partnership with UNESCO since 1958. Members of the IAC work to increase the appreciation of ceramics in all countries as both a functional and fine art medium. The aim of the Academy is to build a supportive environment that fosters exchange of knowledge, and builds friendship, transparency and understanding within the global ceramics community.

Left to Right: Simone Fraser, Elements Series II; Jane Sawyer, Drip Drape #1; Sally Walk, A little off centre; Avi Amesbury, Moments.

The exhibition explores and interrogates the increasingly complex interactions between ceramic practice and current ethical, aesthetic, personal, and environmental concerns.

IAC Oceania members: Andrea Barker, Avi Amesbury, Elena Renker, Graham Hay, Greg Daly, Gudrun Klix, Jane Annois, Jane Sawyer, Janet DeBoos, John Dermer OAM, John Parker, Julie Batholomew, Paul Davis, Pru Venables, Robert Barron, Sally Walk, Simone Fraser and Ted Secombe.

International IAC members: Falguni Bhatt Sanghvi (India), Trudy Golley (Canada), Jane Jermyn (Ireland) and Adil Writer (India) and Patty Wouters (Belgium)

Avi Amesbury

IAC Council Member and Representative for Oceania (2024-2030)

I am the recipient of a grant from Regional Arts Development to travel to Fremantle to attend and participate in Wedge, The Australian Ceramics Triennale, and to engage in other opportunities while in Western Australia.

This was made possible by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, provided through Regional Arts Australia, administered in Queensland by Flying Arts Alliance.

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