Alison Kay Ceramics

2008 ceramics at the hallward the hallward gallery dublin 2008 royal.

Alison kay ceramics. Ceramics ireland 4th trienial exhibition. I make unique ceramic sculpture using coiling and slab building techniques. Dun laoghaire college of art and design foundation year and two years specialising in ceramics. Kay s current work relates to the tradition of the vessel.

1953 born dublin ireland. History and past exhibitions. 2004 present 16 years. Stefanie brüning thomas heyl alison kay kate macdonagh 10 october 07 november 2019 an international contemporary exhibition bringing sculptural form to the fore each artist exploring altering and transforming their material.

Kay allows these ideas to percolate through her practice transforming and abstracting them to create distinctive forms and patterns. 15h x 15w x 2d cm. Alison kay s sculptural ceramic objects take their inspiration from various sources ranging from the human body to plant forms to car designs. Alison kay s work is in several public collections including the national museum of ireland the office of public works ireland the department of foreign affairs ireland foreign embassy s collection and the dun laoghaire rathdown county council s collection.

1971 1974 attended dun laoghaire college of art and design iadt and specialised in ceramics 1975 1978 worked in fergus o farrell s craft workshop 1979 studied glaze making with harry horlock stringer in london. 10am 5pm our colours. Using light and shadows outlines curves and cut outs abstract shapes and patterns the four artists have created tactile timeless and inspiring work.