Photo by Jack Lawson
Anastassia Zamaraeva is a London, UK based ceramic artist.
Anastassia first discovered clay when she was 7 years old at a local art school in Canada. It was love at first touch and it eclipsed every other medium she had previously tried. Ceramics gave her the freedom to work intuitively in a way that didn’t require abstraction.
As an adult, Anastassia took a detour away from ceramics. She completed a BA in Architecture and worked in the profession for several years before redirecting back to clay in 2019.
Currently, Anastassia works as an artist and art therapist. Her experience in art therapy, both as a client and therapist, has had a profound influence on her work. The draw of clay for Anastassia is in its innate ability to connect us to our unconscious and past experiences of touch. Her work, led by intuition and a sense of play, explores the multifaceted experience of being human; with all its melancholy, discomfort and humour.
If you would like to arrange a visit to see Anastassia’s studio space in South Wimbledon, London, please get in touch via a.zama.ceramics@gmail.com.
Current exhibitions:
Making Art Happen (28th September to 16th November), Arc, Stockport
UNITY (8th November to 1st December), Tom Cox Gallery, London
Upcoming exhibitions:
Secret Studio Show (22nd to 24th November), Delta House Studios (Riverside Road - SW17 0BA), London
Selected Exhibitions:
2024: (Actually) Attainable Art Fair at ST.ART Gallery, London
2024: Poorly, AMP Gallery, London
2024: Festoon, Underbank Studios, Stockport
2024: Open Wide III, Open 205, Deptford, London
2023: London Potters Members Exhibition, Morley Gallery, London
2023: Stimuli, K-House, Manchester, Curated by Meg Jones
2023: New and Emerging Makers exhibition, International Ceramics Festival, Aberystwyth
2023: Uncommon Beauty: Objects of Curiosity and Wonder, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff
2023: In Manchester, Cotton on MCR - Saul Hay Gallery, Manchester
2023: London Potters Ceramics Showcase, Barbican Library, London
2022: GNCCF Showcase, Manchester Art Gallery Shop, Manchester
2022: Zealous: Amplify Mental Health and Wellbeing, Shortlist, Online Exhibition
2022: Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Victoria Baths, Manchester
2022: Potfest in the Park, Hutton-in-the-Forest, Cumbria
2022: In Manchester, Cotton on MCR - 100 Barbirolli Square, Manchester
2021: Winter Exhibition, Thrown Contemporary, Online
2020: Manchester Open, HOME, Manchester
2020: Contemporary Young Artist Award, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
2020: Ferens Open Exhibition, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull
2019: Symbol, Cupola Contemporary, Sheffield
2019: Fronteer Open, 35 Chapel Walk, Sheffield
Awards/Commissions:
2024: Re:Create Wandsworth business support programme
2023: ‘Festoon’ Commission, Underbanks Studios, Stockport
2023: Arts and Health Micro-Commission, Arc, Stockport
2023: Shortlist for New and Emerging Maker Award, International Ceramics Festival
2022: Manchester Art Gallery Showcase Award
2019: Fronteer Open Judges Choice Award
Publications/Media:
2024: Best Things to Do This Weekend (Wimbledon Arts Trail) - Time and Leisure Magazine
2024: (Actually) Attainable Art Fair - FAD Magazine
2024: Toothy chess set featured on Episode 2 of The Great Canadian Pottery Throwdown
2024: ‘Anastassia Zamaraeva’s Surreal Ceramics Revel in the Relationships Between Making and Meaning' Colossal
2023: ‘Following Your Artistic Intuition’ Episode 303, Shaping Your Pottery Podcast
2023: ‘Meet the Maker’, London Potters Magazine
2021: ‘Figurative Ceramicist’, Episode 725, The Potters Cast
2020: Manc of the Month, Cotton on MCR
2020: WOMEN, Book collated by Nicola Wild