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BASED AT WASPS STUDIOS IN east GLASGOW, HONG KONG BORN ARTIST VIV LEE MAKES SCULPTURAL CERAMICS influenced by the objects and rituals of ancient cultures and THE RAW ELEMENTAL BEAUTY OF HER ADOPTED HOMELAND SCOTLAND.
THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT PROVIDES A RICH RESOURCE FOR HER WORKS, INForming THE COLOURS, TEXTURES AND MATERIALS USEd. WORKS ARE FINISHED IN EARTHY TONES, OFTEN USING experimental GLAZES MADE WITH NATURAL MATERIALS, slips created from native clay FORAGED FROM THE LANDSCAPE OR LEFT UNGLAZED TO SHOW THE BODY OF THE CLAY.
AN ALUMNI OF THE TOAST NEW MAKER’S AWARD IN 2020, VIV’S CERAMICS HAVE appeared IN WALLPAPER, homes & Gardens UK, ELLE DECORATION, HARPER’S BAZAAR, Homes & Interiors Scotland, WORLD OF INTERIORS, VOGUE AND WSJ MAGAZINE. gRADUATing FROM THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART IN 2017 WITH A FIRST CLASS HONOURS IN SCULPTURE, viv IS REPRESENTED BY M.A.H. GALLERY, THE NEW CRAFTSMEN and BARD in the uk; AND RUBY ATELIER in copenhagen, denmark.
PHOTO: ALANNAH COOPERselected exhibitions
CRAFTED SELVES:THE UNFINISHED CONVERSATION
FIFE, KIRKALDY, DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY
2023/2024
the grit & the Glamour
bard, edinburgh
2023
BARRO
Materia Materia, Mexico
2022
CLAYLARKS
The New Craftsmen, London
2022
CRAFT SCOTLAND SELECTS
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
2020
AN ACT OF MAKING
M.A.H. Yorkton Studios, London
2021
TERRA
The Briggait, Glasgow
2019
VESSEL
Custom Lane, Edinburgh
2019
1000 VASES
Espace Commine, Paris
2019