Ceramics exhibitions, UK
Here you’ll find ceramics and pottery exhibitions all round the UK. Got a thing with ceramics? You’re in the right place.
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Sara Moorhouse at Beaux Arts Bath
13 April - 9 May
New ceramics from Sara Moorhouse at Beaux Arts Bath.
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Soda, Porcelain, Vessel, Contemporary Ceramics, London
30 April - 23 May
New ceramics by Jack Doherty. As his working practice approaches fifty years, Jack Doherty’s work has become simpler and more focused. By stripping away what he considers unnecessary, Jack’s process now involves just one clay, one colouring mineral, and a single firing - 'Soda, Porcelain, Vessel'
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Of The Rubble at Ruup & Form, London
17 April - 29 May
In Of The Rubble (rudera), Bridget Harvey explores ‘what remains’. Fragments, waste, the often-overlooked materials. For Bridget these are beginnings. The exhibition considers post-human landscapes and how repair, reuse and transformation might shape what comes next.
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First Impressions by Tim Lake at Klei, London
6 - 31 May
Klei welcomes Cilycwm-based maker Tim Lake for his debut exhibition with the gallery. Working from his studio in Carmarthenshire, Tim employs a distinctive blend of techniques—throwing, altering, and hand-building. Every piece is shaped by an array of bespoke, homemade tools used to imbue the clay with texture and a unique sense of vitality. This collection focuses on the immediate and enduring "life" of a pot.
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Soft Geometry by Steven Edwards, Vessel Gallery, London
5 May - 5 June
Vessel Gallery presents 'Soft Geometry' the 2nd solo exhibition at Vessel Gallery by the British artist, Steven Edwards.
"This body of work builds on my interest in process-led art, where each piece develops through intuitive actions and experimenting with materials. The making involves cutting, rearranging, layering, and reworking things as I go. Each piece becomes a record of how it was made – showing the choices, changes, and interruptions along the way." -

David Pointer & Kathryn Thomas at Scaplen’s Court, Dorset
23 May - 7 June
A collaborative exhibition by David Pointer & Kathryn Thomas. An immersive dialogue between ceramic sculpture and painting, inspired by light and horizon set in an historic venue on the Dorset coast. Part of Dorset Art Weeks.
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Lara Scobie, Incised, Contemporary Ceramics, London
28 May - 20 June
Lara Scobie is an Edinburgh based ceramic artist specialising in individual slip-cast vessels and bowls made in porcelain and parian clay. Focusing on the dynamic between form and pattern her work explores the cohesive integration of drawing, surface, mark making and volume.
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Refigured, County Hall Pottery, London
12 May - 21 June
Refigured brings together a group of artists working with the human form in clay, reconsidering how the body has been shaped, symbolised and understood across time.
Exhibiting artists: Fernanda Cortes, Claire Curneen, Jessica Harrison, John Rainey
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Pots For Flowers, Clay College, Stoke
24 April - 28 June
Clay College Stoke is delighted to unveil its spring/summer exhibition, ‘Pots for Flowers’, a celebration of floral-inspired ceramics created by six renowned professional potters from across the UK. Opening this April at the Clay College Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent, the exhibition brings together a curated collection of vessels and decorative pieces designed with flowers in mind. Gallery Opening Hours: Monday: Closed, Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 3pm, Saturday & Sunday: 11am – 3.30pm
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Fired Legacies: The Ceramic World of Rich Miller, Watts Gallery, Surrey
16 April – 28 June
In his first major solo exhibition, ceramicist Rich Miller delves into his own heritage and an exploration of British colonial history, examining the complexities of migration and the lasting cultural influences woven into the fabric of British society. Through the medium of clay, this exhibition unearths the narratives of trade, labour and identity that have shaped contemporary Britain.
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Plant Pots, Clay Studio, Manchester
12 June - 31 July
Have you heard? This June, Clay Studio Manchester are inviting local ceramicists to take part in their Plant Pot Exhibition & Sale. @greenandgroundeduk will be transforming Clay into a lush urban jungle, filled with plants and succulents, all available to buy alongside your new plant pot. Please email images of your plant pots along with your contact details to info@claystudio.co.uk Submission deadline: 15th May 2026
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Break the Mould, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
25 March - 6 September
Ikon presents Break the Mould, the final exhibition in a trilogy exploring craft, art school pedagogies and contemporary art practice. This show focuses on ceramics, positioning clay as a site of experimentation. Break the Mould transforms the gallery into a laboratory for residencies, collaborative making and public engagement. Throughout the exhibition visitors will see artists at work and take part in activities that bring the process of making to life.
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