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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Frances Priest: Motif | Line | Colour at Blackwell, Cumbria
7 November - 11 April
Explore the ceramic work of celebrated Edinburgh-based artist Frances Priest at Blackwell - the Arts & Crafts House, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3JT. This will showcase ceramics created throughout 25 years of her practice, featuring rarely seen pieces from her personal collection and brand-new work inspired by the house.
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Mould by Proof of Concept, Aram Gallery, London
6 March - 18 April
Mould explores the craft of moulding across ceramics, plastics, metals and other materials, uncovering the potential at each stage of casting, forming and finishing. Artists include Emma Louise Payne.
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Chloe Charrington, Tim Lake, Nicola Gillis, Jane Cairns, Rachel Wood, Bevere Gallery, Worcester
7 March - 25 April
Chloe Charrington, Tim Lake, Nicola Gillis, Jane Cairns and Rachel Wood. The gallery is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-4pm.
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New Members of the Craft Potters Association 2, Contemporary Ceramics, London
2 - 25 April 2026
Adele Howitt, Jihyun Kim (pictured), Miae Kim, Russell Kingston, Liz O’Dwyer, Omer Oner, Ella Porter, Jo Walker, Deiniol Williams and Michelle Young-Hares.
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"Brain Tumour Book" by Leah Jensen, Fitzrovia Chapel, London
17-26 April
Cavaliero Finn is proud to present, "Brain Tumour Book" a solo exhibition by Leah Jensen featuring artwork that chronicles the artist's journey through her recent brain tumour diagnosis and treatment. During her long stay in hospital,she was unable to work with clay, a medium for which she is critically acclaimed. Instead, she turned to embroidery.
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The Memorial of Microbes, Stryx Gallery Birmingham
24-30 April
Peer into the microscopic world through the tactile medium of clay. Artist Mellissa Monsoon presents a solo exhibition that bridges the gap between laboratory science and contemporary ceramic art. This new ceramic works serves as physical monuments to the invisible organisms that sustain our ecosystems, our bodies, and our food systems.
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Letters From The West by Ella Bua-In, Klei, London
1 - 30 April
In Ella's words; "Letters from the West" is a collection of illustrated ceramic works inspired by the life and landscape of my home in West Wales. Each piece holds a fragment of that place; from plants growing in ancient woodlands, to seaweed and shells shifting with the tide, to the birds that hop through my garden.
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Ceramic Odyssey 2126, County Hall Pottery, London
17 March - 3 May
A curated exhibition that imagines the future of ceramics through the lens of bio-futurism. The exhibition explores how ceramic practice might evolve in the year 2126, in a world where human ingenuity, living organisms, and material intelligence are deeply intertwined. Curator: Jihyun Kim
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Anglian Potters Spring Up, Ferini Gallery, Pakefield
3 April - 4 May
This seaside ceramics super-show takes place in Pakefield, Suffolk. The Ferini Art Gallery address is 27 All Saints Road, Pakefield, Lowestoft NR33 0JL and the exhibition is open from 3rd April to 4th May 2026 on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays.
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Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal & Axel Salto, Hepworth Wakefield
22 November - 4 May
In partnership with CLAY Museum of Ceramic Art, Denmark and Kunstsilo, Norway, The Hepworth Wakefield will bring Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal and Axel Salto to the UK in November 2025.
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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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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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