The Gallery
StrandsLowri Davies & Chinese in Wales Association Members
04 October - 06 October 2024
Exhibition opening: 5 - 7pm, Friday 4th October 2024
Free | All welcome
As part of Swansea Council’s citywide art celebration We are all artists Mission Gallery invites you to celebrate all things story-telling, through the medium of ceramics and illustration.
Renowned Welsh ceramicist Lowri Davies takes over our exhibition space showcasing selected pieces. Alongside Lowri’s work, items created by Chinese in Wales Association members, who have worked with Lowri in investigating the cultural heritage links between the Welsh iconography which fascinates Lowri and the Chinese Year of the Dragon, will be shown.
Lowri creates works in bone china and porcelain, creating collections which are then characterised by slanted openings and decorated with ink and watercolour drawings. Her work stems from references of china displays on Welsh dressers, collections of souvenirs and vibrant illustrations of birds drawn from Victorian taxidermy collections. These objects and images often refer to a sense of place by reviving iconography and symbolism, which have a deep connection to her roots.
And for those who enjoy making, there will be make-along sessions with Lowri Davies during the weekend, plus ceramic workshops for adults with Katherine Silvera-Sunley and Micki Schloessingk! Click on the below link to find out more:
Clay Play with Micki Schloessingk and Eve Gnoyke
Party Rings with Katerine Silvera-Sunley
Image credit: Lowri Davies items, photographed by Manon Houston
About Lowri Davies
Lowri Davies is an Illustrator and Ceramic Artist.
She is known for creating collections of china teacups, jugs and vases which are then characterised by slanted openings and decorated with ink and watercolour drawings. Her work stems from references of china displays on Welsh dressers, collections of souvenirs and Vibrant illustrations of birds drawn from her own illustrations of Victorian taxidermy collections. These objects and images often refer to a sense of place by reviving iconography and symbolism, which have a deep connection to her roots.
Lowri is an Award-Winning artist based at Fireworks Clay Studios in Cardiff, Wales.
‘We Are All Artists’ supported by the Culture & Tourism Anchor at Swansea Council and funded by the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund. ‘We Are All Artists’ is part of Swansea Arts Weekend, taking place across the city 4 – 6 October 2024.
