Anna Barlow is a ceramicist born in Bristol and currently living and working in London. Anna has a BA (Hons) in Ceramics by the Bath Spa University College and has had her work shown in galleries across the world.
Artist Statement
‘I am fascinated by the way we eat food, especially by the rituals around celebration or indulgent treats that have developed; the way they are assembled, displayed and then eaten.I am also interested in how food tells a story of the people and place it’s in. A full stand of ice creams could suggest a hot day or treats abandoned for some mysterious reason. The beauty of food left to melt and ooze holds a fascination for me. It is something that is usually over looked and temporary but this can be captured and frozen in time with clay and glaze. I have focused on ice cream as it is such a momentary and yet memorable treat that most of us have experienced and therefore can evoke memories of sensations and tastes, as well as prompt a fantasy of desired indulgences. I am firstly inspired by the materials that I use. Clay, porcelain and glaze have so many wonderful possibilities and often translate well to represent food.
My aim is to combine these techniques to create a “visual edibility” to the work; it is up to the imagination of the viewers as to how they will taste...
After an initial year of research into glaze, materials and textures, I am still constantly exploring new ways to capture the transitory nature of food.’
Exhibitions and Residencies
2023
“House of Pots” Chelsea, London
2022
Commission for Fiskars in Finland called 106 Doughnuts for Wedgwood
It’s a Summer Thing, Themes and Variations Gallery, London, UK
2019
Sandbox, solo show at Whistleblower Gallery, Brighton UK
Summer Residency, Whistleblower Gallery, Brighton, UK
Useful/Beautiful, Why Craft matters, Harewood house, Yorkshire, UK
Altered States, Studio Eleven, Hull UK
Céramiques Gourmandes, Fondation Bernardaud, Limoges, France
Window Display, Last Tuesday Society, London, UK
Useful/Beautiful; Why Craft Matters, Harewood, Leeds, UK
Miam, miam! Bernardaud Foundation, Limoges, France
2018
Summer Show, Whistleblower Gallery, Brighton, UK
Residency at Talavera de la Reina, Spain.
Collect 2018 at Saatchi Gallery, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London
2017
Here we go!, Whistleblower Gallery, Brighton, UK
Ceramic Art London, Central St Martins, London
“Spoiled” Solo exhibition, Craft Central, London
2016
Museum of Ice Cream, New York
Palm Springs Art Fair, Rebecca Hossack Gallery
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, Charlotte Street, London
2015
Solo Exhibition, Landmark Shopping Centre, Hong Kong
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, Rebecca Hossack Gallery
Affordable Art Fair New York, Rebecca Hossack Gallery
Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Rebecca Hossack Gallery
Lapada Art and Antiques Fair, Rebecca Hossack Gallery
Art Hamptons, Rebecca Hossack Gallery
GICB Biennale 2015
2014
India Art Fair, Scream booth, New Delhi, India
2013
Summer Exhibition, Scream, London
Deception: Ceramics and Imitation, Group show, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
London Art Fair, Bicha Gallery
Collect, Saatchi Gallery, London
2012
AAF Singapore, Bicha Gallery
AAF Hampstead, Bicha Gallery
Savouring the Remnants, solo exhibition, Bicha Gallery
AAF Stockholm, Bicha Gallery
Royal Academy Summer Show 2012
Ceramic Art London 2012
AAF New York, Bicha Gallery
