Emma Turner

Kia ora, I am a ceramic artist, working from my garden studio in Christchurch, New Zealand. My studio practice is colourful and full of story telling. Inspiration is found everywhere, everyday, in the little stories we associate with everyday objects and our urban and natural environments.

I started pottery at a night class in 2015 and haven't looked back. I graduated with a Diploma in Art and Design from the Dunedin Art School in 2020 with a focus on ceramics, have since established a busy studio practice and featured in several exhibitions and galleries nationwide. I am currently focused on supplying functional wares for wholesale and teaching in the community.

Keep is an ever changing project for me to selfishly persue new creative ideas. It is currently online only, offering limited edition batch ceramics. 

Exhibitions:

One Pot, One Shot III // Form Gallery, 2024 

Sculpture Festival 2023 // The Arts Centre Te Matitiki Toi Ora, 2023 

Place // Form Gallery, 2023 

CUP. // Kina NZ Design + Artspace, 2022 

Whakapuaawai // Nelson Clay Week, 2022 

One More More // ClubHouse Creative, 2022 

Sculpture Festival 2022 // The Arts Centre Te Matitiki Toi Ora, 2022 

One Pot, One Shot II // Form Gallery, 2021 

CUP. // Kina NZ Design + Artspace, 2021 

The Studio // Julia Holderness with other artists, The Dunedin Public Art Gallery, 2021 and The National, 2022 

Miscellany // Pumanawa Gallery, The Arts Centre Sculpture Festival, 2020 

Don't Lick The Artwork // Group exhibition with Tatyanna Meharry and Elise Johnston, Form Gallery, 2020

Hoarde // Sculpture on the Peninsula, Teddington Farm, 2019