Drawing from SAM’s nationally significant collection of ceramic art, Ceramics in Focus takes a deeper look at artists, technique, materiality, and movements.

Australian experimental and conceptual artist Sanné Mestrom references the minimal, abstracted forms of 20th century modernist sculpture, echoing their visual forms in the flowing lines and elegant bodies of her ceramic works. Through her practice, Mestrom explores the legacies of the 20th century artists that have profoundly influenced her creatively, crafting works that often are expressive of the body’s physical form.

In addition to her artistic practice, Mestrom is Senior Lecturer, Visual Arts, at the Sydney College of Arts and has recently presented solo exhibitions at McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park, Monash University Museum of Art, and Gippsland Art Gallery.