Photo by Raz McNulty
Anastassia Zamaraeva is a UK based ceramic artist.
Anastassia first discovered clay when she was 7 years old at a local art school in Canada. It was love at first touch and it eclipsed every other medium she had previously tried. Ceramics gave her the freedom to work intuitively in a way that didn’t require abstraction.
As an adult, Anastassia took a detour away from ceramics. She completed a BA in Architecture and worked in the profession for several years before redirecting back to clay in 2018.
Currently, Anastassia is a full time artist and has recently completed an MA in Art Psychotherapy at the Art Therapy Northern Programme in Sheffield. Her studies had a profound influence on her work, which now rests on the meeting point of art and art therapy. The draw of clay for Anastassia is in its innate ability to connect us to our unconscious and past experiences of touch. Her work, led by intuition and a sense of play, explores the multifaceted experience of being human; with all its melancholy, discomfort and humour.
Awards/Commissions:
2023: Arts and Health Micro-Commission, Arc, Stockport
2023: Shortlist for New and Emerging Maker Award, International Ceramics Festival
2022: Manchester Art Gallery Showcase Award
2019: Fronteer Open Judges Choice Award
Current exhibitions/shows:
Showcase at Manchester Art Gallery Shop
Past Exhibitions/Shows:
2024: Open Wide III, Open 205, Deptford, London
2023: Winter Exhibition, Thrown Contemporary, Online
2023: London Potters Members Exhibition, Morley Gallery, London
2023: Stimuli, K-House, Manchester, Curated by Meg Jones
2023: Potfest in the Park, Hutton-in-the-Forest, Cumbria
2023: New and Emerging Makers exhibition, International Ceramics Festival, Aberystwyth
2023: Uncommon Beauty: Objects of Curiosity and Wonder, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff
2023: In Manchester, Cotton on MCR - Saul Hay Gallery, Manchester
2023: London Potters Ceramics Showcase, Barbican Library, London
2022: GNCCF Showcase, Manchester Art Gallery Shop, Manchester
2022: Zealous: Amplify Mental Health and Wellbeing, Shortlist, Online Exhibition
2022: Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Victoria Baths, Manchester
2022: Potfest in the Park, Hutton-in-the-Forest, Cumbria
2022: In Manchester, Cotton on MCR - 100 Barbirolli Square, Manchester
2021: Winter Exhibition, Thrown Contemporary, Online
2020: Manchester Open, HOME, Manchester
2020: Contemporary Young Artist Award, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
2020: Ferens Open Exhibition, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull
2019: Symbol, Cupola Contemporary, Sheffield
2019: SAG Annual Exhibition, Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery, Stockport
2019: Fronteer Open, 35 Chapel Walk, Sheffield