Anastassia Zamaraeva is a London, UK based ceramic artist.

Anastassia first discovered clay when she was 7 years old at a local art school while living 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 works as an artist and art therapist. Her experience in art therapy, both as a client and therapist, has had a profound influence on her work. 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. 

If you would like to arrange a visit to see Anastassia’s studio space in Hackney, London, please get in touch via a.zama.ceramics@gmail.com.

See full CV here.

Upcoming Workshop:

Surrealist Sculpture with Pocosin Arts, 11th October 2025, online workshop.

In this workshop, Anastassia will demonstrate her process of creating a surreal sculpture using her hand as a starting point. The demonstration will cover developing ideas through sketching, pinching to create form, and refining sculptural details. It will be beneficial if you have already used clay in the past, but beginners are welcome.