Leora Honeyman
Maker
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gallery fumi
Artist Statement
Leora Honeyman is a multi media artist centred in the crafts of ceramics and glass.
Intrigued by the semiotics of the ‘things’ of everyday life and their capacity for exchange and understanding, she reimagines ‘use’, ‘materiality’ and ‘process’ to construct hypothetical realities and discuss parallel ethnographic trajectories.
Her collections tend towards a restorative response, imagining missing legacies, such as with the “Djinn Jar” series and with the project ‘Reseating the Witch’ where she presents magical items that provoke consideration of cultural gaps resulting from the holocaust of the witches.
The usefulness of her objects, whilst hinting at familiar cultural practice, is frequently unclear, prompting the viewer to question their expectations and spotlighting ‘other-hoods’.
Working across multiple processes, she employs her acquired skills, craftsmanship and empathic understanding of materials in unusual ways to produce unexpected results. Digitally produced geometries are subjected to unpredictable, alchemic, material transformations, while pattern and purpose are transplanted from their usual associations offering end results which sit outside convention and further encourage the otherworldly interpretation of the work.
CV
Exhibitions
2024 - Homo Faber, Venice (curated selection)
2024 - Westerwald Prize, Germany (curated selection)
2023 - Design Miami, Gallery Fumi, Miami (curated selection)
2023 - London Design Week, Tin Man Art, Cromwell Place, London (curated selection)
2023 - British Ceramics Biennial (residency show)
2023 - Fumi 15, Curated by Libby Sellars (curated selection)
2023 - Summer Show, Gallery Fumi (curated selection)
2023 - Winter Show, Gallery Fumi (curated selection)
2023 - The Box, Pippy Houldsworth Gallery (curated selection)
2022 - Hand made, Gallery Fumi (curated selection)
2022 - The Amber Rooms, The Round House, London (curated selection)
2022 - PAD Design, Gallery Fumi, London (curated selection)
2022 - Summer Show, Gallery Fumi (curated selection)
2022 - Formed with Future Heritage, Design Centre Chelsea (curated selection)
2022 - Cluster Crafts (curated selection)
2022 - Royal College of Art Graduation Show (group show)
2022 - Artefact, Design Centre Chelsea (curated selection)
2022 - Melting Point, Home of Preston Fitzgerald (group show)
2022 - A Line Made by Walking, Upper Gelbenkian Gallery, Royal College of Art (curated selection)
2022 - Breaking with Tradition: British Ceramics Biennial, Burton at Bideford (curated
selection)
2021 - British Ceramics Biennial, Fresh Talent (Awarded), Stoke on Trent,(curated
selection)
2021 - The Power of Material: From Virtual to Physical, Design Museum (group show)
2021 - Sketch, 11 Avenue Studios, London (group show)
2020 - Royal College of Art WIP show (group show)
Awards and Prizes
2025 - Rabh Hage Bursary, Shortlisted
2024 - WesterWald Prize, Shortlisted
2021 - Fresh Talent (Winner), British Ceramics Bienalle
2021 - Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust Scholar 2021
Residencies
2022-23 - British Ceramics Biennial Residency
Education
2019 - 2022 MA Royal College of Art Ceramics and Glass
2000 - 2003 BA University of Brighton Interior Architecture
Press
2023 - Crafts Magazine, “New Talent” Issue 297, p43
2023 - Ceramic review, “One to Watch” Issue 321, p66
2022 - Craft Magazine Online, https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/stories/new-wave-12-craftgraduates-that-need-to-be-on-your-radar
2022 - London Art Roundup https://www.londonartroundup.com/reviews/rca-graduateshow-2022
2022 - Emerging Potters Magazine https://issuu.com/googlemail9177/docs/ep_july_-_sept_2022/s/16316032
2021 - UK Ceramics Org https://www.ukceramics.org/news/bcb-broadcasts-the-winners-ofaward-and-unique-for-the-2021-competition/
2021 - Emerging Potters Magazine https://issuu.com/googlemail9177/docs/em_24_-_proof_49_copy
About
Leora was born in Zimbabwe. Exposure to the extraordinary ecology of that land and to the complex values arising from the intersection of human cultures continues to influence her work.
She carved out her first career creating psychedelic environments for the underground music scene during the 90s, allowing her the freedom to develope broad and varied material fluencies. From there she progressed to a formal training and subsequent practice in architectural design before taking a break to raise a family.
She returned to her practice in 2019 with a new focus on ceramics, pursuing this material pathway at the Royal College of Art, supported by the prestigious QEST scholarship. In 2021, during the course of the M. A., she was selected for the British Ceramics Bienalle ‘Fresh Talent’ category and won one of their three residencies. In 2022 she emerged as a noted new maker of collectible design, was selected by Corinne Julias for her talent showcase ‘Formed with Future Heritage’ and featured in a number of craft publications including ‘Craft Magazine’and ‘Ceramic Review’.
She has since exhibited at prestigeous events internationally, such as PAD design, Design Miami and Homo Faber, Venice and the Design Museum in London and her work is held in private collections world-wide.
She is represented by Gallery Fumi in London.
Works
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