Award winning Artist and sculptor based in Brighton, UK.
Emily is an award winning practising artist and Royal College of Art MA graduate, working predominantly in ceramics.
Prior to joining the RCA, Emily was awarded 1st Class Honours in her BA(Hons) Materials Practice (Wood, Metal, Ceramics, Plastics) degree at the University of Brighton. Previous to this she was working as a senior creative in the interactive advertising world, her background being graphic design.
Driven by a passion for materials, experimentation and fluid states of matter, her interest lies in their subversion and manipulation to achieve unpredictable and extraordinary results. Emily exhibits her work nationally and internationally.
Please contact Emily directly for commissions or to inquire about purchasing her work.
Awards.
China-UK Art Prize, Art Suzhou, 2016
Rising Stars Award, 2015
Member of Contemporary Applied Arts, London, 2013
R J Washington Bursary, 2013
University of Brighton Scholarship, 2009
University of Brighton Scholarship, 2008
Exhibitions.
2017 Open To Art: International Competition for Art Ceramics & Design, Officine Saffi, Milan, Italy
2016 Craft Trend Fair 2016, Seoul, South Korea
2016 British Craft: The Miami Edit; 1 Hotel, Miami Beach, USA
2016 A Future Made: Nature Lab, London Design Fair, London
2016 Experimental Gastronomy: Steinbeisser, Merian Gärten, Basel, Switzerland
2016 A Future Made: Nature Lab, Design Miami / Basel, Switzerland
2016 Ceramic Art London 2016, Central St. Martins, London
2016 Emily Gardiner: One Year On, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham
2016 Art Suzhou, Taihe, Hong Yi Hui, Suzhou, China
2015 British Ceramics Biennial, Spode Factory, Stoke-on-Trent
2015 Ceramic Art London 2015, Royal College of Art, London
2015 Rising Stars 2015, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham
2014 White & Black: Living Object Soaks Into Living, Korea Ceramic Design Association, South Korea
2013 And Then This: Roca London Gallery, London
2013 British Ceramics Biennial: 'Fresh', Spode Factory, Stoke-on-Trent
2013 RCA SHOW 2013: Royal College of Art, London
2012 Ceramic Art London: 'Up and Running' , Royal College of Art, London
2011 Work in Progress: Royal College of Art, London
2011 Flux: Making. Changing. Ceramics & Glass: Wallspace, All Hallows on the Wall, London
2011 Artists Open Houses: Media Conflux, Brighton
2010 Work in Progress: Royal College of Art, London
2010 New Designers: Business Design Centre, London
2010 Hook, Line & Sinker: University of Brighton, Grand Parade, Brighton
Education.
2013 MA Ceramics & Glass, Royal College of Art, London
2010 BA(Hons) 3D Materials Practice (Wood, Metal, Ceramics, Plastics), University of Brighton - 1st Class Honours
2000 BA(Hons) Graphic Design (Design Practice) University of Salford - 1st Class Honours