Austrian-born Katarina Wells is a ceramic artist who lives and works from her studio in Clareville on the Northern Beaches of Sydney.

She has been involved with ceramics for almost 20 years, exploring different materials from fine porcelain and paper clay to heavily textured stoneware clays. She is drawn to organic sculptural forms, finding inspiration in the natural beauty that surrounds her.

Most of her pieces ‘grow’ slowly over a period of up to a week, a process that allows her to step back and observe where a piece intends to go. Raw oxides and porcelain slip are used on many of her works, which allows for the tactile surface to remain.

Outside of her studio practice, Katarina loves spending time exploring the beaches and bushland of the Northern Beaches. She draws inspiration from the forms and textures she finds in the natural environment, the spaces in between organic flora and fauna.

I acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation as the first inhabitants and traditional custodians of the land on which I live and work. I pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

SOLO & DUO EXHIBITIONS

    2024        Along the Shoreline, Curatorial + CO, Sydney, Australia

    2021        Sealed Earth, Curatorial + CO, Sydney, Australia

    2019        Paired, Curatorial + CO, Sydney, Australia

    2018        Found, Saint Cloche, Sydney, Australia

2018 Metanoia, Be Brave Artspace, Avalon, Australia

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

2024 Daring, Curatorial + Co, Woolloomooloo, Australia

2023 Darlings, Curatorial + Co, Woolloomooloo, Australia

2021 Darlings, Curatorial + Co, Redfern, Australia

2020 Here with Me, Curatorial + Co, Redfern, Australia

    2019        Endemic Earth, Kingborough Community Hub, co-curated by Caroline Davis Choi and Amber Creswell Bell, Hobart, Australia

2019 Sculpture In An Orange Garden, Orange, Australia

2018 Sculptures In The Garden, Mudgee, Australia

2017 Sculptures In The Garden, Mudgee, Australia

2016 Artisans In The Gardens, Lions Gate Lodge, Sydney Royal Botanic Garden, Australia

2016 Sculptures In The Garden, Mudgee, Australia

COMMISSIONS AND COLLABORATIONS

    2025       Vessels, Libertine Flowers, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong

2024 Cocoon Vessels, Atelier 024, Sydney

    2023       Vessels, Diane Nittke Interiors, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong

    2021       Vessels, Ellerman Flowers, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong

    2020       Sculptures + Vessels , Lane Crawford, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong

    2017        Porcelain Sculptures, Alexander & Co, Dubai Opera House, Dubai, UAE

ART PRIZES

2018  Finalist Northern Beaches Art Prize, Sydney, Australia

    2017        Finalist Northern Beaches Art Prize, Sydney, Australia