Rebecca Appleby

Rebecca Appleby is an artist who lives and works in Yorkshire in the north of England. She received her BA in Ceramics at Edinburgh College of Art in 2001, and is a selected member of the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain and a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors.

Since 2001 my practice has been a continual investigation of balance & structure, within both the built and the natural environment. In 2015 I left a teaching position, committing to my artistic practice. In 6 years, I have successfully built networks & established a professional profile in the ceramic industry. I’ve forged ahead with my career, achieving awards & high-profile exhibitions including a solo show at Contemporary Ceramics, London, but crucially my direction has changed. I was awarded a public sculpture commission by Leeds City Council in partnership with East Street Arts in 2017 sparking an ongoing interest in sculpture. In September 2019 I started a new body of work titled ‘Grace’ which is of great personal significance and has also helped to re-ground my practice in an exploration of the symbolic relationship between architectural and bodily decay.

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