Kerryn Levy
Artist's Statement
Kerryn Levy (b.1992) is a ceramic artist based on Peramangk Country (Strathalbyn, South Australia), working primarily in hand-built ceramics that echo the forms of human, botanical, and animal bodies. Her practice explores the relationship between body and landscape through the tactile and gestural qualities of clay, with surface markings and traces of touch acting as metaphors for memory, connection, and place.
Biography
Levy holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Ceramics) from the University of South Australia (2014) and completed the Ceramics Associate Program at JamFactory, Adelaide, in 2018. She has undertaken international and national residencies, including the Shiro Oni Residency in Japan (2018) and The Ghan Artist in Residence (2019). She has been a finalist in several
major awards including the Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence (2025) and Adelaide Parklands Art Prize (2023, 2025), and is a recipient of the Arts SA Creative Endeavour Grant (2020).Her work is held in the permanent collection of the Shepparton Art Museum and private collections across Australia and internationally. Levy’s work and writing have been featured in a number of publications, including The Journal of Australian Ceramics, Milk Decoration, and Sunburnt Journal.
