BIOGRAPHY
Carole Epp is a Canadian ceramic artist living and working in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She received her Masters Degree in Ceramics from the Australian National University in 2005 and has maintained a full-time studio practice since.
Her work has been exhibited throughout Canada, Australia, Scotland and the United States. She has taught workshops in Canada, the United States and Australia on ceramics, the integration of AI in craft based creative inquiry, social media and professional practice.
Her artwork and writing have also been published in magazine publications, websites and books; most notably in 2017 in Ceramics Monthly when she was named the Ceramic Artist of the Year.
A fierce advocate for the ceramics community, she was the editor of Musing About Mud an online blog for over 15 years. She is the co-founder of Make and Do ceramics: a Canadian collective focused on the promotion of Canadian ceramics internationally. In 2020, she co-authored The Encyclopedia of Inspiration: Ceramics (Profiles of Potters and Artisans) through Uppercase publishing. With the support of the Canada Council for the Arts she curated a major exhibition for the Ceramics Congress (May 2021) showcasing ceramics from across Canada to an international audience.
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ABOUT THE WORK
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I am an interdisciplinary artist with over 20 years of experience working with ceramics. My practice often subverts commonplace objects, such as collectible figurines and pre-purposed ceramics, to challenge their social, political, and environmental contexts. I have a strong interest in how ceramics, as one of the oldest human technologies, can serve as a vehicle for addressing urgent contemporary issues, such as environmental degradation, the loss of collective memory, and political resistance.
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In addition to my studio practice, I have been working with AI tools to integrate technology into the ceramic-making process. I have collaborated with artists from around the world, and my work has been exhibited internationally. As an artist, I see my role as a preserver of truth and memory, using the permanence of clay to create objects that speak across time, engaging with both the past and the present to challenge the political and environmental conditions of our world.