Mary Kaun-English

'I work with clay - a raw material; an earth material. With this medium I attempt to obtain an unbroken connection with my natural world. My simple forms are completed using alternative ceramic firing methods which challenge possibilities, with an unpredictability of the outcome'.
Mary Kaun English was born and raised in Southern California but now lives and works close to the North Cliffs of the Cornish coastline. 'I am inspired by the impermanent fluctuation of nature, articulated by the shoreline as it changes during the each passing day. The transient progression is mimicked by my process of using flames to patinate my work. As the fire passes over my organic shapes, in a temporary kiln, it leaves a unique trail.'
After studying Architecture in Los Angeles, Mary moved to England, and received a BA (Hons) in the Practice and Theory in Fine Art and Design from Wimbledon College of Art – UAL alongside studying ceramics at Putney Art College.
Mary’s relationship with the natural world is mirrored in her experimental ceramic firing practice. Using this sustainable and traditional method, which is unpredictable and refuses to be controlled, Mary connects with nature.
The second firing of her ceramics occurs in an open air pit-...

Wimbledon College of Art - UAL, BA (Hons),2007
Practice and Theory in Fine Art and Design

Putney Art College, 2000-2005

Kingston University, Art Foundation Studies, 2000/1

RECENT EXHIBITIONS
Delamore Arts, Devon, May 2018
Penwith Society of Arts in Cornwall, 'Time Spent'
14 April - 12 May 2018
Albany Gallery, Cardiff, November 2017
Joie De Vivre, Surrey, September 2017
A2 Gallery, Somerset, August 2017
Delamore Arts, Devon, May 2017
AppART, Surrey, April 2017
H. Forman & Son Smokehouse Gallery, ‘The Sea, the Sea’, January 2017
St Ives Open Studios, September 2016
Delamore Arts, Devon, May 2016
VK Gallery, Costal Exhibition, Cambridge May 2016
Landmark, London, October 2015
RHS Wisley, Surrey, September 2015
David Simon Contemporary, Costal Elements, Bath, August 2015
Riverhouse Gallery, Thames Ditton, July-August 2015
Loseley Park, Surrey, June-July 2015
Surrey Artist Open Studios, Portland Studios June 2015
Birtley House Exhibition, Surrey, May 2015
AppART, Surrey, April 2015
Farnham Art Society Exhibition, University of the Arts Farnham, March-April 2015
Winter Exhibition, Hilton Fine Art, Bath, December 2014
Guildford Cathedral, Guildford, Surrey, Oct 2014

AppART, Surrey October 2013
RHS Wisley, Surrey August – September 2013
Fulham Palace, London August 2013
Painshill Park, Surrey July 2013
Lindwood Samuel, Surrey June 2013
From Light to Dark,The Art Agency,Su...