Ri Van Veen

Ri Van Veen is a ceramic artist, hand-building with clay to create a variety of work, from installation to individual pieces, figurative and abstract sculptures through to organic vessels. It is through this work that Ri explores and communicates the concepts and ideas that inform her world. Her art takes on many guises; it may reflect her own inner state, be playful or exploratory or it may tell the stories of others and reflect societal issues. It is not just the form that inspires her but also the type of firing. She is constantly attracted to firings that are organic and often random in their finish. For example, ‘Raku firing is hot and exciting as you open the kiln at 1000-degrees, withdraw the glowing work, placing it in combustible materials and wait to see the result’. The effects are inherently unpredictable and this is also a reflection of life.

Bachelor of Teaching, Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Visual Art

Ri has exhibited extensively in Australia and been in over 80 exhibitions and delivered 4 large solo exhibitions.