Arts Thread

‘Play is at the core of my practice and underpins almost everything I do. If in the process of being playful I can create work to spark joy or playfulness in the viewer via colour and abstraction, then that'd be lovely.'Gemma Wilson (b. 1997, Cambridge) is a multidisciplinary artist based in South London, working predominately with ceramics and textiles. She graduated from University of Brighton in 2019 and went on to an MA at the Royal Collage of Art in 2025. In between, she travelled, founded a jewellery brand and worked as a chef in a green Michelin star restaurant. Craft is at the heart of Gemma’s work, which celebrates abstract forms and colour while exploring the relationship between the very different materials of fibre and clay. She uses drawing, scanography, collage and mainly hand building to inform the work, and forms take inspiration from internal anatomy, cartography and flora. Considering the environmental impact of the work has led to flatter, more kiln efficient ceramic pieces. Gemma is also experimenting with Egyptian paste and incorporates found or waste materials into the work too.