Jill Symes

Jill Symes is a Melbourne ceramic artist working variously in terracotta, high-fired white earthenware and sculpture clays. She produces mainly one-off pieces for galleries, as well as limited editions in production pieces for Craft Victoria. She has worked on large commissions for clients such as Crown Towers Hotel Melbourne and Pinnacle Apartments Sydney, and made and designed tableware for specific restaurants and cafes. Her work is in public collections such as municipal and regional galleries around Australia, Artbank,as well as corporate and private collections in many countries. In over 30 years of studio practice she continues to develop a personal ceramic language which expresses her empathy with the organic processes of the natural world.