Kate Dorrough has been selected as a finalist for the North Queensland Ceramic Awards for her beautiful work Ancient Language of the River.
The vessel, ancient container or holder of water celebrates the potency of the river. Inscribed with a calligraphic language it speaks of the innate knowledge and rights of the river. The hand-built stoneware ceramic surface, a palimpsest of multiple layering of glaze and numerous firings becomes a fusion of iron oxide with the clay body and glaze. This layered history acknowledges the need to understand the river in order to work with this vital, cyclical and elemental force. - Kate Dorrough, Artist Statement 2026
The biennial North Queensland Ceramic Awards has long aimed to increase public exposure to a high standard of ceramic artwork from around the nation. A showcase for both well-known and emerging artists, this competition displays the diversity of ceramics currently being produced in Australia.
