Kirsten Coelho
Born: 1966Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
Kirsten Coelho works in porcelain, producing reduction fired works that attempt to fuse the formal and the abstract. More recently her work has been influenced by nineteenth and early twentieth century enamel wares and and the abstracted surface possibilities these objects can show as they begin to age.
Born in Copenhagen in Denmark, Coelho migrated with her parents to Indiana in the United States and then with her mother and brother to Adelaide in 1972. Having graduated from the South Australian School of Art in Adelaide, the eight years (1990–1998) that she subsequently spent living and working in London constituted a profoundly formative period, providing the opportunity for an unprecedented immersion in ceramics – both contemporary and historical. Since returning to Australia in 1998, Kirsten Coelho has completed a Master of Visual Art at the South Australian School of Art and now works from a studio at her home in Adelaide, South Australia.
‘I have always felt drawn to the abstract in art – the potential for understanding through an ambiguous and imperceptible type of knowing. Ceramic objects communicate on many levels and it is these possibilities of engagement and response that I find compelling. The intersection of form, colour, tone and light are the constant drivers.’ - Kirsten Coelho
Public collections include:
Chatsworth House, Derbyshire UK; National Gallery of Australia; Newcastle Art Gallery, Australia; Queensland Art Gallery GOMA, Australia; City of Hobart Tasmania, Australia; Drill Hall Australian National University Canberra ACT, Australia
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Bottle with Bowl and Cup View details
Kirsten Coelho
Bottle with Bowl and Cup
2018porcelain matt white glaze, banded iron oxideH:6-22.5cm D:8-10cmPrice on ApplicationTea Caddy and Bowl View detailsKirsten Coelho
Tea Caddy and Bowl
2015Porcelain Matt White Glaze, Banded Iron OxidePrice on ApplicationLeft: Petal Bowl H6.5 x D13cms (sold), Right: Tea Caddy H20.5 x D10.5cmsPhotograph: Grant HancockBottle and Bowl View detailsKirsten Coelho
Bottle and Bowl
2018porcelain matt white glaze, banded iron oxideH:7-21cm D:9-11cmPrice on ApplicationBowl and Cup View detailsKirsten Coelho
Bowl and Cup
2018porcelain matt white glaze, banded iron oxideH:12cm D:9-12cmPrice on ApplicationPetal Bowl View detailsKirsten Coelho
Petal Bowl
2017porcelain matt white glaze, banded iron oxideH:4.5cm D:15cmPrice on ApplicationColander View detailsKirsten Coelho
Colander
2018porcelain white mattsheen, banded iron oxideH:12cm D:16cmPrice on ApplicationSaturated Iron Bowl View detailsKirsten Coelho
Saturated Iron Bowl
2017saturated iron glaze porcelainH:10cm D:20cmPrice on Application-
Vase Bottle and Bowl Group View details
Kirsten Coelho
Vase Bottle and Bowl Group
2015Porcelain Matt White Glaze, Banded Iron OxideSoldLeft: Vase H23.5 x D12.5cms, Middle: Bottle H27.5 x D9cms, Right: Bowl H7 x D15cmsPhotograph: Grant HancockBottle Cup and Canister Group View detailsKirsten Coelho
Bottle Cup and Canister Group
2015Porcelain Matt White Glaze, Banded Iron Oxide, Saturated Iron GlazePrice on ApplicationSoldLeft: Canister H13 x D7cms, Middle: Bottle H22 x D11cms, Right: Cup H8.5 x D8.5cms (to be sold as a group)Photograph: Grant HancockLoading
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