About
Anna Silverton is an established ceramic artist known for her mastery of wheel-thrown porcelain and her stunning glazes. She has exhibited widely at galleries and art fairs in the UK and has had public/architectural commissions around the world. Her expertise on the wheel was filmed for the Ceramic Review ‘Masterclass’ series.
Anna graduated from the Royal College of Art with an MA in Ceramics and Glass. She subsequently lived and worked in New York, USA, where she taught and had a studio at Syracuse university. On her return to the UK in 1993 she set up her studio in London, with the help of a Crafts Council Grant. In March 2022 she moved to Ramsgate in Kent, where she now has her workshop and home.
‘With porcelain there is always a balance between control and risk when aiming for the most beautiful silhouette; I necessarily embrace the jeopardy. Each vase or bowl I make is unique, but there’s cadence and harmony when they are placed together in groups, the spaces between become significant.