About
Josefina Isaza is a Colombian-born ceramic artist based in London. She gained her BFA in Crafts from the University Of The Arts, Philadelphia, where she continued for a year as an artist-in-residence. During this time, she worked on completing a large-scale commission for a permanent installation that made its way home to her native country, Colombia. This was also part of a solo exhibition, Horizon. She then travelled to Tokoname, Japan for a further residency at Kyouei-Gamma!, where she had the good fortune to be taught by many ceramic masters, allowing her to embody the freedom, and spontaneity she observed in their practice. Josefina became a selected member of the Craft Potters Association in 2021 and was selected to be a part of the new members exhibition held in 2022 where she showed six of her sculptures. Over the years, she has developed her own style largely influenced by Japanese contemporary aesthetics, concepts of imperfect beauty, and close observation of nature.
Josefina’s inspiration comes from nature, surface texture and minute details of her surroundings. She carefully examines the structural composition of plants, seedpods, geological landscapes and mineral formations to feed her creativity.