Lea Durie
https://www.leadurieceramics.com/
Lea Durie, an artist based in the Canberra region, considers the interplay between post-colonial land use, climate change and our connections to place.. Lea investigates these ideas through sculpture, vessels, mark making and installation artwork with ceramics as the primary medium. Most recently Lea has been working with wild clay to explore the traces of the past that remain in urban landscapes and how the slow process of working with this material might build a sense of connection and responsibility for these places.
Lea holds a Masters of Contemporary Art Practices, with commendation from the Australian National University. She has been the recipient of a number of awards including at the North Queensland Ceramic Awards,2024, two Emerging Artist awards at the ANU School of Art and Design Graduating show in 2023, a Craft ACT Emerging Artist’s award and a Belconnen Arts Centre Solo Show award, a Highly Commended in the Klytie Pate Ceramic Awards 2023. Lea has exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions and is a finalist in the 2025 Pro Hart Outback Art Prize.
Lea was the professional artist in residence and the Canberra Potter’s Society in 2025, where she also taught a summer school masterclass in using locally dug wild clays, and undertook an artist residency at the Bilpin International Centre for Creative Initiatives in 2024.
