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Lea Durie

@lea_durie

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Artist. Making with place.
Ngunnawal & Ngambri country. ACT.
Outback Art Prize finalist
Artist in residence Craft + Design Canberra
Also @mud.dept

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Opening @belcoarts 6pm Friday. Threads and Traces. My solo show. From my Masters and Awarded by @belcoarts anuartdesign grad show last year.

Very excited and thrilled.

Please come and take a look.

And I’m doing an artist talk Saturday at 2.

#australianceramics
#canberralocals
#canberraart
#canberraevents
#ceramicartist
#ceramicart by @lea_durie

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2 years ago

‘I like things a bit gritty’ is a love affair with mud. Mud is what holds us up, supports our homes, grounds this earth.

I like to get a feel of a place through its mud.

These works are made with collected local clays and rocks, grounding me when things aren’t so familiar. Showing me the beauty of a place.

On now @gallery.alchemy alongside stunning paintings by @tazwitkamp.artist

Opening do is Saturday night at 6. It would be wonderful to see you there. taken in Gallery Alchemy by @lea_durie

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a year ago

Rewilding Whitlam

Opening 15th Feb @craft_design_canberra

It’s a new interpretation of my grad show work. It’s been wonderful working with @waratah_lahy to imagine new ways to show the work.

I hope you can come see.

Lea. taken in Craft + Design Canberra by @lea_durie

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3 years ago

Fieldwork

A show of shared exploration of the natural environment close to in our suburban homes. Those precious places that sustain us.

@janettakerrgrant and I live 700km apart but have shared this exploration through weekly chats and walks. I collect clay and rocks on my walks and use it to make work that grounds home back to this beautiful box gum woodland on Ngunnawal and Ngambri country.

Now we’re are almost ready to show it to you. We open a month from now @o.k.violet

Opening 14th Nov. come and celebrate with us. by @lea_durie

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4 days ago

New work fresh out of the kiln as I prepare for my upcoming show Fieldwork with @janettakerrgrant in Melbourne @o.k.violet .

This show comes from spending time the spaces that sustain our suburban lives. I’ve been getting to know my new neighbourhood, on the edge of an endangered box gum woodland, through daily walks, material foraging and digging for clay, which all become part of the work and tell a story of this place.

Janetta and I have been meeting weekly online for some time now and preparing for this show with chats about our work and process. It’s been a wonderful experience and I am looking forward to showing you what has come out of it.

Opening Nov 14th.

I’m at the airport ready to fly to Japan, so I’ll be sharing some exhibition peeks and Japan highlights the next few weeks. by @lea_durie

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12 days ago

While things have been quiet here I’ve been doing a lot of making. Testing methods and exploring ideas around our place as humans in the multi species world that is the suburbs and nearby more natural areas, and also what queer perspectives can bring to that inquiry.

I’ve got lots of new work for an upcoming show in November I’m looking forward to sharing with you. But first here is one of the small assemblages I have made exploring those ideas. The first aid cross and bricks make a comeback, local McNamara clay gets involved too. Do we have what we need? will be part of the upcoming members show @craft_design_canberra opening this Thursday night. It’s always an excellent show and I’m glad to be part of it. by @lea_durie

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a month ago

New work coming out of the kiln.

Some good, some fails, some exciting. Always learning and listening to what the material has to tell me.

Capturing the box gum grassy woodland that surrounds the studio @strathnairnarts using materials foraged on walks in the area.

My work is grounded in fieldwork and material exploration. I am particularly interested in geo materiality and the memories of place they contain.

It always excites me the variety of clay and rock from one spot to the next, only a short walk apart.

I’m off for a walk 😊 by @lea_durie

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3 months ago

We've been incredibly lucky to host some amazing guest ceramicists in the studio throughout May and June, sharing their skills, stories and unique approaches to clay with our community.

And we're thrilled to continue the journey in July with the wonderful @lea_durie from mud.dept

Make a Wall Sculpture with Lea Durie is a full-day workshop exploring clay as a sculptural and expressive medium. Lea's work is known for its rich textures, organic forms and intuitive mark-making, and she'll guide participants through the process of creating a unique wall-hung clay sculpture that is both personal and deeply connected to the material.

This is a workshop about slowing down, trusting your hands, embracing texture and allowing the clay to lead the way. Whether you're new to ceramics or an experienced maker, you'll leave with a one-of-a-kind sculptural piece and a fresh perspective on working with clay.

Saturday 25 July | Full Day Workshop | 9:30 - 4:00
Cost: $210 per person includes clay and firing
Spaces are limited and bookings are essential.
Link in bio or go to www.mudceramics.com.au by @lea_durie

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4 months ago

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING | Open Day + Workshops | 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Artist-in-Residence | Jeffrey Sarmiento @sarmiento_glass, Julie Bartholomew @juliebartholomewceramics and Lea Durie⁠ @lea_durie @mud.dept.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Artist-in-Residence Open Day + Workshops with Jeffrey Sarmiento, Julie Bartholomew and Lea Durie. Our 2026 Artists-in-Residence have now completed their Residency at the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) and their time in Namadgi staying at Ready-Cut Cottage. They will now spend the year reflecting and creating work to be exhibited at Craft + Design Canberra in April 2027.⁠
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If you enjoyed this workshop or feel inspired to try something new, explore our upcoming programs and workshops. You will find opportunities to learn from talented local makers and artists, discover new skills, and connect with our creative community.⁠
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See what's coming up via our website | Look for the PROGRAMS link in our bio.⁠
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Interested in being our 2027 Artist-in-Residence? Apply today via our website | Look for the OPPORTUNITIES link in our bio.⁠
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Images | Participants in the Characters in Clay Workshop Making with Lee Nelms | Photography by @ggoodwinmedia__
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#CraftandDesignCanberra #Craft #Canberra #Clay by @lea_durie

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5 months ago

Shifting,Sheeting has been selected as a finalist in the Pro Hart Outback Art Prize.

This piece emerged from lane wanderings and clay foraging while on a residency to Broken Hill earlier this year. It’s a city I first visited in 2019 and keep being drawn back to.

The exhibition is on @brokenhillcityartgallery from 15 August until 2 Sept.

I’m excited to be showing amongst an outstanding bunch of artists. by @lea_durie

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I think I always loved making things with mud.

I love its strength and its vulnerability. I love how it can quietly hold up our homes, but chose not to in a moment. I love how it’s kind of weird and beautiful once it’s fired.

Earthy, queer, solid and honest. Of only one place, unique and full of vitality.

Like us really.

Coming next week to @gallery.alchemy. taken in Gallery Alchemy by @lea_durie

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