The artists have been announced for one of the flagship exhibitions at this year’s British Ceramics Biennial (BCB).
Fresh will celebrate a new wave of artists working in clay and this year’s cohort has been selected from over 380 applicants to reflect a wise range of perspectives and ceramic practices.
Works will range from hand-built figurative forms to architectural structures.
The 25 artists will be eligible for Fresh Talent prizes, awarded to four artists during the Biennial, which include a range of residency opportunities. Fresh Talent Prize recipients will also be invited to develop new work and exhibit at BCB 2027.
The 2025 Fresh artists are:Nibras Al-Salman, Ekta Bagri, Camille Biddell, David Bothwell, Laura Bragger, Alan Braidford, Katherine Breaks, Tom Buchanan, Kaytea Budd-Brophy, Grace Carter, Alessandra Centorbi, Hanna Fastrich, Catalin Filip, Nadire Gökmen, Yimou Huang, Fan Ji, Miae Kim, Bahareh Khomeiry, Biba Klico, Myrna Mitchell, Elliot Mountain, Kate O’Neill, Kate Sampson, Ceri Shaw and Olga Siruk.
Also launching as part of BCB is Clay Films, a new strand showcasing the work of six international Global Majority artists of African and Caribbean heritage working in film and clay.
Selected via international open call, they are: Majid Asadi (Iran) for Brother’s Horn; Gibrán Furlán (Mexico) for Hearth; Ilias Khlifat (Morocco) for Liquid; Valentina Alvarado Matos (Spain) for arrojalatierra (throwtheground); Marius van Rensburg, in collaboration with Southern Guild Gallery (South Africa) for iThongo featuring Andile Dyalvane; and Tomisin Sarumi (USA) for Departing.
Their work ranges from stop motion animation to moving image.
This year’s BCB will feature exhibitions, installations, special events and hands-on experiences at Spode Works in Stoke-on-Trent from 6 September until 19 October.
