- City
- London
- Booth
- Nathan Phillips Square
Booth 418
Darlene Pratt
Inspired by architecture, electron microscopy, fractals, insects, succulents, and sea creatures, Darlene weaves into her ceramic work the principles of design and engineering observable in both human-made and natural structures. Her organic forms are in a state of tension with the mechanical textures stamped into the clay and the colours that lay beneath and peek around the edges of the lichen glaze. Darlene’s work feels familiar and alien, compelling intimate examination of the surfaces, visually and through touch. Animalian, yet reminiscent of plants, and of fossils, her pieces could be objects of the past, present, or future.
Darlene’s work is featured on the cover of the 2026 Contemporary Sculpture calendar produced by International Ceramic Arts Network (ICAN). She was awarded the 2024 Tucker's Pottery Supplies Ltd. Clay Supply Grant through the Craft Ontario Awards program, and Best Sculptural and People's Choice awards at the 2022 Fusion: Ontario Clay and Glass Association’s annual show. Darlene has shown at Baltimore Clayworks, The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Gardiner Museum Shop, Carnegie Gallery, Thames Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Burlington, and the Rails End Gallery. Her work is available at Gallery House SKWIRL in Bayfield, Coles Art Market in Huntsville, and Flux Pottery in London, ON.
