{"product_id":"leshaye-swan-untitled-sculptural-vessel-2025","title":"LeShaye Swan — 'Untitled' Sculptural Vessel, 2025","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\na {\n    text-decoration: none;\n    color: #464feb;\n}\ntr th, tr td {\n    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;\n}\ntr th {\n    background-color: #f5f5f5;\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeshaye paints the Native flora that surrounds Mimili community. She began her ceramics practice in early 2024 and has a natural affinity for the medium, and quickly developed her hand building skills, adapting them to large scale forms. Her ceramics encompass motifs of wildflowers and the native scrublands that surrounds Mimili, notably Bucket Well, a place where her family spent lots of time-sharing culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLeShaye was taught about the dreamtime stories around Mimili which these experiences would also later inform her ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“My works take me back home to Mimili and to all the beautiful things I learnt during my upbringing” \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e—  Le Shaye Swan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e— \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeShaye Swan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLanguage: Yankunytjatjara\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeShaye was born in Alice Spring in 2001 and is a Yankunytjatjara woman. At the age of one her grandmother, fellow artist Sandra Pumani brought LeShaye to Mimilli, a remote aboriginal community on the APY Lands in South Australia. From the age of one Leshay was raised on country by Sandra and the Pumani family.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeShaye fondly remembers the elder women taking her out on bush trips whilst Sandra was at work, particularly Milatjari Pumani and Ngupulya Pumani. “We would go out and they would teach me about traditional life”. LeShaye learnt to weave, make punu and hunt for witchetty grubs and other bush medicines. LeShaye was taught about the dreamtime stories around Mimilli, which would later inform her artworks. LeShaye’s colourful ceramic vessels are decorated with plants native to Bucket Well, a homeland not far from Mimili community where she grew up.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeShaye now resides in Adelaide and works at the APY Art Centre Collective Studio. She is an exceptional emerging ceramicist and is part of the Blak Manta First Nations ceramics collective.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShelle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ey Simpson Ceramics Prize 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 5 September – 3\u003cspan\u003e October\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/5002\/files\/landacarp_craft_mud.jpg?v=1754007168\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing the success of last year's prize, Craft is delighted to continue our partnership with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mudaustralia.com\/\"\u003eMud Australia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to present the Shelley Simpson Ceramics Prize 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Shelley Simpson Ceramics Prize (SSCP) was established in 2020 by Mud Australia Founder and Creative Director, Shelley Simpson, to support and champion the next generation of Australian ceramicists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented in partnership with Craft Victoria, the annual prize is open to ceramic artists working across functional ware, fine art, handcrafted objects and broader commercial ceramic practices. Alongside a $10,000 cash prize, shortlisted finalists will be exhibited at Craft Victoria as part of a dedicated exhibition celebrating contemporary Australian ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/craft.org.au\/whats-on\/all-events\/shelley-simpson-ceramics-prize-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRead more about the exhibition here:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col lg:flex-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"streamfield event__body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"richtext rsp-mb-60\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ceramic, unglazed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. 59\u003cspan\u003e x 33 x 33cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease note when purchasing, exhibition works are to be collected when exhibition closes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShipping costs may be estimates. 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