Steph Wallace
Steph Wallace — 'Gold Discovery Landscape III' Wall Work, 2024
A ceramic sketch of the goldfields landscape and submerged historic mining shafts. This work was created at Poverty Point as referenced in the coordinates in the bottom right corner. This is site of Ballarat's first gold finding in 1851. Created using slips from clays dug at the site the works reference the lands upheaval, scarring and erosion prompted by this discovery.
This work can be wall mounted or displayed on a stand.
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Steph Wallace is a ceramic artist working on Waddawurrung country, Ballarat. Steph's practice challenges established norms by combining traditional techniques with experimental approaches. Her sculptural work is created in a monochromatic palette of black clay with fine inlaid linework. Alongside clays dug directly from the landscape she decorates her forms with layers of slips, oxides and glazes. Through Steph's work she weaves narratives that reflect the complexities of cultural identity and the legacies of colonialism on the contemporary landscape. Her work serves as a platform for dialogue, encouraging reflection and understanding of diverse histories.
Wallace has been the recipient of the Finalist National Emerging Art Prize 2023 Finalist Klytie Pate Ceramics Prize 2023 Solo Exhibition Art Gallery of Ballarat (upcoming April 2024) and attended Edinburgh College of Art (2002), Foundation Studies in Fine Art - Leeds Arty University (1999).
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Material: clay, site specific clay slips, glazes
Dimensions: approx. 19 x 13 x 2cm