Yvonne Leon figurative ceramics draw people into a world of narrative that touches on the human experience. They explore themes based on emotion, intimacy, relationships and captured moments, and how these in turn affect us. Every piece has its own name and a story to tell.
Yvonne Leon was educated in the Crawford College of Art & Design, Cork followed by Bachelors Degree in Ceramic Design, NCAD, Dublin (1992). She is a member of Ceramics Ireland. She has exhibited widely throughout Ireland and Internationally. Including GOMA, Waterford, Van Gogh Art Gallery, Madrid, Affordable Art Fair Milan, Scottish Potters Association, Aberdeen, Theatre Lane – Solo Exhibition Greystones, Ceramics Ireland – Annual Members Exhibitions and the Craft Council HQ – Powerscourt Townhouse Centre
“I try to express and distill all the sentiments and feelings I observe into the clay …my figures faces bear no mouths, eyes or an obvious facial expression - they communicate solely with their eye brows, the tilt of their heads, or the light placing of a hand. Sometime this subtlety in body language speaks louder in a quiet gentle way. The slender shapes of some of my figures stem straight up from the ground that they stand on, like a tree; I like to keep them simple.”
