Ann-Maree Gentile

Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night (self)
Clay and underglaze colours
30cm x 22cm x 13cm

Born in Melbourne, Australia in 1966 with formal studies in ceramics and a BA in Aboriginal Studies. I enjoy making art from whatever is on hand, often experimenting with different materials. I guess more than anything I derive I deep sense of joy when creating something. There’s a strong pop influence in my art, whimsy and a sense of the ridiculous which people respond to. I like the idea that everything that I’ve ever created and all the skills I have amassed have contributed to what I make now and into the future. It makes the successes and the failures worth the effort.

Artist Statement
Oscar Wilde once said “art is the most intense mode of individualism the world has ever known.” There is a piece of me in everything I create. You can’t take me out of my art.