About
Agalis Manessi is a ceramic artist working from studios in London and Corfu, where she was born. Her work lies within the tradition of maiolica and celebrates this rich historical medium. It strives for poetic mastery through pictorial representation, achieving a freshness of palette that belies the difficulty of the process. Inspiration is drawn from classical subjects and images observed in churches, museums and galleries as well as experiences and observations made directly from life. She has exhibited widely in the UK, recently at Messums Wiltshire and Ceramic Art London, and also across Europe. Her work recently appeared in the New York Times Style Magazine and was featured in TOAST magazine TOAST Portraits. Manessi is a Fellow of the Craft Potters Association and Brother of the Art Workers’ Guild. A
Journey Painted in Clay, a monograph celebrating fifty years of working in ceramics was published by Unicorn in 2023.