About
Connor Coulston is a Ceramic artist whose practice explores the sometimes garish and sentimental ceramic ornaments that one would typically find in charity shops, museums or that have adorned his grandmother’s fireplace. His work reflects on emotional and personal memories evoked by these mundane objects and reworks these into powerful visual narratives. Coulston uses his often self-deprecating sense of humour to lull his audience into a false sense of security. The juxtaposition of this playfulness with more serious undertones relating to class and violence allows Coulston’s audience to engage with the more sinister and personal themes in his work – allowing for a deeper and connection to his exploration of universal human experiences.
Connor received his MA at the Royal College of Art in 2017. Recent achievements
included being selected as 1 of 50 artists commissioned by Sky Arts to explore what it means to be British, post-Brexit. Being shortlisted for the John Ruskin and Young Masters Maylis Grand Ceramic Prize and winning the prestigious Ingram Prize for his work ‘Sometimes, Connor, it feels like I’m just waiting to die – Depressed Ewer’. Coulston was
awarded 2nd place in the national ceramic competition, the British Ceramics Biennial for his installation ‘If we laugh, then let us be Guilty’.
