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Awakenings

Wild Iceland - A Journey of Discovery

3 October - 29 November 2025

Jillian Riley is an artist who uses a ceramic canvas to illustrate her journey's: creative, geographical and personal. Visits to Iceland have informed this new collection of work where the magic and wonder of the wilderness have inspired intriguing forms featuring haunting drawings and dramatic glazes.

"Iceland is not only an incredibly beautiful, ever-changing wilderness, but it also a place that gives you time to breathe, think and live in the moment."

Jillian Riley is a designer and ceramicist working from her studio in Derbyshire.

After working for many years as a commercial designer, she explored ceramics and found the medium that could combine her love of drawing with a malleable 3D surface.