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12 September to 6 October 2026
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Terracotta, Pigment, Platinum Lustre, Metal
48 x 20 x 19.5 cm
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Chrystie Longworth employs ceramic forms to engage with narratives of femininity, identity, and domesticity. Working mostly with terracotta and pigments, glaze is often set aside to highlight the matte, tactile quality of the clay surface and the subtle play of light as it caresses the curves of each sculpture. Rendered in alluring colours the works are strangely seductive, some are stacked and some cluster in groups, attempting to lure the viewer by means of a visual feast.
Chrystie’s ceramics are a meditation on the pressures to conform. Often installed in intimate groups, they call for a reassessment of values, suggesting that meaningful connections and shared experiences hold greater significance than the superficial ideals often promoted in contemporary culture.
Based in regional NSW, on Dharawal Country, Chrystie’s ceramics have been shown in various Australian galleries such as Michael Reid, MARS Gallery, Saint Cloche and Sturt Gallery and her functional pieces have been sold through the design stores of the Australian Design Centre, the National Art Gallery and Boom Gallery.
In 2024, Chrystie was the winner of the Sabbia Exhibition Prize, the N.E. Pethebridge Ceramic Award and the Australian Ceramics Association Prize. She was also a finalist in the National Emerging Art Prize.
EDUCATION
2023 – 24 2021 – 22 1995 – 97
Master of Fine Art, National Art School, Sydney
Open Studio Classes with Dr Julie Bartholomew, Gymea TAFE Bachelor of Visual Art, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
June 2020 Modern Antiquity, Michael Reid CLAY, Sydney July 2019 Halcyon, Saint Cloche, Sydney
GROUP EXHIBITIONS/SMALL COLLECTIONS
Feb 2025 Nov 2024 Feb 2024 Dec 2023 Sep 2023 Aug 2023 May 2023 Feb 2023 Dec 2022 Mar 2022 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 May 2019
Domestic Goddess, Michael Reid Murrurundi, Murrurundi
NAS Postgrad Show, National Art School MFA graduating work, Sydney Forest Bathing Collection, Michael Reid CLAY, Sydney
POP!, Sturt Galley, Mittagong
Florescence, Sturt Galley, Mittagong
Pour, Michael Reid CLAY, Sydney
Cinched, Melbourne Design Fair with MARS Gallery, Melbourne
Colour Our World, Crackpot Gallery, Sydney
MARS Christmas Show, MARS Gallery, Melbourne
Art of the Garden, Michael Reid Murrurundi, Murrurundi
Summer Sorbet Collection, Michael Reid CLAY, Sydney
Cup Runneth Over, Michael Reid CLAY, Sydney
Endemic Earth, Kingborough Council Art Space, Hobart
PRIZES
2024 Sabbia Exhibition Prize, National Art School – Winner
2024 N.E. Pethebridge Ceramic Award, National Art School – Winner
2024 Australian Ceramics Association Prize, National Art School – Winner
2024 National Emerging Art Prize, Sydney NSW – Finalist
2018 Small Things Exhibition, Saint Cloche, Sydney NSW – Finalist
OTHER
2024 Interview on Culture Guide segment on FBI radio
2024 Panelist: Artists Talk Arts Marketing, Dubbo Art Fair 2024
2022 Panelist: Australian Ceramics Tools for Practice 2 – Episode 1
2015-2021 Committee Member: Sales & Marketing, Illawarra Potters, Wollongong
2015-2023 Volunteer: Illawarra Potters – teaching classes, studio access
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