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Cheryl Lucas is well-known for the metaphorical qualities of her vessels, which convey a narrative that often reflects or comments on aspects of social and environmental existence. Her current works are a response to the excess and mass-production considered normal in the twenty-first century.

Growing up on a farm in Central Otago where gold mining took place in the 1860s, Cheryl is acutely aware of leaving the remnants of history behind, as the gold miners left evidence of their lives in the form of ceramic, tin and glass. She is preoccupied by questions about how our present existence might be revealed to future generations given the current land-use practices and use of containers made from less durable materials than clay.

A practicing artist since 1975, Lucas has exhibited regularly both nationally and internationally. Winner of the inaugural Sculpture on the Peninsula Award in 2012, her work is held in the collections of Canterbury Museum, Christchurch Art Gallery and the Australasian Ceramic Museum, Fuping, China. 

Cheryl's studio is in Lyttelton. Address details will be sent upon registration: friends@ccc.govt.nz or call 03-941 7356.