Suvira McDonald
Ceramic Artist (Byron Bay, NSW)

Suvira McDonald is an award-winning ceramic artist in whose hands clay takes myriad forms, from garden sculptures to ceramic vases, mugs and other dinnerware. His career as an artist spans 30 years and, as a visual artist, he commenced working in ceramics 12 years ago. In that time he has completed his Masters Degree and exhibited significant works in the area of architectural ceramics, funerary art, corporate art, contemporary vessels. He works in the stoneware tradition and is a sometime wood fire artist. In the sculptural arena Suvira's work is often in mixed media using combinations of ceramics, wood, glass, metals, concrete often using recycled materials.

Originally trained as a potter, his work is influenced by Japanese and Chinese ceramic traditions. His passion for the sumptuous Sung dynasty glazes is quite evident in his functional ceramic designs including unusual tableware and funerary wares as well as in his ceramic sculpture. This early training as a studio potter has provided a firm grounding in ceramic technology and his work with wood fire kilns has been published.

Suvira draws upon the landscape for inspiration. By abstracting from its infinite manifestations, he produces form, texture, space, light. His recent works, Caldera, include a new collection of garden sculptures, ceramic landscapes and loosely thrown vessels which are inspired by the eroded terrain surrounding Mount Warning on the NSW far north coast.

Suvira has been awarded the Craftmark by Craft Australia, the national organisation for contemporary craft. Craftmark accreditation is awarded to professional craft practitioners who have a high level of experience and specialised technical skills.

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