About

Laura Ramirez (b. 1979) is a Spanish–Australian artist based in Madrid. After living in Australia for eleven years, she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in Ceramics, from the National Art School in Sydney.

In 2022, she was awarded Third Prize in the Shelley Simpson Ceramics Prize. Laura is currently represented by De Haan Gallery (Mallorca, Spain), where a rotating selection of her work is exhibited throughout the year. Her work is held in private collections internationally.

Having lived between Spain and Australia, her experience of moving between places has shaped an ongoing exploration of displacement, belonging and interconnectedness. During her time in Australia, she encountered the Aboriginal concept of Country, whose understanding of the relationship between people, land and all living things resonated deeply with her own reflections.

These ideas continue to inform her practice, which investigates the underlying structures that connect living systems. Rather than representing nature directly, her sculptures seek to reveal the patterns, relationships and rhythms that exist beneath its visible forms, inviting a quieter contemplation of our place within the natural world.

Material and Process

Laura Ramírez works primarily with grogged stoneware, shaping each sculpture gradually through many stages of building and refining. The surfaces are often left unglazed, allowing the raw clay to reveal its natural tone and texture.

Ramírez refines each surface to bring a sense of clarity and elegance while leaving subtle traces of the making visible. These traces connect the finished work to the rhythm of touch and time that defines each piece.

Selected CV

Education

2022 — Bachelor of Fine Arts (Ceramics), National Art School, Sydney, Australia

Group Exhibitions

2025 — Cultura Material, curated by Manera Magazine for Castañer, Madrid, Spain

2024 — 1000 Vases, Galerie Joseph, Paris, France

2022 — BFA Graduation Exhibition, National Art School, Sydney, Australia

Awards

2022 — Shelley Simpson Ceramics Prize — Third Prize

2022 — Matilda Kubany-Deane Memorial Prize

Collections

Works held in private collections internationally.