Paula Murray studied ceramics at Sheridan College and completed a residency at the Banff Centre before launching a successful career. She has received multiple grants and awards from the Ontario Crafts Council, the Canada Council and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. She has completed many public commissions, including pieces for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards. Murray's ceramics have been gifted by the Canadian government to dignitaries such as U.S. President George W. Bush and UN Secretary Kofi Annan. Her work is held in private, corporate and public collections, including Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Banff Centre, the Gardiner Museum and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. In 2006, Murray was elected member of the RCA. In 2017, she was elected member of the International Academy of Ceramics.
(Biography provided by OENO Gallery)
Amass XX - Contemporary Ceramic Wall Sculpture, Scrolls
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary sculptural ceramic wall composition is by Paula Murray. Amass is an elegant new series by ceramicist Paula Murray of contemporary wall art that references an ancie...
Ceramic
Moss - green, decorative, contemporary, abstract, porcelain, sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary ceramic vessel is moss green in color. Inspired by the organic forms and patterns found in nature, Paula Murray creates uniquely beautiful porcelain artwork. Her h...
Porcelain
Sanctuary 43 - Wall-Mounted Porcelain Sculpture, Abstract, 21st Century
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This wall-mounted ceramic sculpture is by award-winning Canadian artist Paula Murray. In her Quebec studio, ceramic artist Paula Murray uses her own recipe for porcelain clay that s...
Porcelain, Wood
Synapses - Abstract Porcelain Sculpture with 19 Blue Discs, Contemporary
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary horizontal wall composition by Paula Murray is composed of blue porcelain discs. An internationally recognized and collected artist, Paula Murray’s sublime work i...
Porcelain
$3,000
Saffron Threads - intricate, nature-inspired, hand-shaped porcelain sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Inspired by forms and patterns found in nature, Paula Murray’s work often reflects the deeply spiritual connection between humans, culture, and the natural world. The intense saffron...
Porcelain
Amass XIX - Ceramic Wall Sculpture, Contemporary, Scrolls
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary sculptural ceramic wall composition is by Paula Murray. Amass is an elegant new series by ceramicist Paula Murray of contemporary wall art that references an ancie...
Ceramic
Beneath the Surface - Ceramic Sculpture, Contemporary
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary ceramic vessel is by Paula Murray. Before Paula Murray creates a new piece she thinks about how the emotion she is trying to express can appear as a form in porcel...
Ceramic
Amass XV - Ceramic Wall Sculpture, Contemporary, 36x27 Inches
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary sculptural ceramic wall composition is by Paula Murray. Amass is an elegant new series by ceramicist Paula Murray of contemporary wall art that references an ancie...
Porcelain
Amass XIII - Contemporary Porcelain Wall Sculpture, Circa 2010, Signed
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary sculptural ceramic wall composition is by Paula Murray. Amass is an elegant new series by ceramicist Paula Murray of contemporary wall art that references an ancie...
Porcelain
Amass XII - porcelain wall sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary sculptural ceramic wall composition is by Paula Murray. Amass is an elegant new series by ceramicist Paula Murray of contemporary wall art that references an anci...
Porcelain
$3,900
Blue Migration - minimal, contemporary, abstract, porcelain vessel, sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary porcelain blue vessel is by Paula Murray. Paula Murray’s elegant sculptural artwork is inspired by forms and patterns found in nature. Her sublime sculptural ceram...
Porcelain
Endurance - sculpture, porcelain
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary ceramic vessel was hand-built by Paula Murray. The distinctive ethereal work of Paula Murray has garnered the Canadian artist international praise. Inspired by the...
Porcelain, Mixed Media
Amass XI - contemporary, abstract, porcelain, wall sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary sculptural ceramic wall composition is by Paula Murray. Amass is an elegant new series by ceramicist Paula Murray of contemporary wall art that references an ancie...
Porcelain
Holding Space - intricate, nature-inspired, hand-shaped porcelain sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In her lakeside studio surrounded by nature, Paula Murray creates uniquely beautiful porcelain pieces. This creamy white vessel has a tall undulating form. Wave-like patterns that ru...
Porcelain
Undercurrents - white, contemporary, abstract, porcelain, sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Delicate wave-like patterns swirl around this gorgeous vessel by Paula Murray. Creamy white porcelain—her own recipe for clay and thin ocean-blue veins appear to emulate the natural ...
Porcelain
Passage VII - intricate, hand-shaped, porcelain clay wall relief
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In her Quebec studio, ceramic artist Paula Murray uses her own recipe for porcelain clay that she hand-shapes into beautiful and intricate pieces. Inspired by forms and patterns found in nature, Murray’s work often reflects the deeply spiritual connection between humans and the natural world. The “Passage” series of vessels are boat-like in form. Murray does own a collection of canoes. “Transition and pods are other titles I used with this series- the idea of leaving one place - for another; the shell that held a life that is no longer of use...” Paula Murray She has received many honours and international awards and was elected into the RCA in 2006. Murray’s work has been gifted by the Canadian government to dignitaries such as US President George W. Bush and UN Secretary Kofi Annan. Murray’s pieces can be found in private and public collections including the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Banff Centre, the Gardiner Museum, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the Official Residence of the Prime Minister in Canada and Canada House...
Porcelain
Permeable Skin - white, contemporary, abstract, porcelain, sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This white ceramic vessel’s organic shape was inspired by nature. The ethereal ceramic work of Paula Murray is valued for its timeless beauty. The Canadian artist’s work is often in...
Porcelain
$7,800
Holding Space 2 - intricate, nature-inspired, hand-shaped porcelain sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In her lakeside studio surrounded by nature, Paula Murray creates uniquely beautiful porcelain pieces. This vessel has a tall undulating form accentuated by waves of lines that run b...
Porcelain
$825
H 5 in W 5 in D 1.5 in
Moment 3b, White Porcelain Floral Wall Sculpture, Crackle Glaze, 5x5x2 in.
By Christopher Adams
Located in New York, NY
This unique ceramic wall sculpture by Christopher Adams features his signature organic forms inspired by botanicals and marine life. Measuring approximately 8 x 8 x 2 inches, the pie...
Ceramic
$5,493
H 10.24 in W 10.24 in D 9.06 in
Entrapped 9 by Simcha Even-Chen - Porcelain sculpture, yellow & white, organic
By Simcha Even-Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Entrapped 9 is a unique paper porcelain sculpture by contemporary artist Simcha Even-Chen, dimensions are 26 × 26 × 23 cm (10.2 × 10.2 × 9.1 in). The sculpture is signed and comes w...
Porcelain
$3,515
H 6.7 in W 13.78 in D 11.03 in
Entrapped 2 by Simcha Even-Chen - Porcelain sculpture, blue, motion
By Simcha Even-Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Entrapped 2 is a unique paper porcelain sculpture by contemporary artist Simcha Even-Chen, dimensions are 17 × 35 × 28 cm (6.7 × 13.8 × 11 in). The sculpture is signed and comes with...
Porcelain
$400
H 2.75 in W 3 in D 3.5 in
Hand Crocheted Ceramic Sculpture, Colored Porcelain, Tea Cup, Multicolored
By Jeremy Brooks
Located in St. Louis, MO
Hand Crocheted Ceramic Sculpture, Colored Porcelain, Tea Cup, Multicolored Jeremy R. Brooks was born in Detroit, MI in 1979. He received his BFA from Grand Valley State University &...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pigment
$2,343
H 24.81 in W 18.9 in D 7.09 in
Totem (4) by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, dynamic
By Patricia Volk
Located in Paris, FR
Totem (4) is a fired clay constructed, painted and mounted on MDF sculpture by Patricia Volk, dimensions are 63 × 48 × 18 cm (24.8 × 18.9 × 7.1 in). It is a unique signed piece and ...
Clay
$3,900
H 10.24 in W 9.06 in D 6.7 in
Freedom, handmade porcelain sculpture of butterflies flying out of a book
By Katharine Morling
Located in Dallas, TX
Freedom is a contemporary porcelain sculpture by Katharine Morling, featuring a dynamic flight of hand-sculpted butterflies emerging from an open book. Executed in fine white porcela...
Clay, Porcelain, Slip, Ink
$3,339
H 7.49 in W 13.78 in D 7.88 in
Entrapped 1 by Simcha Even-Chen - Porcelain sculpture, blue lines, movement
By Simcha Even-Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Entrapped 1 is a unique paper porcelain sculpture by contemporary artist Simcha Even-Chen, dimensions are 19 × 35 × 20 cm (7.5 × 13.8 × 7.9 in). The sculpture is signed and comes wit...
Porcelain
$6,800
H 20 in W 14 in D 14 in
Untitled #6 - abstract geometric, organic white glazed porcelain sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Joan Lurie Untitled #6 White Glazed Porcelain 20" x 14" x 14" 2019 Artists Statement: My interest is in exploring ways of building structural forms in ceramics. Many ideas for the f...
Porcelain
$14,750
H 12.9 in W 20 in D 11.8 in
"Proliferating Forms 13", Contemporary, Porcelain, Sculpture, Abstract, Design
By Harumi Nakashima
Located in St. Louis, MO
Japanese artist Harumi Nakashima creates free-form ceramic sculptures that feature organic, yet psychedelic characteristics. Nakashima, mostly known for beautifully structured, odd g...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Wall sculpture: 'Morgan'
By Terri Fraser
Located in New York, NY
As an artist, I am a storyteller wielding visual art as my medium. My creative journey is fueled by a relentless thirst for knowledge acquired through both hands-on experience and ke...
Wire
$1,870
H 9.45 in W 13 in D 7.88 in
Small Contemporary natural Ceramic Sculpture, 2024 - 'Brown Dove'
By Laura Pasquino
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Drawing inspiration from ancient ceramic traditions, including Korean pottery and the Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetic, Laura Pasquino (Grège Gallery) explores the beauty of imperfection...
Ceramic
$550
H 12 in W 10 in D 5 in
Keys to My Heart Sculpture, Black and White Porcelain, Contemporary
By Katharine Morling
Located in Dallas, TX
"Keys to My Heart" by Katharine Morling – Black and white porcelain sculpture of pop art surreal key chain with six handmade keys, charms and a locket. Delicate yet bold, "Keys to M...
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Slip, Ink
Beyond Words - porcelain scrolls wall sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary white porcelain wall sculpture is by Paula Murray. Canadian artist Paula Murray is praised by collectors and critics alike for her exquisite craftsmanship and bea...
Porcelain, Mixed Media
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H 16.25 in W 13 in D 4.5 in
Amass X - contemporary, abstract, porcelain, wall sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary sculptural ceramic wall composition is by Paula Murray. Amass is an elegant new series by ceramicist Paula Murray of contemporary wall art that references an ancie...
Porcelain
Sold
H 39 in W 19.5 in D 6.5 in
Amass IX - contemporary, abstract, porcelain, wall sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary sculptural ceramic wall composition is by Paula Murray. Amass is an elegant new series by ceramicist Paula Murray of contemporary wall art that references an ancie...
Porcelain
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H 29 in W 3 in D 2.75 in
Curling Scroll - contemporary, abstract, porcelain, wall sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary white porcelain sculpture by Paula Murray is intended to be mounted on the wall. The ethereal ceramic art of Paula Murray has won international praise for its exqu...
Porcelain
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H 35 in W 15 in D 5 in
Amass VII - contemporary, abstract, porcelain, wall sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Amass is an elegant new series by ceramicist Paula Murray of contemporary wall art created during a recent residency and solo exhibition in China called 'Mes Mains, Mon Coeur'. The f...
Porcelain
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H 58 in W 25 in D 3.5 in
Amass Large - creamy white, contemporary, abstract, porcelain, wall sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Paula Murray’s ethereal ceramic art valued for its exquisite craftsmanship and beautiful design can be found in many international public collections. Inner Landscape is a creamy whi...
Porcelain
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H 8 in W 7.5 in D 3 in
Joined at the Hip - intricate, nature-inspired, hand-shaped porcelain sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In her Quebec studio, ceramic artist Paula Murray uses her own recipe for porcelain clay that she hand-shapes into beautiful and intricate pieces. Inspired by forms and patterns foun...
Porcelain
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H 7 in W 18 in D 6 in
Autumn - intricate, nature-inspired, hand-shaped porcelain clay sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In her Quebec studio, ceramic artist Paula Murray uses her own recipe for porcelain clay that she hand-shapes into intricate pieces and permits the natural drying tensions between he...
Porcelain
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H 19.5 in W 39 in D 8.5 in
Sanctuary 39 - intricate, nature-inspired, wood and porcelain, wall sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In her Quebec studio, ceramic artist Paula Murray uses her own recipe for porcelain clay that she hand-shapes into beautiful and intricate pieces. Inspired by forms and patterns foun...
Steel
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H 21 in W 52 in D 8.5 in
Sanctuary - intricate, nature-inspired, wood and porcelain, wall sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In her Quebec studio, ceramic artist Paula Murray uses her own recipe for porcelain clay that she hand-shapes into beautiful and intricate pieces. Inspired by forms and patterns foun...
Steel
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H 9.5 in W 16 in D 13 in
Force of Nature - intricate, nature-inspired, hand-shaped porcelain sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Paula Murray’s elegant sculptural vessels have been described by art critic Nancy Baele as “fusions of near rupture and serene beauty, echoing nature and the human body in their form...
Porcelain
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H 16 in W 15.5 in D 8 in
Sacred Dance II - nature-inspired, hand-shaped porcelain clay sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Artist Paula Murray’s work is rooted in her spiritual journey and expressed in the uniquely beautiful ceramics she creates. Sacred Dance is a series of porcelain vessels—the undulating curves of each formed using her own clay recipe. This elegant blush-coloured vessel has visible darker fine markings that add detail and depth to the piece. “Clay vessels have a long history and can be read as a metaphorical symbol of life, holding a sacred space.” Paula Murray She has received many honours and international awards and was elected to the RCA in 2006. Murray’s work has been gifted by the Canadian government to dignitaries such as US President George W. Bush and UN Secretary Kofi Annan. Murray’s pieces can be found in private and public collections including the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Banff Centre, the Gardiner Museum, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the Official Residence of the Prime Minister in Canada, and Canada House...
Porcelain