About
Niamh Harte is a graduate of the National College of Art and Design, with additional studies at the University of Art and Design, Helsinki, followed by an apprenticeship at Dartington Pottery, Devon.
Her work has been exhibited widely including the National Museum of Ireland; the World Archaeological Congress; European Ceramics at Rufford Craft Centre, Nottingham; Sculpture in Context at the National Botanic Gardens, Dublin; Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, Dublin, The Royal Ulster Academy and the Science Gallery, Dublin.
Her work is in the Irish State Collection, Limerick City Art Gallery and the National Botanic Gardens, Dublin.
"I build abstract sculptural pieces that draw inspiration from natural forms, fusing the textural and painterly qualities of layered rocks, sea caves, tree bark, skin and of clay itself in its many guises. I employ a range of building techniques and surface finishes to capture these contrasts; from wheel thrown and altered clay to smooth cast forms burnished and polished - finished with glazes, oxides or alternative low firing techniques."