Jennie Kimbley is a Cambridge based ceramic artist. Her work explores a fascination with states of being. She is interested in experiences of longing, loss, desire, being stuck and resilience. Ideas are developed through observation, reflection and research which occur alongside the making process. Her practice considers how lived experiences shape us, our behaviour and the decisions we make or do not make.

She works with clay through both hand-building and throwing, selecting the making process that best supports the concept of each piece. She embraces the physical nature of clay; mixing different bodies together to cause stress, using unconventional ways to mould forms, and disrupting forms to explore the materials expressive potential.

In collaboration with form the surface decoration becomes another means of communication, revealing process, giving atmosphere, and reinforcing the relationship between material, form, and meaning. Kimbley develops and mixes her own glazes, slips, engobes, and combinations of colouring oxides.

Exhibitions

2026

In Proximity- Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery

2025

Out of the Kiln, David Parr House, Cambridge.

In the Grey Area, Gray Area Gallery, Norwich.

Uncommon Ground, Craft Council Gallery, London.

2024

Ceramics Diploma Work in Progress, City Lit Gallery, London.

Education

2025 - Ceramics Diploma, City Lit, London

2011 - Post Graduate Certificate of Education, UEA