Kati Tuominen-Niittylä – A Solo Show
Finnish ceramicist Kati Tuominen-Niittylä reimagines the humble container in her solo show at London’s Flow Gallery, for which she has used wheel-throwing, casting and other techniques to create a series of minimalist bucket and basket-like vessels. Though simple in form, each piece boasts a textured surface that Tuominen-Niittylä has painstakingly hand carved – book your tickets to marvel up-close.
From 26 April – 29 June at Flow Gallery, London
Leilah Babirye: Obumu (Unity)
For this exhibition, Ugandan artist Leilah Babirye has created a series of characterful portrait-sculptures; five of them have been shaped from clay, while a further seven were carved from dead trees taken from the grounds of Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Adorned with bicycle chains, nails, and other bits of waste metal, together the faces are meant to reflect diverse identities within the LGBTQIA+ community.
Until 8 September at The Chapel, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton
Dan John Anderson at SCP
Dan John Anderson’s love of wood started during his time spent studying at the Oregon College of Art & Craft, surrounded by the dense forests of the Pacific Northwest – now he uses the material to create totemic sculptures and furnishings. This exhibition at design brand SCP’s showroom offers a chance to see some of the artist’s smaller-scale pieces, including his shapely side tables and stools.
From 11 April – 9 May at SCP Showroom, London