Ceramic sculpture and Mosaics
Maitreyi has work in the Garden Gallery and will be having an exhibition in the bolin Bolin Gallery at Bulleen Art & Garden 10 April to 18 May 2027.Maitreyi has art and teaching degrees and been exhibiting painting since 1973 and ceramic sculpture since 1986 in a number of Galleries, including solo shows at Roar Gallery, Artists’ Garden Gallery, Barry Stern Gallery, Bonython Gallery, Linden Arts, and others.
Artist’s Statement 2026
“I work in both terracotta and white earthenware clay for its suppleness and strength and its proven willingness to be transformed both in form and colour.
Clay lets me explore and perhaps process both my personal experiences and my concerns about our planet. My muddy hands connect me to an organic art medium used by fellow artists since ancient times; I love tapping into something older, bigger and wiser than my naïve self.
My fortunate childhood was spent in Bengal, India. The vibrant ceremonies and rituals which celebrate the change- over of each season, which values the strong ties of family and friendship, and holds a deep reverence for animals has stayed with me. I have also retained a deep appreciation of things which enrich people’s daily life : food, utensils & tools, textiles, stories, books, flowers and plants; in my childhood I absorbed them and made them my own.
As I grow old I find myself returning more and more to my roots and my memories for both my inspiration and a tactile form of self expression.”
CV
Born 1954, Kolkata, India
Formal school education in Melbourne, Australia
Fine Arts Degree, Melbourne University 1974
Teaching Degree 1978
Teaching Art from 1980 to 2020
EXHIBITIONS
I have been exhibiting my painting since 1973 and exhibiting my ceramic sculpture since 1986.
Here is a List of some Galleries where I have had solo shows and/or participated in group shows since 1973.
In Melbourne: Bottoms Gallery, Gallery Heritage, Roar Gallery, Artists’ Garden Gallery, Eltham Community Centre, East West Gallery, Chapman Bailey Gallery, Linden Arts Gallery.
I have also opened my studio to the public for both the Nillumbik & Yarra Valley Open Studios Programs.
In Sydney: Australian Naïve Gallery, Barry Stern Gallery
Adelaide: Bonython Gallery, Greenaway Gallery
I have appeared in Artlink Magazine –Naïve and Outsider Issue, & in the ‘coffee table’ book ‘Australian Naïve Art’ by Sandra Warner.
Currently I have my ceramic work on display and for sale at Bolin Bolin Gallery in Bulleen, at Hotchpotch in Healesville and the Warrandyte Wellness Market.
