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Jane Orme is a ceramicist working on Wakka Wakka and Yuggera Country. She is passionate about making bespoke functional work that shows the maker’s hand and holds story. The ability for a vessel to hold underpins all of Jane’s practice—hold tea, hold space, hold hope. She believes that making art and working with clay is healing and aims to share this with others through her practice. Jane’s current work references personal and universal stories such as that of the current state of woman’s health, connecting the maker and viewer to create dialogue and enact change. She is passionate about the ceramic community and contributes through her podcast with Aurora Elwell, Birds of Clay, and her new position as one of the assistant editors for The Journal of Australian Ceramics.

CV

RELEVANT EDUCATION

  • 2025 Bachelor of Creative Arts Honours– University of Southern Queensland

  • 2021 – 2024 Bachelor of Creative Arts and Community Wellbeing – University of Southern Queensland.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • March 2026                 Previous Owner, UniSQ School of Creative Arts, Toowoomba, QLD.

  • November 2025           Graduart, UniSQ Gallery, Toowoomba, QLD.

  • September 2025           Clayground, Land Street Gallery, Brisbane, QLD.

  • August 2025                Ode: To Gwyn, Artisan, Brisbane, QLD.

  • March 2025                 Previous Owner, UniSQ School of Creative Arts, Toowoomba, QLD.

  • December 2024           Paradise Gloss, Side Gallery, Brisbane, QLD.

  • November 2024           Graduart, UniSQ Gallery, Toowoomba, QLD.

  • November 2024           Terrain II, Ipswich Community Gallery, QLD.

  • September 2024           Fresh Meat, Field Trip Gallery, Brisbane, QLD.

  • March 2024                 Fill Your Eyes, UniSQ School of Creative Arts, Toowoomba, QLD.

  • January 2024                Other Sites and Destinations, UniSQ School of Creative Arts, Toowoomba, QLD.

  • January 2024                Terrain, Rosalie Gallery, Goombungee, QLD (coordinated and co-curated show).

  • July 2023                      Cycle 2023 (Solo work), Pink Ink Gallery, UniSQ, Toowoomba, QLD.

  • March 2023                 Fill Your Eyes, UniSQ School of Creative Arts, Toowoomba, QLD.

  • July 2022                      Momentum, UniSQ School of Creative Arts, Toowoomba, QLD.

ART & Academic PRIZES

  • October 2024              North Queensland Ceramic Award – Finalist.

  • May 2024                     Fairholme Open Art Prize | Facets Art Exhibition - Finalist.

  • April 2024                   University of Southern Queensland Biennial Art Prize – Encouragement Award.

  • 2025 ‍ ‍ University Medal - University of Southern Queensland‍ ‍

  • 2024‍ ‍University Faculty Medal - University of Southern Queensland.

RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

  • 2023 – present Assistant Editor The Journal of Australian Ceramics

  • 2023 – present Gallery Assistant. Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery.

  • 2021 – present Ceramic Artist Self Employed.

  • 2022 – 2024 Casual Exhibition Install Technician. The Condensery, Somerset Regional Art Gallery, Toogoolawah.

RELEVANT RECENT EXPERIENCE

Facilitated clay workshops at Momentum Mental Health, Toowoomba and The Ration Shed, Cherbourg. Currently teach hand building at Tinker Art Studios, an after school ‘clay club’, and wheel throwing at the Darling Downs Potter’s Club.

GRANTS / SCHOLARSHIPS

  • Ignition Bursary UniSQ - Clay Gulgong 2024

  • Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Grant - Bill Powell’s throwing large vessels workshop at the Winter McGregor School 2023

  • New Columbo Grant – Arts and Culture Tour, Japan, September 2023