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Dame Magdalene Anyango Namakhiya Odundo DBE (born 1950) is a Kenyan -born British studio potter, who now lives in Farnham, Surrey. [1] . Her work is in the collections of notable museums including the Art Institute of Chicago, The British Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National Museum of African Art. [2] [3] [4] [5]
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Magdalene Odundo DBE is a contemporary potter whose handmade, meticulously burnished vessels evoke the human form and draw upon a variety of artistic traditions. Born in Kenya, where she was initially trained as a graphic artist, Odundo began experimenting with clay and other materials after moving to London at age 21.
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Oct 4, 2023 · Much has been made of her biography and the complexities of her education, training, and rigorous practice of creating beautiful vessels that speak to multiple associations and inspirations across the history of art and their resonances with the human form, especially the bodies of women.
12 hours ago · Magdalene Odundo’s clay tea set on display in the white drawing room. Photograph: Pete Huggins. At times, she slips seamlessly into the spaces. A wheel-thrown, white clay tea set, with delicate ...
Apr 24, 2018 · A masterful artist, Magdalene Odundo understands both the power of an image to communicate an idea and the capacity of an object like a ceramic pot to convey information about culture. This comprehension forms the basis of the body of work she has been developing since the late 1970s.
Aug 17, 2019 · Sat 17 Aug 2019 09.00 EDT. F rom the pinch of a nose to the elongated slant of a neck, Magdalene Odundo ’s ceramics are on the verge of coming to life. New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art...
Mar 28, 2022 · Artist interview interview. Magdalene Odundo discusses dancing with clay ahead of Venice Biennale exhibition. Ceramics have at last gained due prominence in contemporary art. After decades of...
