The honoured guest

This work is inspired by the Buddhist tradition of placing seven bowls of water on a shrine representing the offerings for an honoured guest: water for drinking, washing, flowers, incense, lamps, perfume and food.

Kris Coad is a ceramic artist living and working in Naarm (Melbourne), Australia. She has been a practising artist for over 30 years, dividing her time between her studio and her work as an educator.

Kris alternates between exhibition work and large- and small-scale ceramic commissions, both within Australia and internationally. She also produces a range of translucent porcelain tableware for select retail outlets and custom designs for high-end restaurants.

Kris has exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions, including the Taiwan Ceramics Biennale, Korean Ceramic Biennale, Dianne Tanzer Gallery Melbourne, Manly Museum and Art Gallery Sydney, and Woollahra Small Sculpture. Commissions include the Paris Peninsula, the Municipal Offices of the Greater City of Dandenong and the Beson office CBD Melbourne. Her work has been acquired for public and private collections, including Icheon World Ceramic Centre Korea, Mino Ceramic Museum Japan Parliament House Canberra, Shepparton Art Gallery, Manly Museum & Art Gallery. Kris’s work has featured in many magazines, journals and custom books, including World Sculpture News, The Journal of Australian Ceramics, Vogue Living and Ceramics Art and Perception International.

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