Rabya Alfadl is a ceramicist who uses the medium to explore nostalgia and memories.
To her, making is a meditative process through which she investigates the themes of loss, transformation, and growth, unearthing and settling the emerging narratives. Her work is inspired by her upbringing and journeys across the Middle East, Europe and North America, exploring architectural ruins, material culture, textiles and oral histories.
She works in multiple hand building techniques, often adding organic materials within the making process. Her practice is collage based and iterative: crafting fragments she sets aside, then fuses them together via glaze and heat. Rabya works conceptually and intuitively to reflect a sense of place, striving for balance between form and surface treatment.
EDUCATION
City Lit - Diploma in Ceramics 2019 - 2022
City Lit - Portfolio Development 2018
Morley College - Ceramic skills for beginners & Intermediates 2017-2018
The Heatherley School of Fine Art - Ceramic sculpture sessions 2014-2017
Kensington & Chelsea College - Pottery BTEC Certificate in Art & Design Level 1
EXHIBITIONS
2025– Open Studio – Studio Pottery London – 22-25 May- 29 Eccleston Pl, London SW1W 9NF, UK
2025 – Short listed for Royal Academy Summer Exhibition – March, London, UK
2025– Mirage & Memories- May 12 – 19 (London Craft Week) - Leighton House – Kensington, London, UK ·
2024 – Open Studio – Studio Pottery London – 18-19th May - 29 Eccleston Pl, London SW1W 9NF
2023 – House of Pots – Collecctive Show – 20 Cheyne Walk – curated by Preston Fitzgerald
2023 – IN FLUX – 22nd to the 25th Febrary – City Lit Graduation Diploma Show – The Department Store, Brixton
2023 – Tales from the Kiln – 12th to 29th January – City Lit Exhibition Space
2021-2022 – Ash, Ember, Flame – Embassy of Japan – Oxford University – Dr.Robin Wilson (Vessels – Ceramic 24th and 25th wood firing)
2019 – Open Studio - Rooftop Studio – Group show – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia