GABY MLYNARCZYK THE CERAMIST BEHIND ZIEMNIAK,  HAS WORKED AS A CERAMICS TEACHER IN NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES AND LONDON AND HAS RECENTLY COMPLETED AN MA IN CERAMICS AND GLASS AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART.

ZIEMNIAK, THE POLISH WORD FOR POTATO TRANSLATED LITERALLY MEANS EARTHLING OR OF THE EARTH.

GABY IS ALSO A VETERAN OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY, HAVING WORKED IN HOSPITALITY FOR MICHELIN STARRED CHEFS FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS. SHE IS A PUBLISHED AUTHOR AND HAS PENNED TWO RECIPE BOOKS INSPIRED BY THE BOUNTY OF THE PLANT WORLD.

Described as an innovative fuse of ceramics and bio-plastics. her current body of work is an examination of the what happens when humanity and nature collide. With her speculative designs, she imagines how fragile marine and plant ecosystems will evolve as they proliferate and take over islands of human made detritus, because of course nature always wins.

Within tragedy there is also hope.

In the pursuit of sustainability, many of her works are aggregates constructed from broken ceramics she’s found around the studio that are connected using a low fire ceramic mortar developed at the RCA. This eco conscious theme continues with the inclusion of bioplastics made from seaweed-based agar and fish gelatin often taking the place of glaze.

In her practice she seeks to fulfill the role of storyteller, fictioneer and activist pursuing social change.

BIOGRAPHY

RESIDENCIES

2024/2025 - Ceramics Artist in Residence, UCA Farnham, Surrey

GROUP SHOWS

2024 - “Porcelain of China, Azure of the Sky” , Museum of Fine Arts Jingdezhen Vocational University, Jingdezhen, China

2024 - “In The Corner Of My Eye” , Fresh Salad Art Koppel Collective, London, UK

2024 - “Reciprocity”, The Hockney Gallery, London, UK

2021 - “The Canvas Project”, Los Angeles, CA

2019 - “ Pleistocene Revolution”, Angel Orensantz Foundation, NY, NY

AWARDS

2024 - Shortlisted Hyundai awards for excellence in sustainability and creative practice ( category Aesthetics and Craft)

2024 - Awarded Charlotte Fraser Prize

2023 - Awarded Charlotte Fraser Scholarship

2021 - Bombay Sapphire Canvas Project Grant