Place In Mind features two works by Halifax-based ceramic artist Annika Sinclair; Dinner with Nan and The Cottage.
Each pays tribute to her grandparents’ family cottage—a place that she has visited since early childhood.
Filled with compelling detail, each work is portrayed in vastly different scales from one another; a collection of ceramic dinnerware, and a hand-build ceramic model, sharing with the viewer the deep personal connection to a place that holds generations of collective memory and pastime.
Curated by: Fabiyino Germain-Bajowa and Michael McCormack.
Image: Dinner With Nan, 2024-2025. Annika Sinclair. Semi-porcelain, underglaze, glaze; fired to cone 6. Additional materials: thread, wire. Courtesy of the Artist.
About Annika Sinclair
Annika Sinclair is a Canadian artist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Combining her experience as a painter and her current practice as a ceramicist, Sinclair creates sets of ceramic dinnerware using underglaze to adorn each dish with hand painted images and designs. Her work often explores themes of familial bonds and lived experiences, inviting the viewer to experience the sense of deep personal connection she has to the spaces she depicts. Sinclair holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Mount Allison University and a Visual Arts Certificate in Ceramics from NSCAD University. Her work has been displayed at the Owens Art Gallery, Mary E. Black Gallery, and Anna Leonowens Gallery.
