Saturday 12 Sep 2026 - Wednesday 23 Dec 2026
Women Portraits: Trades & Professions is an exhibition by artist, Charlotte Hodes, which offers a celebration of women’s labour, creativity, and legacy through powerful imagined portraits in ceramics and paper. These works bring together and highlight the often-overlooked contributions of women to trades and professions, historically dominated by men. The exhibition follows a run at Gallery Oldham earlier in 2026, and arrives in Aberystwyth reshaped around ceramics and the enduring craft traditions of women across Wales.
Through ornate ceramic vases and intricate papercuts, Hodes constructs imagined portraits of women – identified not by their physical features, but by the tools of their trade, be it a basket-maker’s willow, a stethoscope, a telescope. From botanists and arborists to doctors and astronomers, the works honours female labour across generations and social classes.
For Aberystwyth, the exhibition draws fresh inspiration from the Welsh craft heritage of Basketry, passed down through generations.
Price: FREE
Web: www.ceramics-aberystwyth.com/
Facebook: Aberceramics
Location: Aberystwyth Arts Centre
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