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Artistic Practice

Field-based ceramic artist working with seasonal processes and site-specific materials. My work explores clay as a vessel of ecological memory—co-created with ocean, creek, and consequence. I integrate local histories, pigment sourcing, and geological mapping into a tactile, narrative-driven practice.

Current Series: UNPOTE — embryonic clay spheres shaped by natural forces, capturing time, place, and transformation.

exhibitions

2026 - Upcoming, week45 54theGallery Open Call, Mayfair

2026 - Waitlisted, Towner Ceramic Fair, Eastbourne

2025 - Longlisted, LAC Saatchi Gallery Open Call, Chelsea

Foundation

My background as a biologist informs my understanding of material memory and regenerative systems. This foundation enriches my approach to clay as a living archive of transformation.

  • Cancer Research UK Postdoctoral Fellow, Francis Crick Institute, London (2013–2017)

  • PhD in Biological & Chemical Sciences, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA (2008–2013)

Publications

Scientific publications from my postdoctoral research in regenerative biology—archived on PubMed—form one strand of the lineage that now shapes my ceramic practice.

  • Peer‑reviewed articles in regenerative biology are available here.

  • Opinion review in Nature Reviews Cancer, cited more than 1,400 times.

  • Ruiz-Hernández, R. et al. “Modeling the chondrocyte-derived osteoblasts formation process reveals its molecular signature and regulation network.” Bone Research. 2026.

Community Engagement & Facilitation

Community Pit Firing Host

  • Organised collaborative firings with landowners, ceramicists, students, and local media

  • Shared ancestral techniques and ecological knowledge across generations

Studio Supervisor, The Kiln

  • Coordinated open studio sessions and provided free lessons

  • Supported emerging artists and fostered inclusive, intergenerational learning

Founder & Facilitator, Home Education Forest School Group

  • Ceramic projects with neurodivergent families using hand-building, creek clay, and natural ochres

  • Developed sensory-friendly, nature-based programming that centres material exploration and place-based learning

  • Certified Forest School Leader with Outdoor First Aid Training