When the schedule and application details for the next residency program are confirmed, announcements will be made on this website.
My journey as a ceramist has started in my late 30’s, moving to Florence, Italy, with my husband and my two kids for family reasons I took the opportunity to pause my work as a fashion accessory designer and decided to enroll at the Academy of Fine Arts, to never go back to my previous job.
Since 2022 my work explores the potential of ceramics through the creation of self produced glazes derived from natural elements collected in different areas. This practice, rooted in an intimate dialogue with the landscape, aims to construct an allusive aesthetic that strives to remain open to embracing the unexpected as a poetic and formal value.
The artistic intention is to build an Atlas, considered as systematic collector of natural and anthropological elements, distinguished for the relational and exchange meaning, highlighting the inevitable influences that these elements have on the final work, considering that the real value of a work lies on the attempt, not on the result.
I strongly believe that the residency at the Mashiko Museum experience should not be limited to the production of works, but should constitute a transformative process: an opportunity for study and exchange, listen and discuss. For this reason, the project is also an exploration of self- portraiture, understood not as a representation, but as an awareness of one's own ever-changing identity, in dialogue with diverse social and cultural contexts.
Maria Lamanna
| 2013-2019 | Maria Lamanna Handbags |
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| 2015-2022 | Free-lance leather accessories consulting designer |
| 2022 | Bachelor’s degree in Decorazione at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence with the vote of 110/110 with honors, Ceramist |
| 2024 |
Coffeebreak Museum, special mention prize Finalist at the XXXI Mediterraneo Grottaglie Competition Mediterraneo, group exhibition Solo exhibition “Botanical Gardens and the art of ceramic glazes” |
| 2025 | Artistic residency at Museo della Ceramica Savona |
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Saturday, October 25 / Friday, November 7, 2025 2pm - 4pm at Pottery Studio
Sunday, November 16 2pm - 4pm at Pottery Studio
Saturday, December 6 – Sunday, December 14, 2025
10am – 12pm & 1:30pm – 4pm at Mashiko Arts & Crafts Residence
*Open from 1:30pm on Saturday, December 6th. Closed on Monday, December 8th.
Saturday, December 6th, 2pm - 4pm at Mashiko Arts & Crafts Residence
*All rerated events are free, and no reservations are needed.
For the latest information, please check our social media.
This program offers residencies at the Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art, promoting exchange between Mashiko and artists from Japan and overseas, and sharing Mashiko’s pottery (craft) culture. The program includes open-call and invitation formats.
This program invites ceramic artists from Japan and overseas for a residency of approximately two months. For details on eligibility and facilities, please refer to 2025 application details. Please note that the program details are subject to change.
This program invites distinguished craft artists based in Japan and overseas. In collaboration with the Mashiko Museum of Ceramics' exhibition programme, special exhibitions and events may be held.
Mashiko Arts & Crafts Residence
(in Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art)
3021 Mashiko, Mashiko-machi
Haga-gun, Tochigi
TEL：+81(0)285-72-7555
Email：residence@mashiko-museum.jp
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