Anastassia Zamaraeva

London, England

The draw of clay for Anastassia is in its innate ability to connect us to our unconscious and past experiences of touch. The importance of craftsmanship and relationship with clay is central to Anastassia’s art practice. Her work is led by intuition and a sense of play, exploring the multifaceted experience of being human; with all its melancholy, discomfort and humour. Anastassia's sculptures are characterised by tenderness and intimacy that arises from her deep connection with the material and with her own subconscious.

Anastassia Zamaraeva is a London based sculptural ceramic artist. She was born in Russia and spent her early years in Canada before relocating to the UK with her parents at age 12. 

Anastassia initially trained in architecture but after finding that it wasn’t the right field for her, she reconnected with her childhood love for clay in 2018. Anastassia began working from a home studio in 2020, which developed her inward gaze and introspective approach to her practice. Being a self taught artist has allowed Anastassia the freedom to work in a way that is intuitive to her, without prescribed ideas about right and wrong.

Anastassia has grown an international group of collectors and exhibited in a number of shows around the UK. Most recently, she was part of a two person show alongside Liza Molnár at ST.ART Gallery. In 2023, she received commissions from Underbanks Studios and Arc (Arts for Recovery in the Community) in Stockport, UK to develop new bodies of work. In the same year, she was shortlisted for the Emerging Maker Award at the International Ceramics Festival in Aberystwyth, Wales. Anastassia’s work has been written about in FAD magazine, Colossal and used as an example on the CBC television show ‘The Great Canadian Pottery Throwdown’.

Anastassia holds an MA in Art Psychotherapy and is a practicing art therapist. She facilitates a weekly therapeutic art studio group for adults with mental health difficulties. Her work as an art therapist has had a profound influence on her art practice, which now rests on the meeting point of art and art therapy.