Christina McLean

Christina Mclean is a multi-disciplinary artist based on the Central Coast of NSW, Australia, living on Darkinjung land.

For over three decades Christina’s practice has focused on materials and the marks that are placed upon them, most notably in the medium of clay. Her work explores her connection to place and an endless love of the natural world. Christina has a BA Visual Arts from Sydney College of the Arts 1991. After completing her degree, she co-founded Chowk Ceramics and for ten years produced unique ceramic tableware collections, sculptural pieces and wall work. After further postgraduate studies in Design at UTS, Christina turned her mark making to textiles and launched her own textile print studio in 2009. Collaborating with leading fashion designers, her textile designs graced many catwalks and formed an integral part of the designers collections.

In 2014 Christina came back to clay with her brand Trade the Mark. Working with stoneware and earthenware clays, she predominantly throws vessels on the wheel and works with slabs to create ceramic wall pieces. Christina uses clay as her canvas, creating bold, one-off ceramic works that are intricately etched with sgraffito decoration. Each vividly coloured vessel celebrates her devotion to a hand-crafted practice.

Clay + String Group Exhibition, February 2025.

Ode to Pink Group Exhibition, November 2023.