Peter Johnson is a ceramic artist working from "Gaff" Studio/Gallery situated in the heritage precinct of Port Adelaide, South Australia.

Peter's ceramic work explores our experience of memory, identity and connection to place in the urban environment.

The body of work spans functional and decorative ceramics and includes large vessels, sculpted figures, large and small pots, wall tiles, ornate urns, cups, platters and spoons.

Review

"Johnson's hand-built ceramics explore the changing industrial landscape of the port of Adelaide. The direct human relationship is visible in both the surface imagery and small sculptural figures in this urban and industrial environment. Despite physically grounded ceramic forms it is quality of air that is elicited in these pieces. The pale muddy yellow and oranges used in the glazes give a sense of the remnants of the toxicity of industry yet the imagery and forms exude the possibility that the environment still breathes."

Sonia Barren and Sharon Peoples, The Canberra Times, June 28th 2006