Claudia Barreira is a Brazilian artist based in London, working primarily with ceramics and painting. Her practice explores the intricate connections between environment, material, and memory, exploring the natural traits of materials while capturing the dynamic tension between fragility and strength.

Claudia moved to London in 2022 after living in Canada for 10 years. She completed a First Class BA (Hons) in Contemporary Design Crafts at the University of Hertfordshire in 2023, followed by an MA in Ceramics and Glass at the Royal College of Art. Working from her studio in southwest London, she has had her work acquired by collectors worldwide.

She was awarded the Initiative Award by Ceramic Review Magazine and shortlisted for the London Group Collective, the John Ruskin Prize, and the ArtEvol Collective. More recently, she has been selected to exhibit at the Royal Scottish Academy’s 200th Annual Show in Edinburgh.

Claudia has been exhibited at The Royal Scottish Academy, Hypha Curates Gallery, Thrown Contemporary, Messums Gallery, John Ruskin Prize, London Group Collective, and New Designers. Published in Crafts Council, Ceramic Review, Ceramics Now, and Emerging Potter.Stane, the Scots word for stone, is a collection inspired by Scotland’s rugged coastline and weathered stone architecture. Formed through undulating silhouettes, each vessel bears the imprint of erosion and endurance.

Stane presents a palette of dark ash greys, weathered browns, and buff beiges, with traces of off-whites, all derived from the artist’s photographic research into the Scottish landscape and architectural elements.

Surfaces are textured with traces of St Andrews sand, lending a raw tactility that echoes the rough beauty and uneven rhythm of the landscape from which the work emerges.

Balancing fragility with strength, Stane series celebrates imperfection as a record of transience, holding a tactile memory of weathered forms shaped not by symmetry or polish, but by persistence, erosion, and natural elements.