Mirka Golden-Hann
Head of Messums Studios
BIOGRAPHY
Mirka Golden-Hann is a Czech-born ceramic artist and tutor with over 25 years’ experience in the field. She is a master of her profession with a reputation as a passionate and intuitive thrower. Whilst being a glaze technology specialist, her interest in ceramics is the pursuit of the medium beyond utility, exploring its nature to narrate and explore concept.
After graduating from The University of Westminster, Harrow Ceramics in 1999, she set up her first studio making salt glaze work. Funded by the AHRC she obtained a first-class MA Ceramics from Bath Spa University in 2009.
Throughout her career, Mirka’s pedagogical and curatorial practice has focused on collaboration, on creating learning spaces which enrich the community by forging meaningful interpersonal bonds, and most importantly on enabling others to thrive creatively.
In 2021 Mirka was invited to assist with the setting up of Messums Studios West in Chilmark and became the head of the studios in January 2022.
She is a published researcher and collaborative practitioner. Her work is held in public and private collections in the UK and abroad.
