Irina Razumovskaya
- Associate Lecturer
- Ceramics & Glass MA
Irina is a London-based ceramic sculptor whose work explores female identity, cultural memory, and resilience through sculptural forms that transform decay into beauty.
Irina Razumovskaya is a sculptor working with clay and an Associate Lecturer at the Royal College of Art, based in London. Educated at the Saint Petersburg State Academy of Art and Design and the Royal College of Art, she has developed an international career exhibiting across Europe and Asia. Her work has been shown at Cromwell Place in London, Officine Saffi in Milan, and Sotheby’s in Stockholm, and is represented in major public collections including Chatsworth House, the Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon.
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Practice
Irina’s practice examines how material transformation reflects broader questions of identity, memory, and resilience. Through the medium of clay, she explores the tension between permanence and loss, the cyclical nature of decay and renewal, and the ways in which objects can embody cultural and emotional histories. Her work often draws on architectural and archaeological references, connecting personal and collective narratives across time. By reimagining traces of erosion and repair as sites of beauty, Irina reflects on the fragility of human experience and the persistence of meaning through change. Her sculptures have been exhibited internationally and are held in major public collections including Chatsworth House, the Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon.
Awards
2024: 1st Prize, The Westerwald Prize, Westerwald Museum, Germany
2022: Brookfield Art Award, finalist, London, UK
2019: LOEWE Craft Prize, Finalist, London, UK
2019: British Ceramics Biennale, AWARD, UK
2016: 1st Prize, Biennal de Ceramics d’Esplugues, Spain
2015: D’A Silver Award, Faenza Ceramic Competition, Italy
2014: 1st Prize, International Triennial of Silicate Art, Hungary
Publications, exhibitions, other outcomes
Solo Exhibitions
2023: Falling in Line, Roxanda Flagship, London, UK
2022: Elipsis, Rabih Hage Architects, Cromwell Place, London, UK
2018: Inner Geometry, Officine Saffi Gallery, Milan, Italy
Group Exhibitions
2025: Boundaries of Metamorphosis, SCHENKWEITZDÖRFER Gallery, Cologne, Germany
2025: Handful of Dust, Art Curatorial Nomads and Studiya Gallery, Seoul, UK
2024: Beyond the Kiln, County Hall, London, UK
2023: Argylos, Carson Gallery, Athens, Greece
2021: FLUX, Sothebyʼs, Stockholm, Sweden
2020: RADICAL CRAFT, Direktorenhaus, Berlin
2019: New Sculptural Presence, Nilufar Gallery, Italy
2017: Emerging and Established, Christieʼs Auction House, London, UK
International Competitions
2024: Open to Art. Officine Saffi. Milan, Italy.
2022: Mino Ceramic Competition. Mino, Japan.
2021: Triennale of Kogei. Kanazawa, Japan.
2019: KICB International Ceramic Competition. Icheon, Korea.
2016: Taiwan Ceramics Biennale. Yingge Museum. Taipei, Taiwan.