Alch Cera - the studio
Based in Frankston, Alch Cera is an artisan ceramic studio devoted to slow making, small-scale production, and thoughtful education. All works are handcrafted in-studio using traditional hand-building techniques and a restrained, material-led approach.
The studio creates one-of-a-kind sculptural pieces, functional homewares, and limited editions designed for longevity and daily life.
Alch Cera also offers intimate workshops and classes, providing a calm, inclusive space for learning and deep engagement with clay as material, method, and metaphor.
Alch Cera is the ceramic practice of Bambi, a multidisciplinary artist and experienced, fully VIT-registered (P–12) educator working across hand-built ceramics, sculpture, and functional form. Her work draws on alchemical symbolism, mythology, and old-world allegory, with each piece handmade to honour imperfection, and the quiet rituals of making.
With over a decade of experience working with diverse learners most notably her long tenure at Haileybury, her workshops are guided by deep understanding of learning styles, creating calm, supportive, and inclusive environments.
Alch Cera – the artist
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Education:
Master of Teaching (Visual Arts) Monash University Melbourne Vic, 2015-2016
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Curtin University Perth W.A, 2014
Exhibitions:
Solo
2023: Mama. Yarra Sculpture Gallery. Melbourne
2022: Now, Voyager. School House Studio. Melbourne
2020: Corps. Alternating Art Space. Melbourne
2017: Dichotomy. Off the Kerb Gallery Melbourne
2015: Flesh Fur Fantasy. Brunswick Street Gallery Melbourne
Selected Group
2022: Retrospect. Red Gallery. Melbourne
2020: Body Talk. Ladder Art Space. Windsor. Melbourne
2019: Femina Extravaganza. Black Cat Gallery. Collingwood Melbourne
2019: Flesh. No Vacancy Gallery. Melbourne CBD
2019: Friends and Family. Diane Singer. Melbourne
2019: My Two Cents. Future Nostalgia. No Vacancy Gallery. Melbourne CBD
2018: Fundraiser + End of Year party. Trocadero
2018: Our Shadows. Noir Gallery. Coburg Melbourne
2018: Mint. Montsalvat. Eltham Melbourne
2017: 300 Show. West End Art Space. West Melbourne
2017: Queer Apocalypse. Budd St. Gallery. Collingwood Melbourne
2017: Lost & Found. F*EMS Issue 8 Launch. Queen Victoria Women’s Centre
2017: Parallel Visions. Mailbox Gallery. Flinders Lane Melbourne
2017: Morning Light. In.Cube8r Gallery. Fitzroy Melbourne
2017: The distance between things. Tinning St Presents. Brunswick Melbourne
2017: Sleepover Club Fundraiser. Allpress Studio. Collingwood
2016: MAC Closing Party X Exhibition. Preston Melbourne- June
2016: The Wild. Off the kerb Gallery. Collingwood. Melbourne
2016: Emerging Art Australia April Group Exhibition. Inner Space Gallery. Prahran. Melbourne
2015-2016: Montsalvat: Re/collected. Eltham Melbourne
2015: SALON: Centre for Contemporary Photography. Fitzroy Melbourne
2015: Shoot: Melbourne Arts Club. Preston Melbourne
2015: Photography Exhibition: Brunswick Street Gallery Melbourne
2014 40x40: Art Prize and Exhibition. Brunswick Street Gallery Melbourne
(Prize winner: Solo exhibition 2015)
2014 Click: Photographic Art Prize and Exhibition. Brunswick Street Gallery Melbourne
2014 Taboo: A Thematic Exhibition. Polish Art Foundation. Victorian Arts Society Melbourne
2014 Annual Drawing Exhibition. Oakhill Gallery. Mornington Peninsula Vic