Hyeyong Cho received a BA with Honors in ceramics from the Bristol School of Art and Design. She holds an MFA in ceramics from Ewha Womans University, where she also completed a PhD in Art Theory/Visual Arts. She was international commissioner for the Gyeonggi International Ceramics Biennale, guest curator for the Fondation d’entreprise Bernardaud CCC Céramique Contemporaine Coréenne exhibition, Limoges, art director for the Cheongju International Craft Biennale South Korea, guest curator for the special exhibition Contemporary Korean Ceramics at the Victoria and Albert Museum, art director for Constancy and Change in Korean Traditional Craft at Milan Design Week, and the secretary-general for the Korea Craft and Design Foundation.

Cho is a commissioner for the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize in South Korea.

Anthony Quinn is Reader in Ceramic Design at Central Saint Martins, London.  His recent research has focused on mapping, preserving and valorising ceramic knowledge and expertise and making it open and accessible for future generations, resulting in the Erasmus Strategic Partnership CRAFT - activating pedagogy for ceramic futures, culminating with the launch of an open skills and knowledge sharing platform called Decoding Ceramics (2023). Parallel to this Quinn is exploring the nascent research in Digitally Enhanced Craft and Heritage Manufacturing, seeking to integrate traditional ceramic knowledge and expertise with digital manufacturing technologies within the context of intangible cultural heritage.

Bernard Kerr is one of Australia’s leading ceramic artists. His work investigates landscape and relationships between images and objects by referencing the history of painting and sculpture in the medium of ceramics. He has written articles concerning ceramics for international publications and his work is featured in a number of contemporary ceramics books. His work is held in government, private and corporate collections. He was Coordinator for the 9th Australian National Ceramics Conference. Bernard is currently President of the Ceramic Arts Association of Western Australia and is director for ‘Wedge’ the Australian Ceramics Triennale to be held in Fremantle in October 2025.

As a ceramic artist specialising in the Nerikomi technique for over 12 years now, Kavita Pandya’s work is a testament to the intricate dance between tradition and innovation. She has immersed herself in the artistry of Nerikomi, where the meticulous, laborious and deliberate layering of diverse clay shades and textures creates numerous patterns and possibilities, becoming her language of expression. 

She is an alumnus of Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, and The National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. In her 28 years of working as a ceramist, her work has been displayed on various national and international platforms, including Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa, Ceramic Congress etc.

Neha has first class honors in Museology and Conservation from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya. She graduated in Fine Art, Ceramics from the Sir J.J. School of Art, followed by a one-year apprenticeship at the Golden Bridge Pottery. She has received the NCECA Multicultural Fellowship and the Junior Fellowship for Excellence in the field of Visual Arts by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India and the Indo-Swiss students Scholarship. Recently, she was awarded the Indian Ceramics Triennale - British Ceramics Biennial exchange residency, supported by Charles Walace India Trust to participate in the BCB.

Neha provides professional curatorial and art consultancy services to one of the leading art collectors of India.

Shirley Bhatnagar is currently based in Dehradun and an Associate Professor in UPES. She works primarily in clay and uses illustrations and narrative often through humor to create works. A lot of her work is based upon historical research and study.