Magdalene Odundo

Dame
Magdalene Odundo
DBE
Untitled Burnished, reduction fired pot by Magdalene Odundo from the W.A. Ismay collection at York Art Gallery
Born
Magdalene Anyango Namakhiya Odundo

1950 (age 73–74)
Nairobi, Kenya
NationalityBritish
Known forStudio pottery

Dame Magdalene Anyango Namakhiya Odundo DBE (born 1950) is a Kenyan-born British studio potter, who now lives in Farnham, Surrey.[1] Her work is in the collections of notable museums including the Art Institute of Chicago, The British Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National Museum of African Art.[2][3][4][5]

She has been Chancellor of the University for the Creative Arts since 2018.[6]

  1. ^ Khanchandani, Priya (17 August 2019). "Magdalene Odundo: 'Of all mediums, clay is the most versatile, pliable and human'". The Observer. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Magdalene Odundo: Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Magdalene Odundo, Untitled, 1987". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Magdalene Odundo". The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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  6. ^ "World-renowned ceramicist becomes Chancellor of the University for the Creative Arts". University for the Creative Arts. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2020.