“Nature is my teacher and has much to teach me about life and about myself. Art is my way of creatively expressing my ways of knowing, being and seeing.”
About Jamila
Born in the Cotswolds, to English and Algerian parents, my work is shaped by a life lived across diverse landscapes and summers spent on the shores of Georgian Bay. Now based in Glen Huron, Ontario, I draw inspiration from my biodynamic homestead on the Niagara Escarpment, where daily life is deeply connected to the natural world.
Working at the intersection of traditional ceramics and contemporary basketry, I create minimalist vessels that balance form and function. Each piece reflects an interest in the quiet complexity of nature and the interconnectedness of living things. My work invites a closer relationship with the environment and our impact upon it — nurturing compassion for the world around us and a deeper sense of belonging within it.
Using ethically sourced and foraged materials, my work blurs the boundary between functional object and fine art, inviting a slower, more attentive relationship with the natural world.
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Craft Ontario Gallery, Toronto - 2026 Craft Award Recipient Exhibition. Oct/Nov. 2026
Circa Atelier, Toronto - The Things We Carry. Juried Group Ceramics Exhibition. September 2026
Ojibway Club, Point-au-Baril - Ojibway Club Art Show 2026. Juried Exhibition. August 2026.
Fusion Clay + Glass - Connect Online 2026. Juried virtual exhibition, January 2026- January 2027.
Gallery 1065, Toronto - RewildingTO. Juried exhibition. Sept 19 - Oct 5 2025.
Peter Dusek Gallery, Creemore - “A Study of Losses”. Solo Exhibition. Sept. 1- Dec. 31, 2025.
The Yard, Collingwood - Escarpment Corridor Alliance Art Auction. September 20, 2025.
Blue Mountain Foundation of the Arts, Collingwood - BMFA Juried Art Show. August 2025.
Deep Water Gallery, Wiarton - Women on Fire. Invitational exhibition. June-August, 2025.
Windswept Farm, Creemore - 2DA Art Show. Invitational. August 2024.
Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society, Creemore - Creemore Festival of the Arts. Juried. October 2023, 2024, 2025.
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Rich Foundation Residency- 2026 Craft Ontario Awards Recipient, August 2027.
Interwoven Residency- The Art & Ecology of the Island.Gibraltar Point, February 2026.
Keystone Artist for the David Suzuki Foundation’s Rewilding Arts Collective. 2025- Present.
OAEA (Ontario Arts Education Association) Arts Educator of the Year Award - 2017. -
Feature Article - In The Hills Magazine, “Artist in Residence: Blurring the Lines Between Function and Style”, Summer 2026.
Profile Article - “Where Art Meets Conservation” written by The Escarpment Corridor Alliance, 2025.
Book - “Gathered Strands”, Australia, 2025 (Work featured on inside cover and pgs 46,47).Profile Article - Creemore Echo, “Arts fest: Potter creates harmony between nature and clay”, Sept., 2023.
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