Profile

I am Salman Ikram, a ceramist, educator, and researcher with a deep-rooted passion for studio pottery. Clay is more than a medium for me—it is a language through which I express form, texture, and emotion.
I have been actively involved in teaching and mentoring students in ceramics, sharing my expertise in raw material characterisation, clay body and glaze development, and both handcrafted and mechanised production techniques. Committed to fostering creativity and skill, I guide learners through hands-on experiences that deepen their understanding of ceramics and refine their techniques.

Education, Training & Publications

National College
of Arts

1999
Cardiff Metropolitan
University

2023
The First Book
on Contemporary
Ceramics
Seeing is Believing

Standard
Chartered
Flavour of Art
in
Interior Design

Recent Exhibition

This is NOT a Bowl

This body of work brings together two glaze explorations that have shaped my recent studio practice: crystalline and volcanic. Some pieces are finished solely in crystalline glaze, where crystals grow within the kiln, creating deli- cate patterns while others are coated in volcanic glaze, with raw surfaces that feel as though they’ve erupted from the earth or been buried for centuries.
The most compelling moments happen when I combine both glazes in a single form. The smooth, glassy crystals break against the raw, volcanic tex- tures of the lava glaze, creating striking contrasts—refined yet ancient, con- trolled yet unpredictable. This series marks a step forward — evolution of an ongoing exploration of surface, its transformation, and experimentation with forms and material.
Opens Friday, May 30, 2025 from 4:30 to 7:30 pm
The exhibition continued until June 17, 2025.