Georgina Wellstead is a ceramic artist from the A.C.T, who graduated from The Canberra School of Art Ceramic department in 1997, completing a bachelor of visual art, Georgina studied under Alan Watt, Janet Deboos, Greg Daly and Hirowe Swein. Georgina is currently completing a Graduate Diploma of Education (secondary art teaching) at The University of Canberra, Georgina is an active ceramic artist in the local community exhibiting regularly with the Canberra Potters' Society and Craft A.C.T, She teaches at the Potters' Society and currently holds the position of Vice President on the society's committee.

At this years annual Potters' Society exhibition (selected and judged by Mura Clay Gallery's Irene Mura Schroder) Georgina was the winner of the ClayworksAWARD.

Georgina's work is concerned with personal narrative - she coils her memoirs. The process of coiling and constructing the clay by hand allows her to reflect on the experiences that have influenced the work The winning pieces in the exhibition were 'Phony Fruits 1 & 2', both are coil built using white raku clay and underglazes, then fired to 1070 degrees. After firing, Georgina continues to complete the works by applying oil paint to build up the surface, this allows her the freedom to control the color for optimum results.

In Georgina's own words "In life we have visions of perfection, we walk away with memories of certain events; we remember particular details and forget others, X enjoy bringing to life those details we might like to forget. These allow us to learn to laugh at and with ourselves, and to move on with the memory of common experience. "

Georgina's work is available at The Hive Gallery Wentworth Ave. Kingston A,C.T., and can be seen at Dickson Gallery (formally ANCA Gallery) Antill Street Dickson in a three person exhibition titled L(Equally cursed and blessed from the 16th - 29th of November 1999.