Marice Cumber is an English artist living and working in London. Her ceramics explores notions of the self and identity. Central to Cumber’s work are reaffirming personal messages and statements, both to the artist and her audience. These messages, taken from personal diaries and notebooks, summarise moments of reflection, contemplation, encouragement and acceptance as the artist is observing herself and commenting on who she is and what is within her.

Marice’s work has been exhibited internationally in prestigious institutions, such as the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (2025) and the Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture (2023). She has exhibited in solo presentations ‘I Am Going To Fly’ (Zuleika Art Gallery, 2024),The Table At Hay (Hay on Wye, 2023) and group shows including ‘Curated at Tiresford Hall’ (Stoneman Collins, 2025), ‘Served’ (Felt Collections, 2024) and ‘Form & Vessel’ (Eagle Gallery, 2022)

Who are you?
Marice Cumber

What is your creative area of expertise?
Fine Art Ceramics

How do you inspiration?
In Paula Rego, Mark Rothko, Arpita Singh, Philip Guston

Tell us a little bit about the work you chose to share.
The Bug Bucket of Fighting Back was made for all the bullies, abusers of power, hypocrites, racists and antisemites, those that have a hidden agenda, the people that turned away and the people who kept quiet. It tells them that I am resilient, I am strong, I fight back and I am proud.

What is your work process?
I keep lots of diaries and notebooks of my thoughts and the emotions that run through my head and I use these as the starting point for new work. The message becomes the main element of the work and that dictates the colours and symbols in my work.

One special moment that happened to you this year?
Well, we have only just started this year but 2025 was the year that two of my artworks got accepted for The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition.

A piece of advice?
I went back to my creative practice at the age of 58, so I guess my advice is to keep true to yourself and to never let go of what is at the core of your being.

What’s next?
I am continuing work on the theme of family, Jewish identity and our shared stories and traumas that we carry with us through history.