About Carolyne Brennan

Carolyne Brennan
Ceramic-Glass Jewellery Artist • Educator • Creative Instigator

Jewellery Power isn’t just a phrase — it’s a philosophy.
I believe the human form is a blank canvas, waiting to be dressed, layered and expressed through bold, thoughtful design.

For over four decades, I’ve explored ceramics, glass, and jewellery as both art form and personal statement — and I now teach women to do the same.

Selected Biography

Carolyne Brennan is a multi-award-winning ceramic and jewellery artist with over four decades of experience in ceramics, glass and jewellery design.

Her background includes teaching ceramics at St George College of TAFE for seven years, exhibiting with the Inner-City Clayworkers Gallery and the Potters’ Society of Australia, and serving as both member and President of the St George Studio Potters Group.

Her work has been exhibited in galleries and exhibitions across Australia including Manly Art Gallery & Museum, the Sydney Garden Festival at Darling Harbour, the Australian Ceramics 50th Anniversary Vase Show, and Gaffa Gallery. She was also Artist-in-Residence at Mulgara Gallery, Uluru.

Carolyne’s work has received numerous awards and has been featured in publications including Pottery in Australia, Vogue Australia, Sydney Morning Herald, Good Weekend and the Australian Pottery Yearbook.

Alongside her studio practice, she has taught ceramics, jewellery and glass workshops throughout New South Wales, specialising in ceramic surface decoration, mould making, glass fusing and jewellery design.

Her work has also included private commissions, collaborations and exhibition projects throughout her career.

A woman with light-colored hair sitting on a bench in front of a large display of sunflowers. She is wearing a black top, blue pants, a yellow and black patterned jacket, and black knee-high boots. She has a yellow handbag on her lap and is holding sunglasses.
A woman walking on a runway wearing a black dress with white feather and geometric designs, fishnet sleeves, and an ornate silver necklace. Low lighting with a blurred background.