About Virginia Henderson

Virginia Henderson studied Fine Art and Ceramics at The Putney & Wandsworth School of Art & Design in London, England. She also studied Sculpture at Camberwell School of Art in London.

She became a member of Auckland Studio Potters in 2016 and has just opened her own studio and gallery, The Melting Pot Ceramics Gallery, in Leigh, North Auckland.

Virginia was selected to be an exhibitor at the Auckland Studio Potters Fire & Clay 2016 Exhibition where she won the "Peoples Choice Award".

She has also been an exhibitor at the Auckland Studio Potter's Nourish Exhibition 2017, 2022 & 2023 and further selected as an exhibitor at the 2019 and 2022 Auckland Studio Potters Fire & Clay Exhibitions.

Selected as a finalist in the 2022 and 2023 Quarry Ceramic Awards and the 2023 Waikato Society of Arts Small Sculpture Awards.

Virginia has a number of pieces in private collections as well as the National Australia Bank - London, and The Wallace Arts Trust - Pah Homestead New Zealand collections.