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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.


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Recent Exhibition

After the Melt: Internal Landscapes

After the Melt: Internal Landscapes presents works shaped through deliberate control of glaze chemistry, temperature, and time. Each piece passes through extreme thermal conditions before settling into resolved surfaces that invite close looking, the longer one observes, the deeper these internal landscapes reveal themselves. What remains is not just decoration, but evidence of material transformation.

Crystallisation is approached as a structured, pre-planned process guided by experience, precise thermal planning, and material knowledge. Decisions about where to hold temperature and for how long determine the final surface. The kiln becomes a calibrated environment rather than a site of chance.

Opens Sunday, February 1, 2026 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm

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This is NOT a Bowl

CLAY: EARTH. MALLEABLE. MEMORY

Here are some of the pots showcased in the exhibition.

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CLAY: EARTH. MALLEABLE. MEMORY Download the PDF catalogue to view all the works featured in the show.
Rê Majeur, Retrouvez toute la gamme ASTRO
Crystalline Canvas Download the PDF catalogue to view all the works featured in the show.
Crystallie Canvas
Floating Blue with lava

Selective Exhibitions
This is not a Bowl 2025, Khaas Contemporary, (Solo), Islamabad - Pakistan
CLAY: EARTH. MALLEABLE. MEMORY 2024, Koel Gallery, Karachi - Pakistan
Sculpture Exhibition 2024, Lahore Museum, Lahore - Pakistan
Crystalline Canvas - A celebration of Forms & Crystals 2023, Chawkandi Art, (Solo), Karachi - Pakistan
Seeing is Believing 2014, Standerd Chartered, Lahore - Pakistan
Lahore Artscene 2014, Artscene Galleries, Karachi - Pakistan
Sublime Expressions 2013, Mussawir Art Gallery, Dubai - UAE
Fourth ASNA Clay Triennial 2013, V.M. Art Gallery, Karachi - Pakistan
Hamail Art Gallery 2012, Dubai - UAE
Clay Reborn 2011, Vogue Art Gallery, Lahore - Pakistan
Chawkandi Art 2010, (Solo Exhibition), Karachi - Pakistan
Ejaz Galleries 2009, (Solo Exhibition), Lahore - Pakistan
Clay Reborn 2009, Vogue Art Gallery, Lahore - Pakistan
National Exhibition 2007, Pakistan National Council of the Arts. Islamabad - Pakistan
Ceramics Tri Annual 2006, Karachi Arts Council. Karachi - Pakistan
Chawkandi Art 2005, (Solo Exhibition), Karachi - Pakistan
Ejaz Galleries 2004, (Solo Exhibition), Lahore - Pakistan
Nomad Gallery 2003, (solo). (Solo Exhibition), Islamabad - Pakistan
Ceramics Tri Annual 2003, Karachi Arts Council. Karachi - Pakistan
Urran Exhibition 2002, Zenaini Gallery, Karachi - Pakistan
National Exhibition 2002, AL-Hamra Arts Council, Lahore - Pakistan
Ejaz Galleries 2001, (Solo Exhibition), Lahore - Pakistan
Journeys with the clay 2000, Karachi Arts Council. Karachi - Pakistan
V.M. Art Gallery 2000, Rangoon Walla Center (Solo Exhibition), Karachi - Pakistan
AUS-PAK 1998, National Collage of Arts Gallery. Lahore - Pakistan



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