The Shepparton Art Gallery houses one of Australia's leading collections of historical and contemporary ceramics. An extensive and impressive collection it includes work by the first convict potters through to individual studio potters and commercial potteries.
Highlights of the collection include; Delinquent Angel 1961 by John Perceval (pictured), Spruce ginger beer bottle c1830 by Jonothan Leak, The Lovers Platter c 1958 by Arthur Boyd and works by leading contemporary ceramicists including; Stephen Benwell, Deborah Halpern, Gwynn Hansen- Piggott and Neville French.
There are always selections from the permanent collection on display and the history of Australian ceramics is told chronologically from commercial potteries such as Bendigo, Hoffmann and Preston through the early studio ceramics movement including Murumbeena to contemporary ceramics.
