Event start date: 13/11/2026
Location: The PIT, 101 Wells Road Bristol, BS4 2BS
SURREAL FEMININE – a solo show of immersive ceramic sculpture by Bristol artist Emily Gibbard.
13 – 29 November
The PIT
101 Wells Road
Bristol, BS4 2BS
Opening times Thursday to Friday: 12-6pm Saturday to Sunday: 11-4pm
Mon to Wed: closed
PV event – Thursday 12 Nov 6-9pm
Bristol ceramic installation artist Emily Gibbard will hold her first solo show SURREAL FEMININE at The PIT Bristol from 13-29 November. Emily brings her work back to Totterdown where she first exhibited on the Totterdown Arts trail over 10 years ago. The show will form part of the Totterdown Arts Trail 2026 (14/15 Nov), Bristol’s oldest open house art event. SURREAL FEMININE invites audiences into a dreamlike world where the familiar female form is subverted into something unexpected. With her collection of totemic ceramic sculptures, Emily Gibbard explores the female experience through the language of surrealism, play and symbolism. Expect bold, voluptuous forms that shift between body and vessel, human and otherworldly. Hands, heads, breasts, vulvas and other fragments of the body are reimagined and brought together in strange and compelling combinations, creating sculptures that are at once humorous, sensual, powerful and vulnerable.
Private View – 12 November The private view will include a video projection and artist interview exploring the influences and processes behind the work, followed by an evening with DJ set and dance performance. Tickets for the event can be obtained directly from the artist.
Workshops Emily will run an interactive clay activity at the show with one participant winning the opportunity to see their design upscaled by the artist.