Kayley loves clay and spends her days making and teaching from her North London studio.

Kayley makes sculptural ceramic pieces in her studio at Islington Arts Factory and regularly exhibits work across the UK. She is now in her ninth year of running the successful and independent Islington Pottery Workshops and spends many hours in the week teaching, with a regular programme of group workshops and private tuition sessions.

Receiving her formal education between 2005 and 2009, Kayley trained as a Ceramic Designer at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London. Kayley received Highly Commended status and was a Finalist for two design competitions whilst at university, but most notably was awarded the Silvie Nisbet Scholarship, which she put towards a month-long trip to America, spending time in two ceramics studios in New York and Philadelphia. Kayley worked at various times as a studio assistant to seven established ceramicists.

Always up for a challenge, Kayley likes to put herself beyond her comfort zone. In 2012, she pitched her work against other craftspeople on the BBC2 show, Paul Martin's Handmade Revolution. The work was judged by a panel of creative industry experts and her piece was selected as a winner. As a result of this adventure, Kayley's work was exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London for a month in October 2012.

Kayley is a Fellow and Trustee of the Society of Designer Craftsmen, having been involved with the Society since 2009. In her current role, Kayley is working with the Society's Council and Volunteer Teams to build the profile of the Society and promote high standards of British craftsmanship.

Exhibitions

• In My Mind’s Eye - West Horsley Place, Surrey - November 2022

• Contemporary Ceramics II - General Office Gallery, Stourbridge - November 2022

• Ceramics Showcase - Islington Arts Factory, London - October 2022

• African Revival, Summer Exhibition - Surrey - June 2022

• Transformations SDC - Bankside Gallery, London - June 2022

• In My Mind’s Eye - West Horsley Place, Surrey - June 2022

• Spring Exhibition, Magpie Contemporary Art - Farnham, Surrey - March 2022

• Surrey Hills Christmas Fair - West Horsley Place, Surrey - November 2021

• Contemporary Ceramics - General Office Gallery, Stourbridge - November 2021

• Designer Craft Showcase SDC - RBSA, Birmingham - November 2021

• Ceramics Showcase - Islington Arts Factory, London - October 2021

• Bright Horizons - The Oxmarket Gallery, Chichester - August 2021

• Excellence SDC - The Oxmarket Gallery, Chichester - August 2021

• Women's Lockdown Art - Women + Health / Zabludowicz Collection, London - November 2020

• Into The Light SDC - The Oxmarket Gallery, Chichester - August 2020

• Ceramics Showcase - Islington Arts Factory, London - 2019

• Designer Crafts SDC - The Mall Galleries, London - 2015

• MOSTYN in Llandudno - 2015

• Designer Crafts SDC - The Mall Galleries, London - 2009

• New Designers - Business Design Centre, London - 2009