Exhibition history

Group Exhibitions

2024 – Elise Johnston, Brett McDowell Gallery, Ōtepoti Dunedin

2023 – JOY, McLeavey Gallery, Wellington, Group exhibition

2022 – Uku Clay Hawkes Bay, National Ceramic Exhibition, Arts Inc. Heretaunga, Hastings.

2022 – Pushing Clay Uphill Contemporary Ceramics National Award 2022, Refinery Art Space, Nelson. Forsyth Barr Premier Award Winner for ‘Square Peg, Round Hole’ by Elise Johnston.

2022 – Otago Potters Group Annual Exhibition, The Community Gallery, Dunedin

2021 – Biked!. The Crypt, St Pauls Cathedral, Dunedin

2021 – Ceramics Association of New Zealand 60th National Exhibition, Otago Art Society Galleries, Dunedin

2021 – Otago Potters Group Annual Exhibition, The Community Gallery, Dunedin

2021 – Cargo Bike Art Space, Dunedin Fringe Festival. Elise Johnston – Get The Ball Rolling

2020 – Don’t Lick The Artwork, Form Gallery, Christchurch

2019 – The Otago Potters Group annual exhibition, Community Gallery, Dunedin

2019 – The Cleveland National Art Awards, The Railway Station, Dunedin

2018 – Emerging Practitioner in Clay Awards, Quartz Gallery, Whanganui

2017 – Otago Potters Group annual exhibition, Community Gallery, Dunedin

2017 – The Cleveland National Art Awards, The Railway Station, Dunedin

2017 – Current, Otago Museum, Dunedin

2016 – Art South Otago annual exhibition, guest exhibitor, Balcultha

2016 – Otago Potters Group annual exhibition, Community Gallery, Dunedin

2016 – Terrain, Geoff’s Gallery, Dunedin

2016 – Imerys National Tableware exhibition, Canterbury Museum, Christchurch

2015 – Arts Gold Award Exhibition, Central Stories Museum, Alexandra

2015 – Small Things, Geoffs Gallery, Dunedin

2015 – Otago Potters Group annual exhibition, Community Gallery, Dunedin

2015 – Stuart Street Potters Co-op 10thBirthday exhibition, Dunedin

2014 – Otago Potters Group annual exhibition, Community Gallery, Dunedin

2014 – The New Zealand Potters Association 55thNational exhibition.

2014 – The Dinner Party Show, Waiheke Community Gallery, Waiheke Island 

2013 – Otago Potters Group annual exhibition, Community Gallery, Dunedin

2013 – The Portage Ceramic Awards, Te Uru Gallery, Auckland

2013 – Smorgasbord, Waiheke Community Gallery, Waiheke Island

2013 – Otago Art Society exhibition, Dunedin Railway Station

2012 – Otago Potters Group annual exhibition, Community Gallery, Dunedin

2011 – The Portage Ceramic Awards, Te Uru Gallery, Auckland

2011- Otago Potters Group annual exhibition, Community Gallery, Dunedin

2010 –The Portage Ceramic Awards, Te Uru Gallery, Auckland

2010 – Quixotic, None Gallery, Dunedin

2009 – Expensive Rubbish, Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin.

A collaborative show with Aroha Novak and Elise O’Neill

2009 – Otago Potters Group annual exhibition, Community Gallery, Dunedin

2009 – Four Guest Potters, Stuart Street Potters Co-op, Dunedin,

Group show with, Marcus Wainwright, Liz Rowe, Elise O’Neill and John Paxie.

2007 – Otago Potters Group annual exhibition, Community Gallery, Dunedin