Anja Lubach is rare amongst exhibitors at the Harlequin Gallery. She is one of the few potters to be shown here who has approached the gallery, rather than the other way. She is also unique in that her first exposure is a solo exhibition and this has been chosen by Ceramic Review as the "pick of the shows" that start in the UK during June. This suggests that others share my view that Anja is destined to be a significant name in the pottery world in years to come.

Born in Germany in 1969, Anja took her degree at Loughborough College of Art & Design, followed by an MA in Ceramics at the Royal College of Art from where she graduated in 2000. During her time at the RCA, Anja was awarded with an industrial placement at Rosenthal AG, the major German porcelain manufacturer, and was a finalist in the Royal Society of Art industrial glass design competition. Although her work with glass was a secondary interest, I think that the fluidity of that medium has had an influence on her use of clay.

The ceramics and glass dealer, Adrian Sassoon and the fashion designer, Bruce Oldfield, both bought work from Anja’s RCA graduation show. Last year she followed this up by showing successfully at the Sotheby’s Contemporary Decorative Arts exhibition in Bond Street during February and the Chelsea Craft Fair in the autumn. She has also already exhibited in Milan, Frankfurt and Selb-Plossberg and earlier this year was shown at the Carlin Gallery in Paris.