About

“I refound my joy in life in clay and now through my work, I try to bring that joy to your everyday moments.”

Born and raised in Izmir, Turkey, Beste Ogan is a ceramic artist working primarily in slipcast porcelain. Her recent sculptural work pushes the boundaries of traditional slipcasting, transforming a process rooted in repetition into a vehicle for expressive, one-of-a-kind forms.

After a decade-long career in management in Istanbul, Beste moved to Sydney in 2012 to study at UNSW School of Art & Design, earning a Masters in Design and a Graduate Diploma in Ceramics. Beste’s practice spans functional wares and sculptural objects.  Drawing inspiration from the coastal landscapes of her Aegean upbringing, her work explores tactile surfaces and organic forms, translating them into contemporary ceramic pieces that invite touch and contemplation, and bring joy to everyday rituals.

Beste has exhibited in group shows in Sydney and Perth, and curated an exhibition in 2023 to raise funds for children in Turkey affected by earthquakes. In 2024, she participated in Artwalk Freo and Fremantle Design Week, giving artist talks and slipcasting demonstrations. Her works are held in private collections across Australia, Singapore, the USA, the UK, and Turkey.

Beste has undertaken residencies with prominent Sydney ceramicists David Edmunds and Hayden Youlley, and renowned Western Australian ceramicist Fleur Schell. Her innovative marbling techniques were published in the Journal of Australian Ceramics (2023), with further features in Fabric Quarterly and online contemporary art and design media.

Beste’s first sculptural installation was exhibited at the 2025 Australian Ceramics Triennale main exhibition ‘Under Fire: Clay from the Western Edge’. She exhibited her first sculptural wall installations at Fine Art@Hale 2026, which earned her ‘the Best Emerging Artist Award’.

Now based in South Fremantle, Western Australia raising her young family, Beste continues to challenge the expectations of slipcasting through her evolving sculptural work, using porcelain as a medium for personal and material exploration.