Lena Krivenkova, who stands behind Not Yet Ceramics, is a ceramic artist drawn to awkwardness, quietness, and the subtle presence of abstract form. Her work is not about beauty—it’s about character. She explores gestures that feel raw, vulnerable, or unresolved, much like the traits she finds most moving in people.

Silence is the central theme in Lena’s current practice—not as emptiness, but as a space charged with emotion, memory, and tension. She is interested in what lies behind unsaid words: the layers we build, and the fragility they reveal.

Working with porcelain and stoneware, Lena often avoids commercial glazes in favour of slips, oxides, and textured surfaces that feel aged, weathered, or quietly alive. Her forms emerge through touch and intuition—never symmetrical, never polished, but full of presence. The shapes may seem abstract, but they carry a sense of movement, intention, or pause—like a thought half-formed or a feeling just beneath the surface. 

Lena lives and works in London.

Recent group exhibitions:
Le Vase Fleuri at Ruup & Form Gallery (London), 2025
(Un)Spoken at 67 York Street Galley (London), 2025
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (London), 2025

For available works and any inquires please email at hello@notyetceramics.com