Jai Sallay-Carrington
Jai Sallay-Carrington (they/them) is a Canadian sculptural ceramic artist from Vancouver BC, working out of their local studio, Flaming Otter Ceramics. They are a queer and transgender artist whose work is heavily influenced by these aspects of their life. Attending artist residencies, installing exhibitions and teaching workshops has brought them and their artwork throughout Canada, USA, several European countries and to China. Residencies such as C.R.E.T.A Rome in Italy, Tolne Gjæstgivergaard in Denmark and a year-long residency at Baltimore Clayworks in the USA, as the Lormina Salter Fellow. They have been a part of many group exhibitions, at prestigious galleries such as the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Henry Art Gallery, and the Clay Center of New Orleans. Jai has had several solo exhibitions, such as Growing Pains at Pottery Northwest, Trans Passions at Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, as well as Adapting, at Maison de la Culture Côte-des-Neiges. Publications that have featured Jai’s work include CBC Exhibitionists, Ceramique: 90 Artistes Contemporarian and FEELS Magazine. Jai has been awarded grants from Canada Council of the Arts, SODEC, CALQ and was a finalist for the Winifred Shantz Award for 2020 and 2021. They earned their MFA at the University of Washington in 2023, receiving the De Cillia Graduating with Excellence award and the HUB Purchase award. In 2025 Jai was invited to participate in the 12th International Ceramic Symposium of China to build work for the collection of Changchun International Ceramic Museum.
