Cynthia Edwards
Cynthia Edwards is the artist and maker behind Gwyn Studios, based in Cape Town, South Africa. Guided by childhood memories, nostalgia, and the simplicity of connecting with vast open spaces, she is fascinated by the delicate balance between fragility and movement, light and shadow. Her work aims to evoke a sense of play and wonder and engage the viewers curiosity through these contrasts and contradictions.
After earning her BFA in Printmaking from the University of Cape Town in 2010, Edwards moved to Taiwan, where she explored woodblock printmaking using locally available materials. Her craft eventually drew her back to South Africa in 2014, where she launched a small business dedicated to hand-printing fabrics.
Long fascinated by ceramics, she took her first pottery class shortly after turning 30 and gradually transitioned to working with clay full-time. In 2022, she officially returned to the art world with the launch of Gwyn Studio, an artist-run ceramic art studio in Cape Town. Under this banner, she has cultivated her own artistic practice, creating ceramic vessels, dynamic wall pieces, and suspended mobiles. She also collaborates with fellow artists, developing an ongoing series of innovative, co-created works.
