Ashlee Hopkins.
Potter, teacher, coffee lover, traveller.

Photograph of Ashlee in her studio. Her arm drapes over a large pot sitting on a wooden bench. In foreground you can see tools and brushes. In the background you can see shelves full of her handmade ceramics.

Portrait of Ash in her studio by Leah Menner.


Ashlee works from her studio on Kaurna Yarta in Prospect, South Australia. Ashlee’s works are held in numerous private collections, as well as commercial settings such as the restaurants at Hentley Farm and Magill Estate. Ashlee graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Ceramics) from the University of South Australia in 2016. She then went on to complete the JamFactory’s Associate Training Program in 2018 where she stayed on as a studio tenant and short course teacher. Ashlee was appointed as Production Manager of the JamFactory Ceramics Studio from 2020-2021. During her time at JamFactory Ashlee designed multiple products for the jam product range, and pioneered a short course in conjunction with ACH Group specifically for students with various neurological disorders. Since 2021, Ashlee has worked closely with Ku Arts to facilitate workshops in remote communities across the state with a focus on creative and professional development opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. This work follows on from previous engagements with Ernabella Arts in the APY Lands from 2016-2019.




Ash acknowledges the Kaurna People as the traditional custodians of the land she lives + works on, and acknowledges their deep connection to country. Sovereignty was never ceded.