Harlinah Teoh is an Australian artist creating botanical ceramic vessels.

Harlinah’s work is a meditation on walking, observation, and creation. It draws on her childhood living in dry eucalyptus forest, rainforest and mangrove country and her lifelong interest in mythology and folk art. As an avid hiker, she continues to be inspired by plants as she explore new trails, reflecting on themes of ecological interconnection and adaptation.

Harlinah grew up in New South Wales and the Northern Territory surrounded by potters and other artists and has strong memories of digging clay and building a wood-fired kiln. She lived in Tokyo and Singapore before settling in Narrm/Melbourne. After reconnecting with ceramics in 2019, she shifted her work to focus on her studio practice in 2022. She began exhibiting in 2023 and was announced as a finalist in the 2023 National Emerging Art Prize.

Harlinah handbuilds stoneware vessels, embracing slow construction and simple forms. Rich surface detail is created through the addition and subtraction of layers using slips, underglaze, carving and sgraffito. All work is both sculptural and functional.