CV
Education and Qualifications
Jan 2007 – Feb 2012
Cardiff School of Art and Design, PhD Ceramics
Oct 2005 - Sep 2006
Cardiff School of Art and Design, MA Ceramics
Mar 2003 - Dec 2004
University of Tasmania, Australia, BA Contemporary Arts (Ceramics)
Professional Memberships
2013 Craft Potters Association
2012 Contemporary Applied Art
Public Collections
The Shipley Art Gallery
National Museum of Scotland
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff
Manchest Art Gallery, Manchester
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Solo Exhibitions
2019 New Craftsman Gallery St.Ives
2017 New Craftsman Gallery, St.Ives
2014 OPject, Arcadecardiff, Cardiff
Awards and Grants
2019
Art Grant 'Production' , Art Council of Wales
2018
Emmanuel Cooper Prize, at Ceramic Art London, Central Saint Martins
Funding 'Production' granted from Art Council of Wales
2017
Best Maker in Wales, Made by Hand, City Hall, Cardiff
2016
Winner of the Valentine Clays Peers Award, Art in Clay Hatfield
Awarded 2nd ‘Best Demonstration’ at Art in Action, Waterperry Gardens, Oxfordshire
Awarded ‘Best Ceramics’ at Contemporary Craft Festival, Bovey Tracey, Devon
Winner of the Homes & Gardens Design Awards 2016 with China & Glass Category.
Selected for Cfile’s 15 Potters to Watch in 2016
2014
Selected for the National Eisteddfod of Wales Visual Art Competition, Wales
Selected for Westerwald Prize, Westerwald Keramic Museum, Germany
Selected for Oriel Davies Open, Oriel Davies Gallery, Wales
2013
Selected for the ING Discerning Eye Competition, London
Highly Commended, Welsh Artist of the Year, St David’s hall, Cardiff
AWARD, British Ceramic Biennial 2013, Stoke on trent, Staffordshire
Hot Rookies, Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale, Icheon, Korea
2012
Winner of Exhibitors’ favourite designer/maker, MADE 12, Brighton
Exhibitor Award, Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Manchester
Arts grant for participating three fairs, Arts Council of Wales
Selected, Welsh Artist of the year, St.David hall
Neo:artprize finalists, Neo gallery, Bolton
Woolgather art prize finalists, Leeds
2009
Selected, Cheongju International Craft Competition, Cheongju, South Korea
2007
Highly commended, Welsh artist of the year, St.David’s hall, Cardiff
2006
Selected, World Ceramic Competition, Ichoen, South Korea
MA Stars, Axis Graduates, Placed on the web, UK
2004
Awarded for Excellence at Third Year Level in Ceramics, UTAS, Australia
Placed on the Dean’s Roll of Excellence for the Faculty of Arts, UTAS, Australia
Group Exhibitions and Fairs
2018
Art Exhibition, The Maiden Bridge Gallery, Tatham
Ceramic show, Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk
Ceramic Art London, Central Saint Martins
Maker in Focus, Mission Gallery, Swansea
London Art Fair with Contemporary Collective, London Business Centre,
2017
Made by Hand, Cardiff City Hall, Cardiff
Box, Oxford Ceramic Gallery, Oxford
Oxford Ceramic Fair, St. Edward’s School, Oxford
Home from Home, Contemporary Applied Art, London
International Ceramic Biennial 2017, Belgium
Welsh Applied Art, Grassi Messe in Leipzig, Germany
Oxford Ceramic Fair, St.Edward’s School, Oxford
Box, Oxford Ceramic Gallery, Oxford
Home from Home, Contemporary Applied Art, London
Tresor Contemporary Craft, Basel
Impressions of Movement, Arundel Contemporary, West Sussex
Art in Clay Hatfield, Hatfield House
Potfest in the Park, Penrith
Made in Korea, Sladmore Contemporary, London
Earth and Fire International Ceramic Fair, Welbeck
Contemporary Craft Festival, Bovey Tracey
Ceramic Art London, Central Saint Martins, London
Featured Maker, Bevere Gallery
A Fine Line, Cambridge Contemporary Art, Cambridge
2016
Art in Clay Hatfield, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire
Art in Action, Waterperry Gardens, Oxfordshire
Summer Exhibition, the Biscuit Factory, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Affordable Art Fair Hampstead, represented by Degreeart Gallery, London
Contemporary Craft Festival, Bovey Tracey, Devon
Window, Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool
Ceramic Art London, Central Saint Martins
PULS Contemporary Ceramics, Brussels
Black & White, Kunsthuis Gallery, York
2015
Winter Show, Black Swan Arts, Somerset
Crafted 2015, New Brewery Arts, Cirencester
Oxford Ceramics Fair, St.Edward’s School, Oxford
Drawing, National Glass Centre, Sunderland
Ornament, Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Old Granada Studios, Manchester
International Oldenburg Ceramics Fair, Oldenburg, Germany
Art in Action, Oxford
Welsh Collection II, Ruthin Craft Centre, Denbighshire
Art in Clay, Hatfield, Herefordshire
Collect, with Ruthin Craft Centre, Saatchi Gallery, London
Six, gallery/ten, Cardiff
Ceramic Art London, Royal College of Art, London
Eastern Exchange, Manchester City Gallery
Hidden Treasures, RBSA Gallery, Birmingham
2014
'Sui Generis', Contemporary Ceramics Centre, London
Christmas Show, Gallery Top, Derbyshire
Made by Hand, City Hall, Cardiff
Art Élysées with Galerie du Don, Paris, France
MADE London, Sir John Soane Church, London
Featured Maker, Contemporary Applied Art, London
Teabowl, Oxford Ceramics Gallery, Oxford
Westerwald Prizes 2014, Westerwald Keramic Museum, Germany
Autumn Craft Collection, New Ashgate Gallery, Surrey
National Eisteddfod of Wales, Visual Art Exhibition, Llanelli, Wales
Art in Clay Hatfield, Hatfield house, Hertfordshire
Oriel Davies Open, Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, Wales
Fireworks Now, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales
April Focus, Bevere Gallery, Worcester
Ceramic Art London, Royal College of Art, London
Fireworks Now, Y Gallery, Caerphilly, Wales
VOIR ET PERCEVOIR, Galerie Du Don, France
CRAFT, Earls Court, London
2013
ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, Mall Gallery, London
AAF Hamburg with Lilly Zeligman Gallery
Centre Stages, The Craft Centre and Design Gallery Leeds, Leeds
Baker’s Dozen, Round House Gallery, Derbyshire
Splash, Bang, Wallop, Cupola Gallery, Sheffield
MADE London, The Design and Craft Fair, London
Illusion or Reality, Snug Gallery, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire
Awards, British Ceramic Biennial, Stoke-on-trent
Hot Rookies, Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale, Icheon, South Korea
Fireworks Now, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff
Going Full Circle, Walford Mill Crafts, Wimborne
Growing, National Centre for Craft & Design, Sleaford
Earth and Fire, International Ceramic Fair, Rufford, Nottinghamshire
Welsh Artist of the Year, St David’s Hall, Cardiff
Never End, Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth
Ceramic Art London, Royal College of Art, London
MADE applied arts showcases, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield
Showcase display, Barbican Art Gallery shop, London
Contemporary Makers, showcase display at National Museum Wales, Cardiff
2012
Shadows and Light, Ruthin Craft Centre, Wales
Christmas Open House, Brighton
Objects of Desire, DegreeArt gallery, London
MADE 12, Brighton Design and Craft Fair, Brighton
MADE London, the design and craft fair, London
Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Manchester
Crafts embrace the world, Cheongju Korean Craft Museum, Korea
Terralha 2012, European Festival of Ceramic Arts, St.Quentin, France
Summer show, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff
Welsh Artist of the year, St.David hall, Cardiff
Neo:artprize, Neo gallery, Bolton
Summer Exhibition, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
Woolgather Art Prize, Leeds
Focus on form: Three Ceramists, Lilly Zeligman gallery, Netherland
Beyond Borders, ArtXchange gallery, Seattle, USA
Ceramic Art London, Royal College of Art, London
2009
Playing with fire, Oriel Makers gallery, Cardiff
Young Guns, Sydney College of Arts, Australia
Cheongju cultural industry complex, South Korea
New Designers, Business Design Centre, London
MA Ceramics 25 Years On, Howard Gardens gallery, Cardiff
2007
Ceramic Futures, Draw international Art house, Caylus, France
Setting Out 2007, Contemporary Ceramics, London
2006
MA degree show, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
New Designers, Business Design Center, London
The 4th World Ceramic Biennale, Ichoen, South Korea
2004
Dust to Dust, Academy Gallery, UTAS, Australia
The Walls of Jerusalem, Academy Gallery, UTAS, Australia
2003
Raw Substance, Power house gallery, UTAS, Australia
Newstead College Gallery, Tasmania, Australia