Education and Qualifications

Jan 2007 – Feb 2012

Cardiff School of Art and Design, PhD Ceramics

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Oct 2005 - Sep 2006

Cardiff School of Art and Design, MA Ceramics

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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

2021        2021 New Work, New Craftsman Gallery St.Ives

2019        New Craftsman Gallery St.Ives

2017        New Craftsman Gallery, St.Ives

2014       OPject, Arcadecardiff, Cardiff

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Awards and Grants

2021

Selected for AWARD Exhibition, British Ceramic Biennial

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2020

Stabilisation Fund, Arts Council of Wales

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2018

Emmanuel Cooper Prize, at Ceramic Art London, Central Saint Martins

Funding 'Production' granted from Art Council of Wales

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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

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2006      

Selected, World Ceramic Competition, Ichoen, South Korea

MA Stars, Axis Graduates, Placed on the web, UK

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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 

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Group Exhibitions and Fairs

2021

Oxford Ceramic Fair, St.Edward’s School, Oxford

Art in Clay Windsor, Royal Windsor Racecourse

Impossibility of Repetition, Make Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Three of a Kind - Part Two, Bevere gallery, Worceter

Artefact, The Contemporary Craft Fair, with Cube Gallery, London

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2020

Handcrafted at Christmas, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff

Potfest in the Park, Penrith

Focus on Ceramics, Cambridge Contemporary Art

Collect 2020, London

Art Karlsruhe, Germany

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2019

Hot Koreans in Europe, Puls Contemporary Ceramics, Belgium

Art of Wales, Oita, Japan

Context Miami with Cube Gallery, USA

Art in Clay Hatfield, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire

Celebrating Ceramics, Waterperry Gardens, Oxford

Craft and Design at RHS Garden Wisley, London

Surface and Form – Part 2, Clay College Gallery, Stoke-on-trent

Ceramic Art London, Central Saint Martins, London

The Development of Tonal Clays and Techniques towards New Artworks, Llantarnam Grange Art Centre, Cwmbran

Collect, represented by Ruthin Craft Centre, Saatchi Gallery

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2018       

Architects of Illusion, Lisa Norris Gallery, London

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

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