Qualifications:
Senior Lecturer / Reader / Professor Emeritus of Contemporary Ceramic Practice. University of Central Lancashire. 1991-2020.
Lecturer in 3D Design and Ceramics. Wrexham College of Art. 1982-1990.
BA (Hons) 1st Class in Wood, Metal Ceramics. Manchester Polytechnic. 1978-1982.
Art Foundation. Warrington College of Art. 1978.
Solo Shows:
2019
- Mashiko Ceramics Arts Association. Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Selected Group Shows:
2024
- Ceramic Art London
- All the Colours of Emotion. Graystone Gallery, Edinburgh
2023
- Contemporary Ceramics
- Contemporary Applied Arts
- Ceramics Now. Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool
2022
- Ceramic Art London
2019
- Ceramic Art London
- Contemporary Ceramics Gallery, London
2018
- International Ceramics Symposium Exhibition, Tunisia
2017
- British Ceramic Biennial. Spoke Factory, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
2016
- Taiwan International Ceramic Biennale. New Taipei City Yingge Ceramic Museum, Taiwan
2015
- International Ceramic Exhibition. The Imperial Ancestral Temple, Forbidden City. Beijing, China
- British Ceramic Biennial. Spode Factory, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
Collections:
- Mashiko Ceramics Arts Association (MACC). Mashiko, Japan
- National Centre of Ceramics. Tunisia
- New Taipei City Yingge Ceramic Museum. Taipei, Taiwan
- International Ceramic Collection. Beijing, China
- National Arts Collection. Dublin, Ireland
- Universiti Sans Malaysia. Penang, Malaysia
- International Ceramics Collection. Wanju Province, Korea
- International Ceramics Museum. Zibo, China
- Ohio State University. Columbus, USA
- Sevres Museum. Paris
- International Academy of Ceramics Collection. Ariana Museum, Geneva
- World Ceramics Museum. Fuping, nr Xian, China
- Turkish Cultural Collection. Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey
- National Museum of Applied Arts. Riga, Latvia
- HanhangLim Gallery. Korea
- Dokuz Eylul Universitesi. Izmir, Turkey
- National Museum of Wales. Cardiff
- International Ceramics Studio. Kecskemet, Hungary
Awards & Scholarships:
Funding Award. Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC). 2014-2015.
Creative Wales Award. Arts Council of Wales. 2009-2011.
Research Grant. Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC). 2008-2010.
Prize Winner. 2nd International Silicates Triennial. Kecskemet, Hungary. 2008.
International Travel Scholarship. Arts Council of Wales. 2007.
Gold Medal Winner in Craft & Design. National Eisteddfod of Wales. 2006.