EDUCATION
October 91 – June 94 B.A. Hons 3D Design, Ceramics. West Surrey College of Art and Design.
September 84 – 85 T.O.P.S. Glass and Glass Technology.
September 80 – 82 D.A.T.E.C. Diploma in Craft and Design.
WORK
1996 – Present Self Employed Ceramicist and painter/printer. Create domestic slipped earthenware and small scale sculptural, stoneware as well as mono prints and paintings for sale through galleries nationally.
PUBLIC AND PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
1997 – I.W.C.A.T. Tokoname Japan. Four peices of sculptural ceramics.
1996 – Morrisons Business Centre, Darlington, Co Durham . Commissioned four paintings.
1984 – Corning Museum, New York, America. Glass Bowl.
VOCATIONAL COURSES
1996 – Penrith, ‘ Fire Over The North’. One week kiln building course. Working with kiln builders from around the world. Wali hawes building fire sculptures, Atsiko Ito consructing and firing an anigama climbing kiln and various other kiln such as wattle and daub, pit firings etc.
1997 – Tokoname, Japan . I.W.C.A.T. [ International workshop in ceramic art]. Attended five week workshop of twenty sellected potters from thirteen different countries.
EXHIBITIONS
Nov 2012 – ‘Art In Clay’. Farnham, Surrey.
Sept 2012 – Hand and Wheel Ceramic Festival, Bristol.
Sept 2012 – Ceramics in the City, Geffrye Museum, London
Sept 2012 – Devon Open Studio’s
July 2012 – ‘Articulture’, Gallery36, Exeter
June 2012 – Royal Cornwall Show
Oct 2011 – Doddiscombsleigh Art Show
Sept 2011 – Quartz Arts Festival, Taunton
Aug 2011 – The Garlic Festival, Isle Of Wight
June 2011 – ‘Earth and Fire’, Rufford, Nottinghamshire
June 2011 – ‘Summer Exhibition’, Gallery Upstairs, Henley on Arden, Warwickshire
May 2011 – Devon County Show, Exeter
Dec 2010 – ‘Beautiful Pots‘ 8 Regional Contemporary Potters, Gallery36, Exeter
Sept 10 – Devon Open Studio’s
Dec 09 – ‘Ceramics at the Castle’, 11 Regional Contemporary potters, Rougemont Castle, Exeter, Devon
Nov 2009/10/11 – ‘Art Bazaar’ South Molton
July 2009/10/11 – ‘The Garden Show, Stanstead Park, Hants
Nov 08 – ‘Creations’ Gallery36, Exeter
Oct 08 – Sarah Hoskins and Isabel Merrick ‘Art Exhibition’, Topsham, Devon
May 08 – Solo Exhibition, Gallery 86, Crediton
May 08/10/12 – ‘Celebration of Art’ Maynards, Exeter
Dec 07 – Christmas Exhibition, Gallery 86, Crediton
Nov 07 – Day of the Dead, Gallery 86, Crediton
Oct 07 – Miro, The Brook Gallery, Budleigh Salterton
Sept 07 – 16 Days of Art, Gallery 86, Crediton and Steel Yard Arts
Sept 07/09/10 – Devon Open Studio’s
July 07 – ‘Seven Potters’ Dewsmoor, Crediton
May 07 – The Affordable Arts Fair, Bristol
May 07 – The Affordable Arts Fair, London
Mar 07 – Sheridon Russel, Gallery, London
Jan 07 – Big Works, Gallery Terracina, The Quay, Exeter
Dec 07 – The Great Art Fair, Alexandra Palace, London
Dec 06/07 – Art in Crediton, Town Hall, Crediton
June 06 – ‘100 Devon Potters‘ Burton Art Gallery and Museum, Bideford
May 06 – Otterton Mill, Artist of the month, Otterton Mill
Mar 06 – Gallery Terracina, The Quay, Exeter
Dec 05 – Steel yard Arts and 6 potters, Crediton
Dec 05 – Gallery Terracina, The Quay, Exeter
Oct 05 – Landmark Arts Centre, London
Sept 05 – 9 Days of Art, Newlane Studio, Chulmleigh
Nov 04 – Dewsmoor Exhibition. ” 6 Potters”.
Oct 03 – 04 Open Studio, The Customs House Topsham near Exeter.
July 04 – Landmark arts centre, London .
August 03 – Phoenix art centre, Exeter, Devon. Solo exhibition of prints and oil paintings.
March 03 – The Lemon Street Gallery, Truro , Cornwall. “Easter show”.
January 03 – The Devon Guild Of Craftsmen. Bovey Tracey.Devon.’Get Fresh’.
February 02 – Fisherton Mill, Salisbury. “Spring Colours”.
February 02 – Off The Wall Gallery, Topsham. “The Collection”.
September 01 – Darlington Arts centre, Co Durham. Solo exhibition of paintings and sculptural ceramics.
May 2000 – Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle.” Through Young Eyes”. Exhibition of commissioned pieces designed by children. Created a large earthenware plate.
1998 – Clayton Gallery, Newcastle.” Sculptural Ceramics” with Desmond Morris drawings.
1997 – The Cera Gallery, Tokoname, Japan .
1997 – I.W.C.A.T. Exhibition, Tokoname ceramic festival, Japan.
1996 – The Gallery Masham. “The summer exhibition”.
1995 – Batley Art Gallery, S.Yorks. “Mortal Coils”.
1994 – The Happening Gallery, Bristol . “Christmas exhibition”.
1994 – Piazza, Tower Bridge, London . “Glass, Metals and Ceramics”.
1986 – Coleridges, Piccadilly, London .” Technically Perfect”.
1984 – B.A.G. Exhibition. London .
1984 – Liberty ‘s London. “Contemporary Glass”.
