Curriculum Vitae

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Selected Fairs & Exhibitions:

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2023

York Ceramics Fair, York Racecourse, York:   4 & 5 Mar

Ceramic Wales, Bodrhyddan Hall, Rhyl, Denbighshire:   17 & 18 Jun

Potfest by the Lake, Compton Verney, Warwickshire:   23-25 Jun

Celebrating Ceramics, Waterperry Gardens, Oxford:   14-16 Jul

Only Clay, Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield:   23 & 24 Sep

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2022

Cunctations, PR1 Gallery, Preston:   13-31 Oct

Only Clay, Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield:   24 & 25 Sep

Potfest by the Lake, Compton Verney, Warwickshire:   17-19 Jun

Ceramic Wales, Bodrhyddan Hall, Rhyl, Denbighshire:   11 & 12 Jun

UClay, PR1 Gallery, Preston:   4-19 Apr

 

2021

Beyond Process, PR1 Gallery, Preston:   8-20 Nov

Only Clay, Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield:   6 & 7 Nov

York Ceramics Fair, York St John University, York:   4 & 5 Sep

Art in Clay - Windsor, Royal Windsor Race Course:   20-22 Aug

Potfest in the Park, Hutton-in-the-Forest, Cumbria:   23-25 Jul

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2020

Perceptions at Eden Tearooms and Galleries, Newburgh, Lancashire:   12 Oct - 27 Jun 2021

Potfest in the Park, Hutton-in-the-Forest, Cumbria:   4-6 Sep

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2019

York Ceramics Fair, Hospitium, York:   23 &24 Nov

ICF & Potclays New and Emerging Makers, International Ceramics Festival, Aberystwyth:   5-7 Jul

Earth and Fire International Ceramics Festival, Welbeck Estate:   21-23 Jun

UClay Ceramics Exhibition, PR1 Gallery, Preston:    1-25 Apr

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2018

MA Ceramics Degree Show, PR1 Gallery, Preston:   11-25 Oct

Earth and Fire International Ceramics Festival, Welbeck Estate:   22-24 Jun

NPA 40th Anniversary Competition Winners, Valentine Clays, Stoke-on-Trent:   22 Jun-6 Jul

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Residencies:

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• AA2A Residencies 2019/2020 and 2021/2022 (Artists Access to Art Colleges) at University of Central Lancashire, Preston:   Nov 2019 - Jul 2020 and Oct 2021 - Jul 2022

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• Fellowship Award 2018 by Art Lab, University of Central Lancashire, Preston:   Oct 2018 - Jun 2019

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• Group residency – with UCLan MA students: International Ceramics Centre, Kecskemét, Hungary:  Mar 2018

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• Group residency – with NPA members and UCLan MA students: International Ceramics Centre, Kecskemét, Hungary:   Mar 2016

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Other relevant experience:

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• Tutor (part-time) on Ceramics MA at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston:   Oct 2020-Jan 2022

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• Artist in Residence & Ceramic Teacher at Make North Studios, Whalley Street, Preston:   Jul 2019-Aug 2021

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• Art and Design Technician at Preston College (part-time):   Aug 2010-Jul 2011

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• CPA Associated Member of Craft Potters Association:   since 2018

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• Northern Potters Association (NPA) Member:   since 2012

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• Clay Lab Member at UCLan, Preston:   since Oct 2022

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• Ceramic Contemporary Craft Workshop Member at UCLan, Preston:   2013 – 2016

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Education:

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• Masters Degree in Ceramics with Distinction at University of Central Lancashire, Preston:   2016 - 2018

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• BTEC Foundation in Art and Design with Distinction at Preston College:   2009-2010

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• Masters Degree in Modern Literature at University of East Anglia, Norwich:   1993 - 1994

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• Pottery evening classes at Morley College, London and at Preston College, Preston