Recommended Events and Exhibitions | Summer 2022
We've put together a list of current and upcoming exhibitions and events featuring contemporary ceramics this summer. Be sure to get them in the diary!
Merete Rasmussen: Expansion
Merete Rasmussen: Expansion
Pangolin Gallery, London
On until 16 July 2022
Just days left to catch Merete Rasmussen's work at Pangolin Gallery. Her work is bold and uses joyful colours on flowing twisted forms which posses an incredible lightness and sense of movement.
Celebrating Ceramics
Celebrating Ceramics
Waterperry Gardens, Oxfordshire
15 - 19 July 2022
Coming up this weekend...Celebrating Ceramics is an artist led event, showcasing 140 markers against the backdrop of Waterperry House and Gardens.
John Ward
John Ward
Oxford Ceramics Gallery, Oxford
Opens 16 July 2022
Celebrating one of the most distinctive voices in modern ceramics, Oxford Ceramics Gallery host a show of works spanning the career of leading UK potter John Ward.
Matthew Chambers | Jack Doherty
Matthew Chambers | Jack Doherty
New Craftsman Gallery, St Ives
Matthew Chambers on until 29 July 2022 & Jack Doherty opens 10 September 2022
Matthew Chambers distinctive concentric sculptural ceramics are shown alongside paintings by Neil Davies.
Later in the summer Irish artist, Jack Doherty explores 'vessels and the ancient layers of cultural resonance embedded within archetypal forms' in a solo show.
Born from Earth: Women in Ceramics
Born from Earth: Women in Ceramics
Richard Saltoun Gallery, London
On until 13 August 2022
This exhibition features 11 female ceramic artists, from pioneers of modern forms, to young artists breaking barriers and forging new ways of thinking about ceramics. Artists include Jacqueline Poncelet, Ruth Duckworth and Carol McNicoll.
Akiko Hirai
'Prose Poetry' | Akiko Hirai
Flow Gallery, London
on until 9 September 2022
A solo show of work by Akiko Hirai, a renowned Japanese Potter living and working in London. Her pieces are fired multiple times in her hand-built gas kiln to create raw textured surfaces.
Ceramics Now
Ceramics Now
Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool
On until 10 September 2022
Bluecoat present a selling display of new, mainly sculptural, ceramic work from emerging and established makers who have either not shown work previously or not shown for a number of years.
Body Vessel Clay: Black Women, Ceramics & Contemporary Art
Body Vessel Clay: Black Women, Ceramics & Contemporary Art
York Art Gallery, COCA
On until 18 September 2022
If you missed the show at Temple Place, now is your chance to catch it at it's new location in York. Body Vessel Clay spans 70 years of ceramics exploring artworks by three generations of Black women artists working with clay.
Alice Walton | Three Potters | Ashraf Hanna
Alice Walton: New Ceramics
Three Potters Featuring: Tom Kemp, Lara Scobie, and Mizuyo Yamashita
Ashraf Hannah: New Ceramics
Beaux Arts, Bath
All showing until 27 August 2022
Richard Batterham: Studio Potter
Richard Batterham: Studio Potter
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
On until 26 September 2022
From Batterham's personal collection, 144 pots were selected for the current V&A Museum retrospective exhibition. This unique collection of pots traces his exploration of form and uncompromising dedication to pottery.
Living With Art We Love
Living With Art We Love
Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
On until 9 October 2022
For the first time, the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire share some of their favourite pieces from their collection. Major works by Edmund de Waal, Natasha Daintry, Pippin Drysdale and Felicity Aylieff are all on display
