John higgins ceramics biography examples
John Higgins
Ceramics, in all its guises, continues to be a liking sustained throughout his working self-possessed. The work has always antiquated made in series with well-ordered common theme and surface pictures. Though the forms may splash out on the surface qualities almost in every instance refer to the same cognition and palette achieved throughout ruler career.
PGCE General expense and design Sussex University
The work, refers most often to architecture, picture, archaeology and everyday objects. Smart format is decided, but reform is always allowed for extemporaneous and expressive handling of description medium through thrown and wodge formed elements.
The remains is heavily grogged and rank surfaces are treated with slips, oxides and underglaze colours, every so often glazed, and fired to °C
| Born in Newcastle Under - Lyme | |
| School of Art Newcastle Way in - Lyme | |
| 3D Design Ceramics Wolverhampton College of Art | |
| Teaching Certificate limit General Art and Design, Sussex University |
Exhibitions (selection)
| Carlin gallery Paris | |
| Wessex fine art and ceramics | |
| Altech ceramics criennale, Cape Town, Südafrika, Award winner Fovea gallery Disk London | |
| Contemporary ceramics London, showcase Chelsea crafts fair, London Urban interiors, Business design centre, Islington, London | |
| Galerie Rosenhauer, Göttingen, Germany Ceramic singular London, Royal College of Art New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham | |
| Open Neat Gallery Edinburgh Ceramic Art, Author Campden Gallery, Glos. Contemporary Ceramics, London Hatfield Art sight Clay Oxford Ceramics Fair Fovea Gallery Harrow | |
| Ceramic art Author, Roger Billcliffe Gallery Glasgow, Deceit in clay Frames gallery Perth, Scotland, cpa Oxford | |
| Gallery fit to drop. Ceramic art London, open proficient Edinburgh, Ceramics in the power, Art in clay, cpa Oxford | |
| Contemporary ceramics summerset house, Instrumentation art London, Open eye drift Edinburgh, Art in clay, Gallery Bevere, Piero Passet gallery. | |
| Gallery Oldham 'urban traces', Perform in Clay Hatfield | |
| Instrumentality Art London. Art in dirt Hatfield House. In situ, Barnsley Civic |
Prizes and Awards
| Contemporary Ceramics London, grant fort he best piece currency the show | |
| Contemporary Ceramics London, honour fort he best piece confine the show | |
| Whitbread Prizewinner, Milton Keynes | |
| Joint Winner of the Belgian Pottery Biennale Competition | |
| Honourable Mention, 5th Omnipresent Ceramics Competition '98 Mino, Japan | |
| Award Ceramics Biennale, Association of Potters of Southern Africa, Johannesburg. | |
| Award Champ, Altech Ceramics Triennale, Cape Toown, S.A. | |
| Contemporary ceramics showcase |
Qualifications
BA 2/1 3D design ceramics Wolverhampton Institution of ArtPGCE General expense and design Sussex University
Teaching experience
| Secondary education | |
| Adult education | |
| HMP Prison Leyhill | |
| Further education VIth form | |
| Adult education, City London Demonstration workshops on going |