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Natalie Dower Red Flyer (1989) Oil paint on wood 303 x 410cm. Courtesy the Mead Gallery, University of Warwick Art Collection .
2014 Mead Art Gallery

Natalie Dower

Natalie Dower (b.1931, London, UK) works in the knowledge that the growth of every living thing is governed by mathematical rules. Connected to the British Systems artists, Dower works to this knowledge, creating paintings that…
Michael Eden Cyan Bloom (2014) 3D printed in high-quality nylon with unique mineral soft coating 22 x 19cm Edition 18/24.
2015 Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery

Michael Eden

Michael Eden (b.1955, Blackburn, UK), is based in Milnthorpe, Cumbria, UK. His innovative work is represented in public collections in the UK and abroad such as Crafts Council Collection, Leeds Art Gallery and Museum of…
Grant Aston Radioactivitat (2013) Fired clay 65 x 55 x 60cm. © Grant Aston Photo: Michael Harvey .
2015 Swindon Museum and Art Gallery

Grant Aston

Grant Aston (b.1980, Stoke on Trent, UK) is based in London. His work has been included in a number of exhibitions including the British Ceramics Biennial, Stoke on Trent (2012); the Ceramic Art London…
Fenella Elms Large flow pot (2014) Porcelain, clay 50 x 50cm (approximately). © the artist, courtesy the artist .
2015 Swindon Museum and Art Gallery

Fenella Elms

Fenella Elms (b.1964, Münster, Germany) is a contemporary ceramists based near Swindon who is inspired by natural forms, rhythm and motion. Her work was recently presented at galleries including Contemporary Applied Arts, London (2014); Bluecoat…
Paul Scott Cookworthy, Body Sherds and Plymouth Rock (2014) for Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery Ceramic collage in customised, former print tray 43 x 46cm – Alkalon, Pountney and St Vincent’s Rock(s) (2014) for Bristol Museum and Art Gallery Ceramic collage in customised, former print tray 43 x 46cm – Ladies of Llangollen, Dillwyn and Cow Creamers (2014) for National Museum Wales, Amgueddfa Cymru Ceramic collage in customised, former print tray 43 x 46cm – Toxteth Park, Herculaneum, and Liver Birds (2014) for National Museums Liverpool Ceramic collage in customised, former print tray 43 x 46cm. © Paul Scott. Image courtesy Plymouth City Council.
2015 Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery

Paul Scott

Paul Scott (b.1953, Darley Dale, UK) is based in rural Cumbria. Paul’s commissioned work can be found in public places in Carlisle, Gateshead and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He has also completed large-scale works in Hanoi, Vietnam and…
Scott’s Cumbrian Blue(s) – Wallendorf Porcelain Tile with 4 Porcelain Summer Tree ‘Shots’ – Porcelain (2013) In-glaze decals and gold lustre 25 x 5 x 20cm. Image ©Birmingham Museums Trust
2015 Bury Art Gallery

Paul Scott

Paul Scott (b.1953, Darley Dale, UK) is based in rural Cumbria. Paul’s commissioned work can be found in public places in Carlisle, Gateshead and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He has also completed large-sca le works in Hanoi, Vietnam…
Maria Damon, The Ceramic Age, for Alan Read (2007) Cotton on linen 20 x 20.5cm. Images ©Birmingham Museums Trust.
2015 Bury Art Gallery

Maria Damon

Maria Damon is a renowned poet, scholar, and academician who is based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work has been exhibited at Bury Art Museum (2014); the Katherine Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, USA (2013); the London…
Paul Morrison Asplenium (2010) Acrylic paint, 24 carat gold leaf. Courtesy the artist and South London Gallery
2015 South London Gallery

Paul Morrison

Paul Morrison (b.1966, Liverpool, UK) lives and works in Sheffield and London. His work has been shown in museums and art spaces around the world, including the ICA London; The Irish Museum of Modern…
Imran Qureshi, This Leprous Brightness, 2011, Opaque watercolour on wasli paper, 26 x 34 cm © the artist. Courtesy the artist and Corvi Mora Gallery
2012/13 Gallery Oldham

Imran Qureshi

Purchased by the Contemporary Art Society for Gallery Oldham. Gallery Oldham identified contemporary art from South Asia, particularly Pakistan and Bangladesh, as a priority collecting area about ten years ago….
Clare Woods, Obscene Porridge, 2012, oil on aluminium, 70 x 70 cm, © the artist. Courtesy the artist and Stuart Shave Modern Art
2012/13 Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery

Clare Woods

Purchased by the Contemporary Art Society for Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Carlisle. Established in 1893 by the Carlisle Corporation, Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery is situated in…

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