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Images courtesy the artist and MONITOR, Rome; Stigter van Doesburg, Amsterdam; and Matt’s Gallery, London
2015 Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Nathaniel Mellors

Nathaniel Mellors (b.1974, Doncaster, UK) makes irreverent, absurd and hilarious videos, sculptures, performances and writings that challenge notions of taste, morality, and intelligence. Recent solo exhibitions include Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2014); ICA,…
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…
Sanctuary (2014) Ceramics Each work 17 x 10 x 8cm (approximately) Images © the artist.
2015 Touchstones Rochdale

Rosa Nquyen

Rosa Nguyen (b.1960, London, UK) is based in London. Her work is represented in national and international collections such as the Crafts Council Collection, the Aberdeen City Museum and the Wison Contemporary Art Museum in…
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…
Phoebe Cummings Production Line (2015) Clay, rope, wire, pulley 260 x 15cm (approximately). Images © Sylvain Deleu
2015 Southampton City Art Gallery

Phoebe Cummings

Phoebe Cummings (b.1981, Walsall, UK) is based in Stafford. She works without a permanent studio space, creating detailed installations and sculptures directly on site. She has undertaken a number of residencies, exhibitions and commissions in…
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…
Mirjam Hiller Brooch firassia (2009) Powder-coated stainless steel. Image ©Birmingham Museums Trust.
2015 Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery

Mirjam Hiller

Mirjam Hiller (b.1974, Stuttgart, Germany) is based in Potsdam, Germany. She has exhibited throughout Europe and in Australia, China, South Korea and the USA. Her works are in public collections such as mima, Middlesbrough; Newark Museum,…
Soizig Carey Glasgow Brooch (2014) Oxidised silver and 18ct gold. Image ©Birmingham Museums Trust.
2015 Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery

Soizig Carey

Soizig Carey (b.1986 in Paisley, Scotland) graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2009. She is based in Glasgow and was Artist in Residence at Glasgow School of Art and at Banff Art Centre in…
Victoria Gallery & Museum, University of Liverpool Francis Upritchard Harlequin Vase with Face (2011) Ceramic. Image courtesy Francis Upritchard and Kate MacGarry, London
2015 Victoria Gallery & Museum

Francis Upritchard

Francis Upritchard (b.1976, New Plymouth, New Zealand) is based in London. Her work has been widely exhibited in national and international art venues. Upritchard represented New Zealand at the Venice Biennial (2009). Recent solo exhibitions…

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