School of Art

Contact Details

School of Art
Aberystwyth University
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1970 622460

Fax: +44 (0)1970 622461

Email: artschool@aber.ac.uk

Vicky Shaw

Biography


Education
1981–1984 BA (Hons) Design (Ceramics), Staffordshire Polytechnic
1984–1986 MA Ceramic Design, Staffordshire Polytechnic
1986–1989 Researcher in Ceramic Print, Wolverhampton Polytechnic

Exhibitions
2007 Group exhibition jury selected, The 4th World Biennale 2007 Korea
2005–2006 Solo exhibition,’Compositions’ colour-pattern-form, Deutsche Porzellanmuseum, Selb, Germany
2005–2006 Group exhibition, ‘Whitegold’, China Clay Country Park,
St Austell, Cornwall (touring)
2002 ‘The Collection’ (Jasper Ware, Wedgwood) work exhibited in department stores as part of Design Week, Tokyo, Japan
1998 Group exhibition, “ Pure “ Collection Gallery, Ledbury
1997 Group exhibition, “300 Tonnes of Clay ” Wolverhampton Art Gallery
1996–1998 Group exhibition, “ Hot off the Press “ A Tullie House touring exhibition
1995–1996 Group exhibition jury selected, “ Made in the Middle “ a Craftspace touring exhibition
1995 Group exhibition jury selected, “ Manises Biennal Europea de Ceramica, Museu de Ceramica de Manises, Valencia
1995 Group exhibition jury selected, “ Fourth Triennale de la Porcelaine“, Nyon-Suisse, Switzerland
1994 Solo exhibition, The Bond Gallery, Birmingham
1993 Group exhibition jury selected, “ Three Dimensional Printmakers “ Nottingham Trent University
1991–1992 West Midlands Crafts Open, A Craftspace Touring exhibition
1988 Solo exhibition, “ Printed Pots “ School of Art & Design Gallery, Wolverhampton Polytechnic

Collections
2005 Imerys Minerals Head Office, Paris
2006 Wedgwood Museum Trust, Barlaston, Staffordshire

Commissions
2001 Wedgwood, “The collection “ (Jasper Ware) 100% Design exhibition Earls Court, London
2001 Wedgwood retail UK, 36 bowls in Jasper
2000 White House Restaurant Prestbury, Cheshire, four printed porcelain wall panels

Vicky Shaw at work.

Vicky Shaw at work.




Workshops
2000 Contributed to “Ceramic Millennium Caravan” workshop, Staffordshire University
1997 Ceramic workshop, “ Printing on Clay-Bowls and Dishes “ Crafts Council, London
1997 Ceramic workshop, “ Printing on Clay “ Crafts Council, London
1996 Ceramic printing workshop, Potteries Museum and Art Gallery,
Stoke on Trent
1990 Ceramics workshop, Potteries Museum and Art Gallery,
Stoke on Trent

Residences
1996 Artist in residence, Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent

Publications
2005 Exhibition catalogue, Compositions colour-pattern-form, edited by Wilhelm Siemen, Medienhaus Mintzel-Munich
2005 Contributor to Porcelain and Bone China a book compiled by Sasha Wardell, Crowood, (pp. 81, 82, 84, 132)
1996 Artists statement, Surfaces Explored (pp.65–68) “Hot off the Press“ Ceramics and Print, catalogue of touring exhibition compiled by Paul Scott and Terry Bennett
1995 Artists Newsletter (June issue) clay supplement, Hot off the Press,
“ Surfaces Explored “
1994 Artists Newsletter (Jan issue) clay supplement, Clay and Industry,
“ Working at Kohler “
1994 Contributor to Ceramics and Print a book compiled by Paul Scott,
A & C Black

Industrial experience
2004 Surface pattern designer, Rosenthal, Germany
1989 Ceramic print consultant, Kohler Co, Wisconsin, USA
1985 Surface pattern designer, Creative Tableware, Wedgwood group

Teaching
2006 Appointed Route Leader in Ceramics, University of Wolverhampton
1988–2006 Senior lecturer, University of Wolverhampton
1999 Visiting lecturer, The University of Kansas, USA
1998 Visiting lecturer, Burg Giebichenstein University, Halle, Germany
1995 Visiting lecturer, Burg Giebichenstein University, Halle, Germany
1994 Visiting lecturer, Konstfack University College of Arts, Craft and Design, Stockholm, Sweden
1987–2000 Visiting lecturer, Staffordshire University
1988 Visiting lecturer, Edinburgh College of Art
1987 Visiting lecturer, South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education

Ceramics by Vicky Shaw.

Ceramics by Vicky Shaw.




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