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


Display artist/maker:

Jane Cox

Born: 1962

Ceramicist: She trained at Camberwell College of Art (1988-1992) and at the Royal College of Art (1992-1994). Jane Cox grew up with the ceramics of Alan Caiger Smith and the Celtic wallpaper designs of Peggy Angus, both of which inspired he calligraphy based surface patterns, for which she has won several awards, including the Wedgwood Scholarship for surface design. This work has been influenced by the colours 'Aquitaine' (rich Turquoise) and 'Loire' (deep green) of Southern France and Jamaica in the Caribbean, where she has worked. She uses various tecniques including throwing, jolleying and handbuilding and decorates using layers of coloured transparent glazes. Her workshop is based in London

Objects in the collections associated with this artist/maker

[Cup and saucer] C1559 Ceramics

[Side plate] C1558 Ceramics




 
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