Overview

Museum & Art Swindon holds a nationally important collection of studio ceramics, which testify to a fascinating history of production and creativity from the 1920s until the present day. This fully illustrated book provides insight into the collection's origin as a teaching resource and the history of ceramic art in the South West of England. The artworks presented in the book highlight defining themes and moments in studio ceramics in Britain over the past century. Recognising a particular strength of both the ceramic medium and the collection, the book gives special attention to female makers. Six sections focus on gifted women whose work is represented in the Museum & Art Swindon studio ceramics collection.

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9781036962234

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'This book powerfully demonstrates the strength and depth of the British studio ceramics movement, tracing its evolution from functional making to more sculptural and conceptual practice.' Brian Kennedy and Peter Ting

Author Information

Katie Ackrill is a Collections and Exhibitions Officer at at Museum and Art Swindon and leads on the modern, contemporary and local art collections. She graduated from Reading University with an MA in the History of Art. She has worked with artists and Wiltshire-based organisations to deliver exhibitions and engagement programmes, including at the Pound Arts Centre in Corsham, and Bob and Roberta Smith's 'Make Art Not War' project at New College Swindon. As Engagement Officer for the 2020-2022 'Art on Tour' project, Katie managed a programme of touring exhibitions, community engagement and digital content at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery. She has published work on digital outlets such as Art UK and written essays for artist exhibitions. Kirsty Hartsiotis is a Collections and Exhibitions Officer at Museum and Art Swindon with many years of experience as a museum curator of art, archaeology and history collections. She has a BA in History of Art from Warwick University and MAs in Medieval Studies from York and Museum Studies from Leicester. Before coming to Swindon Museums in 2023, she was the Curator of Decorative Art at The Wilson Art Gallery and Museum, Cheltenham. From 2005 to 2008 she was the manager and curator at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery. Before that, she worked at the National Waterways Museum in Gloucester and the Victoria Art Gallery in Bath. She was previously the newsletter editor for the Society of Decorative Art Collections and is an Accredited Arts Society lecturer, a storyteller and a writer in the fields of art history, folklore and fiction.

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