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Peter Meanley |
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Image: Spanish Wine Pourer series |
| Statement: | |
Peter Meanley works with salt glaze and makes ranges of spouted pouring vessels and teapots. All vessels must pour and indeed the aspect of pouring is often an integral part of the pleasure of designing and thinking about the next idea to be made. Peter is an avid collector of objects, often domestic and sometimes historical which might have features to assist his thinking. Peter’s kiln is 1 meter cube which is sited on a farm in the country and is fired approximately 6 times a year. He likes heavy orange peel and sometimes makes a particular feature of this. Until recently Peter was a reader in the University of Ulster where he completed a D.Phil into salt glaze. His work is in a wide range of national and international collections and museums. |
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| Exhibition Highlights: | |
| 2006 | "Salt Glazed" (group exhibition Norwegian/UK), Gallery Ha Gamle Prestegard, Norway. September 2006 pending. |
| 2006 | Peter Meanley (solo) Godfrey & Watt, Harrogate, March 2006 |
| 2006 | "For the Table" (group exhibition), Crafts Council Gallery, London, February 2006 |
| 2006 | "A Pinch of Salt" (Group exhibition) The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, January 2006 |
| 2006 | "Salzbrand Keramik" (Group exhibition) Galerie Handwerk Koblenz, Germany. May/June 2006 |
| 2005 | Peter Meanley Showcase, Contemporary Ceramics, London. November 2005 |
| 2005 | ‘Peter Meanley Focus’, Contemporary Ceramics, London |
| 2005 | “Irish Ceramics of the 21st Century”, The National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin |
| 2003 | ‘Salt Glaze’, 10 International Artists, De Tienschuur Tegelen, the Netherlands |
| 2003 | ‘Ceramic Focus’, Contemporary Applied Arts, London |
| 2000-2001 | “Irish Contemporary Ceramics”, touring exhibition |
| 1999 | ‘Zoutglazuur’, 6 European Salt Glaze Potters, Loes and Reinier Gallery, Deventer, the Netherlands |
| 1998 | ‘European Ceramics’, Westerwald Keramick Museum, Germany |
| 1997 | “Irish Contemporary Ceramics”, touring exhibition |
| 1997 | ‘Teapots’, the British Council |
| 1997 | ‘English Salt Glaze’, Museum het Princessehof, the Netherlands |
| 1990 | Solo show, ‘Teapots’, the Ulster Museum, Belfast |
| Collections: | |
| Work in the public collections including The State Colection of Australia, The British Council, The National Museum of ireland, The Arts Council of Northern Ireland, The Freisland Museum Holland, The Art Collection University of Wales, The Tegelen Museum, The Netherlands, The National Museum of Ceramics, The Netherlands, The Weisbaden Museum, Germany, The Auckland Museum, New Zealand, The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, The International Museum of Ceramic Art, Teramo, Italy, The Limerick City Museum and the Ulster Museum. | |
| Education/Training: | |
| 1998 | D.Phil. the University of Ulster, ‘The Nature of Salt Glaze’ |
| 1965-1968 | M.Des. Royal College of Art, School of Ceramics and Glass |
| 1962-1965 | N.D.D. in painting at York School of Art |
| Employment: | |
| 1969-2002 | Lecturer in ceramics at the Belfast College of Art, now the University of Ulster. Ultimately becoming Reader in Art and Design |
| 1968-1969 | Lecturer at Bradford college of Art and Design |
| Contact Details | |
6 DOWNSHIRE ROAD, Tel: 028 9146 6831. Email: teapots@meanley.freeserve.co.uk |
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