Hart Gallery
David Roberts Personal Information
- 1947
- David Roberts born in Sheffield.
- 1966-70
- David Roberts introduced to ceramics during education degree studies at Bretton Hall College.
- 1970-81
- Full time art teaching in secondary schools. Increasingly concerned with making pots, initially in stoneware, changed to Raku in the late seventies.
- 1981
- Ceased full time teaching to concentrate on making pots.
- Received Yorkshire Arts Association Travel Award which funded a visit to the USA.
- 1983
- Awarded a three week residency at Art Park, Lewiston, New York, USA.
- 1984
- Elected council member of Craft Potters Association.
- 1985-88
- Chair of Craft Potters Association.
- 1986
- Invited onto Crafts Council Selected index.
- 1993
- Member of Crafts Council Setting up Grants Committee.
- 1994
- Selected as Full Exhibiting Member of Contemporary Applied Arts, London.
- 2000
- Elected as member of The International Academy of Ceramics
David Roberts Exhibitions
- 2010
- Clay Energy, Gulong, NSW, Australia
- 2009
- Solo show, Hart Gallery, London
- Solo show, Blackwell House, Bowness-on-Wiindermere, Cumbria, UK
- Collect, with Scottish Gallery, Saatchi Gallery, Kings Road,
London, UK
- Maiden Bridge Arts Centre, Tatham, Lancaster, UK
- Residency workshop, International Ceramics Studio, Kecskemet, Hungary
- 2008
- Collect, with Scottish Gallery, Victorisa and Albert Museum,
London, UK
- Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool, UK
- Maiden Bridge Arts Centre, Tatham, Lancaster, UK
- National Council on Education for the Ceramics Arts (MCECA) Pittsburgh,
PA, USA
- CONCRETAMENTE, Palazzo, Venezia, ROme, Italy
- 2007
- Solo show, Hart Gallery, London
- Collect, with Scottish Gallery, Victorisa and Albert Museum,
London, UK
- Anagama Gallery, St Germain en Laye, France
- Solo show, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
- Maiden Bridge Arts Centre, Tatham, Lancaster, UK
- 2006
- Terra Viva Gallery, Provence, France
- Gallery Puls, Brussels, Belgium
- 2004
- Solo show, Hart Gallery, London
- SOFA, Chicago, USA
- Master and Pupil, CLay, LA, USA
- Le Decor du Trait...au Sens, Musee Palissy, St Avit, France
- IAC exhibition, Icheon World Ceramics Centre, Korea
- 2002
- Masterpieces, Turin, Italy
- SOFA, Chicago, USA
- Internatinal Academy of Ceramics (IAC), Athens, Greece
- 2 Person show (with Richard Devereux), Maltby Fine Art, Winchester,
UK
- 2001
- 2 Person show (with Merete Larsen), Carlin Gallery, Paris, France
- Invited artist, Parcours de Ceramiques, Carouge, Geneva,
Switzerland
- Sculptural Objects and Functional Art Fair (SOFA), Chicago, USA
- 1st Worl Ceramics Bienalle, Icheon Wold Ceramics Centre, Korea
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- 2000
- Sofa - Chicago, U.S.A
- Solo Exhibition - Hart Gallery London
- International Raku - Galerie Weger, Germany
- Raku- Investigations into Fire, Rufford Craft Centre, Nottinghamshire
- Painting with Smoke - Touring Exhibition of Raku Ceramics by David Roberts organised by Huddersfield Art Gallery and Cleveland Craft Centre opens at Huddersfield Art Gallery
- 1999
- Millenium Ceramics Exhibition, Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire
- 1998
- Solo Exhibition - Hart Gallery, London
- Solo Exhibition - Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
- Two person show with Tina Vlassopulos, Loes & Reinier, International Ceramics, Deventer, Holland
- 1997
- Raku Ceramics - Craft Display Space, Barbican Centre, London
- 'Touching the Past' - Contemporary Ceramics, London
- 1996
- Solo Exhibition - Hart Gallery, London
- London Contemporary Art Fair (Hart Gallery)
- 1995
- International Art Fair, Gent, Belgium (Hart Gallery)
- English Ceramics, Athens, Greece (organised by C.P.A.)
- Beaux Arts, Bath
- 1994
- International Ceramics, Alpha House Gallery, Sherbourne, Dorset
- C.P.A. Exhibition, Mid Cornwall Gallery, Par, Cornwall
- Summer Exhibition - Contemporary Applied Arts, London
- Earth and Fire - Rufford Crafts Centre, Nottinghamshire
- Solo Exhibition - Hart Gallery, Nottingham
- Solo Exhibition - Hart Gallery, London
- 1993
- British Ceramics - Galerij Deskco, Kortmark, Belgium
- Candover Gallery, Arlesford, Hampshire
- Galerie S102, Trintelen, Holland
- Handbuilt Ceramics, Rufford Craft Centre, Notts
- 1992
- Solo Exhibition - Hart Gallery, Nottingham
- Solo Exhibition - Jewell & Roberts, Holmfirth, Yorkshire
- Gallery Argyle, Brussels, Belgium
- Solo Exhibition - Contemporary Ceramics (C.P.A.), London
- Edinburgh Contemporary Art Fair (Hart Gallery)
- Art'92, London Contemporary Art Fair (Hart Gallery)
- 1991
- Solo Exhibition - Jewell & Roberts, Holmfirth, Yorkshire
- Solo Exhibition - Andrew Usiskin, London
- Solo Exhibition - Courcoux & Courcoux, Salisbury
- 1990
- Solo Exhibition - Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
- Ashdown Gallery, Uckfield, Sussex
- Solo Exhibition - Craft and Design Centre, Leeds, accompanied by publication monograph by Tony Birks
- 1989
- Solo Exhibition - Beaux Arts, Bath
- 1988
- Coil Built Pots - Oxford Gallery
- Courcoux & Courcoux, Salisbury
- 1987
- Solo Exhibition - Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales
- Solo Exhibition - Raku Forms, Crafts Potters Shop, London
- 1986
- Beaux Arts, Bath
- Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh - group show organised by Henry Rothschild
- English Ceramics - Charlotte Hennig Gallery, Germany
- 1985
- British Ceramics - Gallery Linden, Holland
- Playing with Fire - Craft Potters Shop, London
- 1984
- Artist Potters Now - touring exhibition organised by the Oxford Museum and Sothebys
- Four Potters - Huddersfield Art Gallery
- 1983
- Raku and Lustreware - Westminster Gallery, Boston, USA
- Lustreware - British Crafts Centre, London
- Modern British Studio Ceramics - David Queensbury, London
- Solo Exhibition - Beaux Arts, Bath
- 1982
- British Ceramics - De Sluis Gallery, Holland
- Big Pots - British Crafts Centre, London
- Handbuilt Pots - Craft Potters Shop, London
- 1981
- New Members Show - Craft Potters Shop, London
David Roberts Public and Corporate Collections
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- V&A Museum, London
- Scottish Museum, Edinburgh
- Ulster Museum, Belfast
- Museum of Wales
- Yorkshire Museum Services
- Leeds Schools Art Loan Service
- Lotherton Hall
- Wakefield City Art Galleries & Museums
- Huddersfield Art Gallery
- Piece Hall Gallery, Halifax
- Townley Hall Art Gallery, Burnley
- Bolton Art Gallery
- Cleveland County Council
- Stoke-on-Trent Art Gallery & Museum
- Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
David Roberts work represented in the following publications
- 1984
- Coiled Pottery - Betty Blandino - A&C Black.
- 1985
- Collectors History of English Pottery - Griselda Lewis - Antique Collectors Club.
- 1988
- Ceramic Form - Peter Lane - W. Collins & Sons Co.
- 1990
- Raku - Ian Byers - B.T.Batsford.
- 1991
- Raku Pottery - Robert Pipenburgh - Pebble Press (2nd Edition).
- 1994
- Raku, A Review of Contemporary Work - Tim Andrews - A&C Black.
- 1995
- Smoke Fired Pottery - Jane Perryman - A&C Black.
- 1996
- The Spirit of Clay - Robert Pipenburgh - Pebble Press, USA.
- 2000
- Raku - Investigations into Fire - David Jones, Crowood Press.
- 2004
- Naked Clay, Jane Perryman, A&C Black Ltd, London
- World Famous Ceramic Studios, Vol.I, Europe, Bai
Ming, Heibi Fine Arts Publishing House, China
- 2005
- Raku, Second Edition, Tim Andrews, A&C Black Ltd, London
- 2009
- The Spirit of Ceramic Design, Robert Piepenburg, Pebble
Press, Ann Arbor, USA
David Roberts work represented in the following articles
- 1987
- Ceramic Review (No.105) - article on David Roberts by Stephen Brayne (cover illustration)
- Ceramic Series - catalogue for solo exhibition at Aberystwyth Arts Centre written by Emmanuel Cooper.
- 1990
- Brochure written for solo exhibition at Leeds Craft and Design Centre - article written by Tony Birks.
- Ceramic Monthly (November) article written by Tony Birks.
- 1992
- Ceramic Review (No.137) - article written by W.A. Ismay (work on cover).
- 1995
- Ceramics Art and Perception (No.20) - article written by Jane Hamlyn.
- Ceramic Review (July/August) - review of solo exhibition at Beaux Arts Gallery, Bath, written by Felicity Aylieff.
- 1998
- Review of recent work published in North Wales potters Association Newsletter written by Steven Mattison.
Articles written by David Roberts
- 1977
- "Lift-Off Raku Kiln" - Ceramic Review (No.44).
- 1982
- "American Raku" - Ceramic Review (No.76).
- 1988
- "Paul Soldner" - Ceramic Review (No. 109).
- 1989
- "Raku Today" - Ceramic Review (No. 118).
- 1998
- David Roberts' much praised website created containing full information on current and historical work.
- www.davidroberts-ceramics.com
- 2000
- First Edition of the mongraph, Painting with Smoke, Lynne
Green, Smith Settle, Otley, UK
- 2009
- Second revised and extended edition of Painting with Smoke,
Lynne Gree, Greendrake press, Liversedge, UK
David Roberts Technical Notes
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- All the work is coil built and Raku fired. Prior to firing, some surfaces are burnished using various levigated slips. Biscuit firing is between 1000 & 1100 degrees Celsius. The Raku firing is between 850 & 950 degrees Celsius and is completed by a prolonged smoking and cooling process. Finally the pots are cleaned and where applicable sealed with a natural wax.