RODNEY LAWRENCE (b. 1950)
Rodney Lawrence studied pottery at the Harrow School of Art as was a student of David leach. He set up a studio with partner Elizabeth Raeburn in a converted Chapel in Somerset in 1976. He makes low-temperature stoneware, producing both wheel-thrown and hand-built forms with varying colours and textures; often sgrafitto-decorated.
He has exhibited widely, and has pots in both private and museum collections throughout England and abroad.
Above: Rodney Lawrence
Curriculum Vitae
| 1950 | Born, London |
| 1968-1971 | Studied Philosophy at University of East Anglia |
| 1974-1976 | Studied Studio Pottery at Harrow School of Art |
| 1976 | Workshop assistant with David Leach |
| 1976 - present | Joined Elizabeth Raeburn to set up workshop in Somerset, where continues to live and work. |
| Solo exhibitions: | |
| Dan Klein, London | |
| Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury | |
| Somerton, The Courthouse Gallery, Terra Firma; Elizabeth Raeburn and Rodney Lawrence | |
| Group exhibitions: | |
| Galerie Besson, London | |
| Rufford Craft Centre, Nottingham | |
| Bankside Gallery, London | |
| Ladygate Gallery, Beverley | |
| Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool | |
| Courcoux and Courcoux, Salisbury | |
| Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth | |
| Southampton Art Gallery | |
| Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum | |
| International events: | |
| Porvoo, Finland “International Ceramics Exhibition-IRIS” | |
| East Sydney Technical College, Australia (lecture) | |
| Ascham School, Sydney, Australia (artist in residence) | |
| Public Collections: | |
| Yorkshire Museum (W.A.Ismay Collection) | |
| City Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent | |
| Porvoo Ceramics Collection, Finland | |
Exhibitions at Galerie Besson
| Twenty Years - Twenty Pots | Sep - Oct 2008 |
| The Jug Show | Mar - Apr 2007 |
| Functional Form Now | Feb - Mar 2005 |
| Commemorative Mugs for the Millennium | Dec 1999 - Jan 2000 |
| Domestic Ware | Feb - Mar 1999 |
| The Tea and Coffee Exhibition | Feb - Mar 1994 |
| Domestic Ware by Artist Potters | Nov - Dec 1990 |
