JOHN NUTTGENS has worked professionally as a Potter since 1971 producing wood fired stoneware and domestic wares. From 1996 he has concentrated on smoke-fired ceramics using Terra Sigillata. He has adopted a radically new approach to wheel throwing as a design tool including the exploration of hollow-walled forms, upside down throwing and hanging and folding of freshly thrown shapes. He pursues a high quality of finish with an individualistic approach to current design.

1967 - 70 Trinity College of Music, Licentiates in Piano and Singing
1970 - 71 York Rose Pottery, York, Pottery Assistant
1971 - 73 Wellstones Pottery, Watford, Production Thrower
1973 - 75 Harrow College of Art, Studio Pottery Diploma
1975 - 80 Established a Pottery at Pigotts
1980 - 91 Established workshop and woodfired kilns - Gower Peninsular.
1991 - 93 Worked with Suzy Atkins at La Poterie du Don, Auvergne and with other potters in Uzes and Corsica
1993 - 95 Workshop near High Wycombe making colourful decorated Earthenware
1995 - 96 Dartington Pottery and Studio at Foxhole
1997 - Set up Studio in Somerset

EXHIBITIONS

Numerous including Maceys, New York
1988 Harrow Connection Exhibition, Crafts Council

1997 British Studio Arts, Kuwait
Gallery on the Green, Wooburn

1998 Cider Press Gallery and Simon Drew Gallery, Dartington
Bristol Guild Gallery
Black Swan Gallery, Frome
Century Gallery, Hendley

1999 BEAUX ARTS - Bath, Solo Exhibition

2000 Chelsea Craft Fair, London
Makers Guild, Cardiff
20th Summer Exhibtion BEAUX ARTS - Bath
Innoncent Fine Art, Bristol
Bristol Guild
New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham

2001 BEAUX ARTS - Bath, Solo Exhibition

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