Jack Doherty

Overview
Jack Doherty

Jack’s work explores the ancient layers of cultural resonance embedded within archetypal forms. Made from porcelain, the vessels are thrown then carved and shaped reflecting the fluidity of the material and physicality of making. The elemental colour and surface texture are created by the fusion of fire and soda in the intense heat of the kiln, leaving behind a subtle palette of smoky grey, lemon, russet and turquoise. On many levels, the pots are figurative; each has its own character, particular emotional range and response.

 

Works
  • Jack Doherty, D5. Jar IV
    D5. Jar IV£750.00
  • Jack Doherty, D1. Smokey Grey Round Jar
    D1. Smokey Grey Round Jar£4,850.00
  • Jack Doherty, D2. Jar I
    D2. Jar I£1,500.00
  • Jack Doherty, D8. Shallow Bowl
    D8. Shallow Bowl £2,200.00
  • Jack Doherty, D3. Jar II
    D3. Jar II Sold
  • Jack Doherty, D6. Folded Rim Vessel
    D6. Folded Rim Vessel£880.00
  • Jack Doherty, D4. Jar III
    D4. Jar III£850.00
  • Jack Doherty, D9.Flat Bottle I
    D9.Flat Bottle I£1,250.00
  • Jack Doherty, D7. Round Bowl
    D7. Round Bowl£1,280.00
  • Jack Doherty, D10. Flat Bottle II
    D10. Flat Bottle II£720.00
  • Jack Doherty, D11. Flat Bottle III
    D11. Flat Bottle III£650.00
  • Jack Doherty, D12. Flat Bottle IV
    D12. Flat Bottle IV£420.00
  • Jack Doherty, D13. Flat Bottle V
    D13. Flat Bottle V£420.00
  • Jack Doherty, D14. Ribbed Conical Vessel
    D14. Ribbed Conical Vessel£750.00
  • Jack Doherty, D15. Conical Vessel (carved interior)
    D15. Conical Vessel (carved interior)£490.00
  • Jack Doherty, D16. Conical Vessel
    D16. Conical Vessel£390.00
  • Jack Doherty, D17. Conical Vessel (carved interior)
    D17. Conical Vessel (carved interior)£280.00
  • Jack Doherty, D18. Pod Form (drawn surface)
    D18. Pod Form (drawn surface)£720.00
  • Jack Doherty, D20. Pod Form (carved and drawn surface)
    D20. Pod Form (carved and drawn surface)£320.00
  • Jack Doherty, D19. Carved Pod Form (folded rim)
    D19. Carved Pod Form (folded rim)£680.00
  • Jack Doherty, D21. Tea Bowl I
    D21. Tea Bowl I£220.00
  • Jack Doherty, D22. Tea Bowl II
    D22. Tea Bowl II£220.00
  • Jack Doherty, D23. Tea Bowl III
    D23. Tea Bowl III£220.00
  • Jack Doherty, D24. Tea Bowl IV
    D24. Tea Bowl IV£220.00
  • Jack Doherty, D25. Tea Bowl V
    D25. Tea Bowl V£220.00
  • Jack Doherty, D26. Sipping Cup I
    D26. Sipping Cup I£90.00
  • Jack Doherty, D27. Sipping Cup II
    D27. Sipping Cup II£90.00
  • Jack Doherty, D28. Sipping Cup III
    D28. Sipping Cup III£90.00
  • Jack Doherty, D29. Sipping Cup IV
    D29. Sipping Cup IV Sold
  • Jack Doherty, D30. Sipping Cup V
    D30. Sipping Cup V Sold
  • Jack Doherty, D31. Round Keeper I
    D31. Round Keeper I£490.00
  • Jack Doherty, D32. Round Keeper II
    D32. Round Keeper II Sold
  • Jack Doherty, D33. Round Keeper III
    D33. Round Keeper III£420.00
  • Jack Doherty, D34. Round Bottle
    D34. Round Bottle£680.00
  • Jack Doherty, D35. Round Bottle
    D35. Round Bottle£650.00
  • Jack Doherty, D36. Tall Bottle
    D36. Tall Bottle£550.00
  • Jack Doherty, D37. Tall Bottle
    D37. Tall Bottle£390.00
  • Jack Doherty, D38. Tall Waisted Vessel
    D38. Tall Waisted Vessel Sold
  • Jack Doherty, D39. Tall Waisted Vessel
    D39. Tall Waisted Vessel£390.00
  • Jack Doherty, D40. Tall Waisted Vessel
    D40. Tall Waisted Vessel£390.00
  • Jack Doherty, D41. Tall Carved Vessel I
    D41. Tall Carved Vessel I£420.00
  • Jack Doherty, D42. Tall Carved Vessel II
    D42. Tall Carved Vessel II£420.00
  • Jack Doherty, D43. Tall Carved Vessel III
    D43. Tall Carved Vessel III£380.00
  • Jack Doherty, D44. Carved Teardrop Vessel
    D44. Carved Teardrop Vessel£490.00
  • Jack Doherty, D45. Carved Teardrop Vessel
    D45. Carved Teardrop Vessel£490.00
  • Jack Doherty, D46. Carved Teardrop Vessel
    D46. Carved Teardrop Vessel£420.00
  • Jack Doherty, 2. Smokey Grey Conical Vessel
    2. Smokey Grey Conical Vessel£760.00
  • Jack Doherty, 4. Ribbed Vessel
    4. Ribbed Vessel£480.00
  • Jack Doherty, 7. Large Winter Tea Bowl
    7. Large Winter Tea Bowl£480.00
  • Jack Doherty, J12. Pod Form
    J12. Pod Form Sold
  • Jack Doherty, J14. Tall, Carved Folded-Rim Vessel
    J14. Tall, Carved Folded-Rim Vessel Sold
  • Jack Doherty, J13. Folded Rim Carved Pod
    J13. Folded Rim Carved Pod
  • Jack Doherty, J15. Tall Vessel I
    J15. Tall Vessel I£550.00
  • Jack Doherty, J20. Tall Conical Vessel
    J20. Tall Conical Vessel£1,200.00
  • Jack Doherty, J29. Tall Carved Vessel III
    J29. Tall Carved Vessel III£390.00
  • Jack Doherty, J19. Tall Vessel V
    J19. Tall Vessel V£360.00
  • Jack Doherty, J27. Tall Carved Vessel I
    J27. Tall Carved Vessel I£620.00
  • Jack Doherty, J31. Teabowl
    J31. Teabowl £250.00
  • Jack Doherty, J16. Smokey Grey Tall Vessel II
    J16. Smokey Grey Tall Vessel II£550.00
  • Jack Doherty, J28. Tall Carved Vessel II
    J28. Tall Carved Vessel II£580.00
  • Jack Doherty, J30. Teabowl
    J30. Teabowl£250.00
  • Jack Doherty, J36. Small Folded Rim Vessel
    J36. Small Folded Rim Vessel£320.00
  • Jack Doherty, J5. Folded Rim Vessel II
    J5. Folded Rim Vessel II Sold
  • Jack Doherty, J6. Tall Folded Rim Vessel III
    J6. Tall Folded Rim Vessel III£580.00
  • Jack Doherty, J7. Folded Rim Vessel IV
    J7. Folded Rim Vessel IV Sold
  • Jack Doherty, J8. Round Bowl Vessel
    J8. Round Bowl Vessel Sold
  • Jack Doherty, J9. Round Bowl Vessel
    J9. Round Bowl Vessel £580.00
Biography
Jack Doherty

 

Born in Co Derry, Jack trained in Ceramics at the Ulster College of Art and Design, Belfast. He worked at Kilkenny Design Workshops before establishing his first studio in Co. Armagh and then in Herefordshire. Jack moved to Cornwall in 2008 to take up the role as Lead Potter at the restored Leach Pottery setting up the new production studio. During the five years in post there he designed a successful range of functional ware which respected the ethic and history of the pottery but which also had its place in a contemporary market. In the Gallery  space he curated a series of ceramic exhibitions illustrating the development of studio ceramic practice showcasing work by leading potters in both a historical and contemporary context.

 

Jack’s  pots have been exhibited extensively both in the UK and internationally. He was Chair of the Craft Potters’ Association for 10 years, a founder and current Chair of Ceramic Art London and from 2008 – 2013, and is the first Lead Potter and Creative Director of the Leach Pottery. Jack’s work was short-listed for the prestigious worldwide Loewe prize in 2020.

Exhibitions
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Jack Doherty

Residencies

2018 – Cloud Forest Collective, Taiwan
2016 – Mashiko Ceramics Museum Japan
2016 – Janet Mansfield Memorial Award Fuping Pottery Village, Xian, China
2016 – Artist in Residence, Cill Rialaig, Kerry, Ireland

 

Professional Memberships

Fellow, Craft Potters Association UK
Chair of Ceramic Art London
Selected Maker, Portfolio Critical Selection, Design and Crafts Council of Ireland
Honorary Member RBSA

 

Awards

1972 – Alice Berger Hammerslag Trust Award
1974 – Gold Medal International Ceramics exhibition Faenza Italy
1976 – Gold Medal International Ceramics Biennial Vallauris France
1986 – Crafts Council marketing /publicity grant
1998 – 1st Prize West Midlands Arts Touring Exhibition
1993 – West Midlands Arts Crafts initiative grant
2020 – Shortlisted for the LOEWE Foundation Craft Prize

 

Selected Exhibitions

2023

Solo Exhibition, Beaux Arts Bath

2021
Solo Exhibition, Beaux Arts Bath

2019
Solo Exhibition, Beaux Arts Bath
‘Resonate Space’ collaborative project at Newlyn Art Gallery, Cornwall
‘Surface Matters’ The Design & Crafts Council of Ireland Biennial Portfolio, Dublin Castle

2018
‘Vessels from Grass Mountain’, Cloud Forest Collective, Taiwan

2017
Solo Exhibition, Beaux Arts Bath
‘Narratives in Making’ National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny Ireland
Living Space, Contemporary Ceramics Centre, London
Solo Exhibition Yingge Ceramics Museum Taiwan

2016
Solo exhibition Dao Artspace Xi’an China
Living Space Gallery St Ives Tokyo, Japan
Waypoint  Market Place Gallery Armagh, N Ireland

2015
Vessels: The Spirit of Modern British Ceramics, Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art, Japan
Side by Side, National Craft Gallery Ireland & Irish Cultural Centre Paris France
‘O’ Design and Crafts Council Tent London UK
Solo Exhibition Scottish Gallery Edinburgh
Waypoint New Craftsman Gallery St Ives
Solo Exhibition Beaux Arts Bath

2014
Into The Field, The Model, Contemporary Arts Centre, Sligo, Ireland
WeatheringTENT London& Ullens Contemporary Art Centre Bejing China
Centred, Ceramics Ireland, Farmleigh Gallery, Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland
Interplay, SO Fine Art Editions, Dublin, Ireland
Harbouring Newlyn Art Gallery, Cornwall | Brook St Gallery, Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire

2012
A Place in the World Garden House, Cornwall New Craftsman, St Ives, Cornwall
Jack Doherty & Tomoo Hamada, Gallery St Ives, Toyko, Japan

2011
Gallery St Ives, Toyko, Japan
TransFORM, Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin and touring venues in Ireland

2010
Tea Vessels, Mitsokoshi, Toyko, Japan
European Ceramics Context representing Ireland, Bornholm, Denmark
Pure Simplicity, National University, Taipei, Taiwan
Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast, N.Ireland

2009
National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland
Pots For Light Galerie Besson, London

2007
Contemporary Ceramics Gallery, London

 

Collections

Irish Contemporary Ceramics Collection, Hunt Museum Ireland
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Ulster Museum, Belfast, Ireland
The Ceramics Museum Mashiko Japan
Potteries Museum, Hanley, UK
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery UK
Liverpool Museum, UK
Princeshof Ceramics Museum, Netherlands
Castle Museum, Nottingham, UK
Cheltenham Museum, UK
Ceramics Museum, Faenza, Italy

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