Gabriele Koch
Gabriele Koch (born 1948, South Germany) is a studio potter.
"earth,water,air and fire. Gabriele Koch's lovely pots speak of all those elements as vividly as any I know." Sir David Attenborough
Koch studied at the University of Heidelburg 1967-73 and later attended Goldsmith's, London completing a diploma in Art and Design, Ceramics 1979-81.
Koch has developed an international reputation by concentrating on simple handbuilt forms, exploring balance and spacial relationships.
She exhibits widely throughout the UK, Europe and North America.
Public Collections
Victoria and Albert Museum, London Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge Ashmolean Museum, Oxford Sainsbury Collection, University of East Anglia. Norwich Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham. Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth.
References
1.Birks Tony, Gabriele Koch,Ceramics Monthly.Dec 2005
2.Cooper Emmanuel,exhibition Review Ceramics Review Sept/Oct 2008
3.Carlano Annie,Contemporary Brirish Studio Ceramics Yale Press.2010
4.Perryman Jane, Smoke Firing. A.C.Black 2008
5.Andrews Tim Raku.2nd Ed A.C.Black 2004
6.Birks Tony. Grabriele Koch,Handbuilding and Smokefiring.Stenlake Publishing ISBN 9781840334708