Jack Doherty (potter)
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Jack Doherty | |
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| Born | Jack Doherty 1948 |
| Nationality | Northern Irish |
| Education | Ulster College of Art and Design |
| Employer | Doherty Porcelain |
| Known for | Pottery, author |
| Website | www.dohertyporcelain.com |
Jack Doherty (born 1948, Coleraine[1]) is a Northern Irish studio potter and author. He is perhaps best known for his vessels made of soda-fired porcelain.[2] He has been featured in a number of books, and his work has been exhibited widely in both Europe and North America. Articles of his have appeared in various pottery journals and he has been Chair of the Craft Potters Association.[3]
Biography
- Upon graduating from the Ulster College of Art and Design, Jack Doherty began working as a studio potter at Kilkenny Design Workshops, Ireland.
- Afterwards, he established his studio first in Co Armagh and then in Herefordshire.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
Work process
Jack Doherty's personal artistic statement says that "
Questioning the vernacular of functionality
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
Collections
Selected exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
Group exhibitions
Publications
- Porcelain by Jack Doherty, published by University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0-8122-1827-5
Articles
- 1982 “The Crafts in Ulster”, Peter Dormer, Crafts Magazine
- 1983 “Making a Tradition”, Sean McCrum, Irish Times
- 1983 “Jack Doherty's Porcelain”, Ceramic Review
- 1989 “Potters Dictionary of Techniques and Materials”, Hamer, A&C Black
- 1990 “Colour in Clay”, Jane Waller, Crowood Press
- 1991 “Dictionary of Practical Pottery” Robert Fournier
- 1992 “Potters”, Craft Potters Association
- 1993 “Soda Glazing”, Ruthanne Tudball, A&C Black
- 1994 “Porcelain”, Caroline Whyman, Batsford
- 1995 “Colouring Clay”, Clay Times, Washington DC
- 1998 “A Song of Today”, Josie Walter, Ceramic Review
- 1999 “Reputations”, Anatol Orient, Ceramic Review
- 2000 “Ten Thousand Years of Pottery”, Emmanuel Cooper, British Museum
- 2001 “Salt-Glaze Ceramics”, Rosemary Cochrane, Crowood Press
- 2002 “Salt Glazed Ceramics”, Phil Rogers, A&C Black
- 2002 Ceramics Ireland
- 2003 “Complete Potters Companion”, Tony Birks, Conran Octopus
- 2003 National Ceramics, South Africa
- 2003 “The Ceramic Surface”, Osterman, A&C Black
- 2004 “Porcelain and Bone China”, Sasha Wardell, Crowood Press
- 2004 “Contemporary Porcelain”, Peter Lane, A&C Black
- 2005 “The Teapot Book”, Steve Woodhead, A&C Black
- 2006 “The Ceramics Book”, Ceramic Review
- 2007 “Revelations”, David Whiting, Ceramics Art and Perception
- 2008 “Brightness and Rightness”, Helen Bevis, Ceramics Monthly
- 2009 “Jack Doherty”, Eleanor Flegg, Perspectives
- 2009 Ceramics Ireland, Tina Byrne
- 2010 “Accidently on Purpose”, Taipei Times, Taiwan
- 2010 “Jack Doherty”, China Post, Taiwan
- 2010 “Jack Doherty Pure Simplicity” Ceramics Art Magazine, Taiwan
- 2010 “Jack Doherty”, Interiors Magazine, Taiwan
- 2011 “The Craft and Art of Clay”, Susan Peterson
- 2012 “Talking Quietly Hearing Silence”, Eleanor Flegg, Craft Arts International
- 2013 “Troubled Light “, Eleanor Flegg, Ceramic Review
References
- ^ Bircham Gallery. "Jack Doherty - Biography". Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Design & Crafts Council of Ireland. "Irish Craft Portfolio 2013-2014: Critical Selection". http://www.dccoi.ie. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ Doherty, Jack (2002). Porcelain. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 9780812218275. Retrieved 14 October 2014.