Jon Lawrence

‘As we progress through life the memories of our youth are disturbed by our realisation of the troubled world we live in.’

Current Exhibitions

I believe my work should challenge traditional ideas, habits and assumptions. My concerns with the loss of humanity and childhood memories within society are preserved as three dimensional objects, robust, tactile and purposefully imperfect.

I use the traditional techniques of slip casting and Silversmithing to express my interest in objects with integrity and character. Found at farmers’ auctions, charity shops or from my own collection I cast these antiques making clay replicas, manipulating and fusing them together adding transfers, lustres and graffiti-like scrawls.

Stockists
  • Bib and Tucker, Harrogate NEW
  • Carhartt, Manchester
  • The HUB, Sleaford
  • Urbis, Centre for Arts and Culture, Manchester
  • Good-d, Glasgow

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‘Adidas’ / Porcelain and changeable laces / £155 / edition of 100

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Jon Lawrence Image

Education

BDes Three Dimensional Design, Manchester Metropolitan University
2003 to 2007

Foundation in Three Dimensional Design, Leeds College of Art and Design
2002 to 2003

Awards

Artsmix
Development Grant December 2008

Princes Trust
Test Market Grant September 2007

Exhibitions

Crafts Council showcase

‘New Faces’ V&A, London
17th January – 2nd March 2008

Window Showcase, HUB National Centre for Craft and Design
1st Feb 2008 – 30th March 2008

‘Ceramic Art London’
Royal College of Art, London
29th February –
2nd March 2008

‘Effervescence II’
Sussex Barn Gallery
West Dean College, Edward James Foundation 30th November 2007 –
27 January 2008

‘Origin’, The London Craft Fair,
Somerset House, London
October 2007

Leeds City Art Gallery, Open Exhibtion,
July – September 2007

Art in Clay, Hatfield House,
Hertfordshire August 2007

New Designers, Business Design Centre, London July 2007

Making craft Work, Platform Gallery, Clitheroe February 2007

Ceramic Approach, Spiral Gallery, Settle, North Yorkshire October 2006

Art in Clay, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire August 2006

Publications

‘Arts and Crafts’ Spaces magazine
April 2008

‘New Talent’ Design Arts magazine March/April 2008

‘Opening Doors’ Ceramic Review February/March 2008

‘CAL 08 preview’ London Informer Kensington & Chelsea Feburary 2008

‘Northern Exposure’ Yorkshire and Humber Arts and Culture magazine, front cover feature April 2007

Work Experience

Steven Dixon, Ceramic screen print workshop December 2006

Workshops

Collaboration for widening participation for school leavers and pupils, level 6 and level 10.
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, December 2006