Exhibitions are fun to put together, you never really know until the end of the hang (and getting to know the work that you are showing) how it is going to look and where the impact will lie. This is a constant challenge – I love mixing it up a little and surprising people.
The Joy of Things to Come
Joanna Bird is delighted to present her latest exhibition, The Joy of Things to Come, open from 15th November to 15th December 2023.
Just in time for the festive season, this exhibition should whet your appetite for special presents as it shows our glorious range of beautiful tableware in ceramics and glass, as well as fine Italian linen.
These works will certainly bring joy to your lives and lift the spirits for the holiday season.
The Joy of Things to Come will include works by several artists: Dawn Bendick, Alan Caiger-Smith, Prue Cooper, Pippin Drysdale, Lobmeyr Glass, Hanne Heuch, Francis Lloyd-Jones, Tom Perkins, Judith Rowe, Anthony Scala, Pam Su, Louisa Taylor, Miranda Thomas, Matthew Warner, Gregory Warren Wilson.
Also works by past masters: Alan Caiger-Smith, Edward Hughes, William Staite Murray, Lucie Rie and Charles Vyse will be exhibited.
The gallery is open 10.00am – 5.00pm, Tuesday to Saturday and by appointment.
Evening events and talks with be held in association with the Joanna Bird Foundation. See our events page to find out more!
We look forward to seeing you!
For more information, please call us on 020-8995-9960 or email info@joannabird.com
Rites of Passage 2023
Joanna Bird is delighted to present her latest exhibition, Rites of Passage, open from 8th June to 19th July 2023.
This exhibition brings critical insight into the evolution of twentieth-century ceramics from the British tradition. It centres around innovations in style and an artistic inheritance passed from master to apprentice. The incorporation of works by artists from continental Europe and Japan allows visitors to discover the diverse and intersecting influences on artistic development, and Joanna draws out the cultural lineages embedded in contemporary works through careful curation and juxtaposition with historic pieces
Rites of Passage will include works by several contemporary artists: Emmanuel Boos, Carina Cisato, Hanne Heuch, Akiko Hirai, Tom Perkins, William Plumptre, Matthew Warner and Gregory Warren Wilson. Also exhibited are works by past masters: Richard Batterham, Michael Cardew, Bernard Leach and Lucie Rie.
The gallery is open 10.00am – 5.00pm, Tuesday to Saturday and by appointment. An illustrated catalogue will also be available.
Evening events and talks with be held in association with the Joanna Bird Foundation. See our events page to find out more!
We look forward to seeing you!
For more information, please call us on 020-8995-9960 or email info@joannabird.com
Collect 2023
Joanna Bird is delighted to be presenting a selection of compelling new work in her twentieth year of exhibiting at Collect Art Fair.
Collect is the leading international fair for contemporary craft and design, held at Somerset House, London, from 3rd–5th March 2022, with previews on 1st–2nd March.
Early Bird Tickets are now available to purchase on the Crafts Council website, here.
We look forward to seeing you there!
For more information, please call us on 020-8995-9960 or email info@joannabird.com
Point of Balance
12th October – 16th December 2022
JOANNA BIRD is delighted to present its Autumn Exhibition, Point of Balance. The Exhibition will run from 12th October – 16th December. Our Chiswick gallery open viewing days are Tuesday to Saturday, 10.00am – 5.00pm; other days by appointment. Please email info@joannabird.com or call us on 020-8995-9960 to schedule an appointment with Joanna.
For this exhibition, each artist was asked to respond to the title theme in their own individual ways. These texts have been designed within a beautiful catalogue. The catalogue is available to purchase for £5 plus P&P. The artists include: Dawn Bendick, Halima Cassell, Joanna Constantinidis, Steffen Dam, Pippin Drysdale, Elizabeth Fritsch, Florian Gadsby, Sun Kim, Lucille Lewin, Tom Perkins, Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie, Lucie Rie, Rupert Spira, Kaja Upelj, Charles Vyse, Matthew Warner and Gregory Warren Wilson.
We do hope you can come and enjoy the exhibition.
Steffen Dam’s solo exhibition – Come Fly with Me
13 May – 30 December 2022, Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark
We are pleased to share our artist, Steffen Dam’s new solo exhibition, ‘Come Fly with Me’, is now open at the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark from 13 May – 30 December 2022. Steffen has created a beautiful airship that takes us through the screen to his wizard’s view of the world.
COLLECT – the SELECT
At our Chiswick Gallery, we have reimagined our COLLECT 2022 display at Somerset House by restaging the work of several of our celebrated artists in a more domestic setting.
‘COLLECT – the SELECT’ comprises ceramics, glass, bronze, lacquer, photography, and much more, and will run from 16th March until 12th April 2022 (Mondays to Thursdays from 10am to 5pm, and all other days by appointment), with an after-party on the final day from 12pm to 8pm. Please RSVP to attend via info@joannabird.com or +44 (0) 20 8995 9960.
Exhibiting artists include Silvia Aguirre, Svend Bayer, Dawn Bendick, Hélène Binet, Karen Bunting, Michael Cardew, Halima Cassell, Vittorio Costantini, Steffen Dam, Pippin Drysdale, Elizabeth Fritsch, Akiko Hirai, Edward Hughes, David Leach, Hattori Makiko, Jim Malone, Geoffrey Mann, William de Morgan, Nason Moretti, James Oughtibridge, Tanja Pak, Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie, Lucie Rie, Rupert Spira, Miranda Thomas, Matthew Warner, Gregory Warren Wilson, Philip Wood, and Yali Glass.
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Joanna Bird at COLLECT 2022
Richard Batterham, Master Potter
“This fine documentary is a deep dive into one man’s world of making, and the philosophy behind a life in pottery. The sense of accumulation – of time, of clay, of conviction – is palpable in every shot. We also hear from the magnificent David Attenborough and master chef Nigel Slater (who begins every day with his Batterham breakfast bowl). Their voices remind us that often, the most meaningful things in life are rooted in the everyday, indeed, in the dirt beneath our feet.”
– Glenn Adamson. Senior Research Scholar, Yale Centre of British Art
Joanna Bird is honoured to present Richard Batterham, Master Potter, a film made by the Joanna Bird Foundation with filmmaker Alex J. Wright, featuring Sir David Attenborough and Nigel Slater. An edited version will be on view at the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Richard Batterham: Studio Potter Exhibition opening Friday, 26th November 2021 – September 2022 in Room 146.
The life and work of Richard Batterham (1936-2021) is monumental within the world of studio ceramics. Joanna celebrates her friendship with Richard which spanned 40 years through the sharing of his life’s work. Richard remains an inspiration for us all.
For more information, please visit the V&A webite.
And more more information about the Joanna Bird Foundation, or to purchase a full length DVD of the film, please click the button below.
The Garden of Earthly Delights Film
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