8 - 28 OCTOBER
Dunedin School of Art
Ground floor, P Block
Otago Polytechnic
DUNEDIN
rsvp here
for Exhibition Opening
Neil Grant, Copper red vase
Photograph: Thomas Lord. Grant Collection
Neil Grant: Master Potter
1961-2021| Survey Exhibition
“Twenty years to learn, twenty years to forget, and then the real work begins to find your voice”
Neil Grant is an artist and a ceramicist. In his twenties he learned to work with clay, to throw, to mould, to coil, to slab build, to glaze, to fire a kiln, to decorate simple and complex surfaces.
His sixty-year career as a ceramic artist spans the years from the flowering of domestic rustic pots to large sculptural ceramics and major architectural commissions.
He is well known for his distinctive reworking of traditional Shino-Japanese pottery into a fusion of Anglo-Oriental forms but recreating them in new and exciting ways.
This exhibition shines a light on the development of Neil’s skill and artistry with clay and fire and his legacy as an arts educator.
The Neil Grant 1961-2021 Survey Exhibition is held in association with the 60th anniversary celebrations of the NZ Society of Potters and Ceramics NZ National Exhibition 2021
Exhibition and Public Programme | 8 - 28 October
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Neil Grant Exhibition Opening |
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Monday 11 October to Friday 15 October |
Neil Grant Exhibition |
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Monday 18 October to Thursday 28 October |
Neil Grant Exhibition |
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Thursday 14 October |
DSA Foundation evening event (by invite) | |
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Wednesday 20 October |
City of Literature book event |
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Saturday 23 October - Monday 25 October |
Ceramic Student Exhibition - O Block Hub (next to Ceramics Department - Hours 10AM to 4PM daily) |
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Sunday 24 October |
Studio Demonstration - 3D printer (time TBC) |
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Sunday 24 October |
Postgraduate Students - studio floor discussions |
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Sunday 24 October |
Neil Grant - Meet the potter (gallery hours) |
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Monday 25 October |
Ceramic Workshops with Michael Tannock (half day) |
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(Information provided on the website is confirmed and correct at time of publishing.)
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In the Studio and gallery with:
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Michael TannockMy hand thrown vessels are mainly porcelain with a celadon glaze. I love making short runs of work and noticing minute changes in form - natural selection at work - paring away the unnecessary, leaving pure forms. Clay is beautiful. When you hold it, you change it. Fragile yet, once fired, strong enough to last millennia. It was 1994, while completing a degree in English Literature, that I went to a night class in Ceramics. I was instantly hooked - no going back. Fortunately, Otago is home to a ceramics degree course, so the next four years were spent at the Dunedin School of Art, South Island of New Zealand.
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Neil GrantNeil's sixty-year career as a ceramic artist spans the years from the flowering of domestic rustic pots to large sculptural ceramics and architectural commissions. From the sculptural Nikau Series and Wavy Line "piece pots" from the 1970s to domestic ware, large platters and dishes, Neil is well known for his distinctive reworking of traditional Shino-Japanese pottery into a fusion of Anglo-Oriental forms but recreating them in new and exciting ways. Many of his pieces also display his skill at Japanese-style brushwork, "chattering" and "fluting" as well as superbly crafted celadon work and several series of chün over tenmoku glazes.
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Rob CloughleyRob Clougley is the Diploma in Ceramic Art programme coordinator / Ceramic Lecturer within the Dunedin School of Art. He has worked for Otago Polytechnic since 2002 and holds a Master of Fine Art.
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Publications
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Exhibition Catalogue
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UNESCO City of Literature event |
Enrol for Advanced Throwing Workshop with Michael Tannock |
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Neil Grant Book - order form information |
MAP - Dunedin School of Art |
Study Ceramics in Dunedin or by distance |