Bill Ismay
Bill Ismay, was the most important collector of studio pottery in the UK during the second half of the 20th century. His collection of over 3600 pots and the supporting archive of around 10,000 items is the cornerstone of the … Continued
Ceramics from the Trevor Coldrey Collection
Trevor Coldrey has collected studio ceramics for over 40 years but it has become necessary to downsize recently. This is due to moving from the original Harlequin Gallery site to a flat a short distance away. The move took place … Continued
Studio Pottery from Britain and Japan – Pots in May
Studio pottery, with an emphasis on that of British makers, will be offered in the first Harlequin Gallery of 2021. Three specific artists make up the first part of this selection of studio pottery. Then the second part will concentrate … Continued
The Oriental Connection
The final online exhibition of 2020 considers oriental aspects of studio ceramics collecting. The work covers the last 50 years and explores how ancient oriental processes continue to be used to this day. The exhibition begins in mid-November and will … Continued
Ursula Mommens – Form and Function
During the time that I staged exhibitions of potters’ current work at the Harlequin Gallery in Greenwich, Ursula Mommens was one of my best-selling artists. She attracted many collectors from around the country, including the legendary, Bill Ismay. Bill, whose … Continued
Towards Abstraction: Abstract Ceramics
The ceramics in this exhibition, beginning on Monday 14th September 2020, are moving towards the abstract, when compared to those in the last exhibition. Having said that the art historian, Herbert Reed, stated over 80 years ago that “pottery is … Continued
The Leach Pottery – a celebration
In 1920 the Leach Pottery was started by Bernard Leach and his Japanese friend, Shoji Hamada, a mile up the hill from the centre of the town of St. Ives in Cornwall. There by the Stennack stream, in what was … Continued
Into Autumn 2019
I am delighted to have managed to curate three exhibitions at the Harlequin Gallery this year, with this one beginning of Friday 27th September the last of the series. Being Autumn 2019 reminds me that, as someone that … Continued
Anniversary Exhibition 2019
The Anniversary exhibition at the Harlequin Gallery opened for business at 11am on Friday 1st March. Although I had originally planned to refer to it as the Spring exhibition, it occurred to me that March 2019 marks 20 years since … Continued