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Name: Rachel Holian

Date of Birth: 22/09/82

Address: Tattenhall Lodge
                 Bolesworth Road
                 Tattenhall
                 Chester
                 CH3 9HL                           Telephone: 07929366628  Email: rachelholian@yahoo.co.uk

Qualifications:

BA(hons) Three dimensional design. 1st class honours.  Manchester Metropolitan University.

BTEC Diploma art foundation studies. Cheshire school of art and design.

Artists Statement:

I produce wheel thrown porcelain tea and table ware designed to “invite use”. My work is full of visual delight, and should give pleasure to the user.
My inspiration comes from oriental ceramics, particularly the philosophies and aesthetics of the Tea Ceremony, and Oribe ware.
I also take much inspiration from traditional European porcelain, with its highly decorative and ornate surface.
I am now based in my studio in Chester, and have set up my practice as a contemporary ceramicist.

Exhibitions:

August 2010 New York International Gift Fair, Javits Centre New York.

July 2010 ‘Tea Topia’ Millenium Gallery, Sheffield.

May 2010 ‘The art of Dining’ RBSA Gallery, Birmingham.

January 2010 Ceramics Showcase at Galanthus Gallery, Hereford.

October 2009 Origin Craft Fair London.

May 2009 ‘Cup’ Devon Guild of Craftsmen.

January 2009, Ceramics showcase at Llantarnam Grange, Cardiff.

October 2008, Origin Craft Fair London.

31 May to September 2008 - ReFine at Porthminster gallery, St. Ives

June 2008 - Craft exhibition in Yorkshire sculpture park.

April 2008 - Flora and Fauna at Leeds city art gallery.

December 2007 - Dundee contemporary arts.

December 2007 - New maker showcase at Hay Clay gallery, Hay on wye.

November 2007 - Must have more at Aspex gallery,  Portsmouth.

October 2007 - Origin Craft fair, Somerset house, London.

August 2007 - Rarefind Autumn craft exhibition, New Ashgate Gallery, Surrey.

June 2007 - ‘The Journey’ Royal Birmingham Society of Arts.

April 2007 - New maker showcase at Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

December 2006 - New makers at St Ives Ceramics.

October 2006 - Stoke ceramic art fair. Potteries’s museum, Stoke on Trent.

September2006 - Cupola Gallery, Sheffield.

June 2006 - One year on at New designers.

April - July 2006 - Rufford Ceramic Centre.

April - May 2006 - New Designer Show case at Bluecoat Display Centre Liverpool.

February 2006 - The CPA ‘Setting out’ exhibition at Contemporary Ceramics, London.

December 2005 - January 2006 - Christmas show at Twist, London.

Awards / Funding:

April 2010 - UKTI Grant for Exporters awarded.

September 2007 - Arts council grant awarded.

AWARD. October 2006 - The Briffa award for springboard, at Origin Craft fair.

AWARD. June 2006 - The gift association award for one year on at new designers.

February 2006 - Awarded equipment grant from the Craft Potters Charitable Trust.

September 2005 - Selected for CPA setting out award.

Publications:

Work featured BBC Homes and Gardens Magazine May 2010.

Work featured in ‘Christmas gift guide’ BBC Homes and Antiques Magazine. November/ December2007.

Article written and published in Ceramic review Nov/Dec 2006. ‘From springboard to setting out.’

Work featured in “setting Out” Ceramic Review Jan/Feb 2006 issue 217.

“Art School Survey” Ceramic Review. Nov/Dec 2005 issue 216.

Workshops and teaching:

October 2006 to present - Part time ceramics lecturer at Deeside College, Flintshire, North Wales.

January 2006 to June 2006 - Resident ceramicists’ position held at The Salford angel, Manchester.

November 2005 - Part time associate lecturer position at Manchester Metropolitan University.

November 2005 to present - sessional artists position, ‘Start in Salford’ arts project.