Artist Statement
'l have but one desire as an artist, that is to make what l see, as l see it, in my own way...'
My current body of work has primarily developed from my investigation into form, texture and scale. This series of work that l have developed represents my personal and direct response to the positive and negative elements that we are exposed to on a daily basis and this has been realised through the abstraction of a bottle form.
These pieces presented the challenge for me to create a dialogue between form and the space that encapsulates it. While my current work is preoccupied with monumental mass, the challenge is now to invesitage everyday objects, their function, form and colour.
l wish to explore the language of abstract forms while developing what has become an instinctive and spontaneous way of working. My aim is to invite the viewer into the debate on aesthetics and function within our material culture.
Shows and Exhibitions
2010 Inter-changes: Craft and Context
Mason, Hayes & Curran Solicitors, South Bank House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4.
Influx: Craft and Context
Irish Museum of Modern Art, Pembroke Row, Dublin.
2009 NCAD Christmas Art Fair, Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland.
Plan Expo, Home & Architectural Show, RDS, Dublin, Ireland.
Ceramics Ireland juried exhibition at Dalkey Castle and Heritage Center, Dublin, Ireland.
NCAD Graduate Degree Show, 100 Thomas Street, Dublin, Ireland.
2008 Zozimus Gallery, Francis Street, Dubln, Ireland.
2006 ‘Peterborough Christmas Arts Exhibition’, Cambridge, England.
Oct - Dec 2006 'The Needham's Christmas Art Exhibition' Cambridge, England.
Aug - Sept 2006 'New Cambridgeshire Artists Exhibition' Needham's Restaurant, Cambridge, England.
July 2006 'Anglian Contemporary Art Fair', Essex, England.
2003 'East of England Show' Peterborough, England.
Awards
2010 Work Selected for the final in the RDS National Craft Competition and the Irish Contemporary Ceramic Awards, Millcove Gallery, Cork.
Press Release:
'Talented two in new art show' in The Evening Telegraph newspaper, August 2006, Peterborough, England.
Commissions
Private commissions achieved through show and exhibitions.
Qualifications
2009 MA in Design - ongoing
2009 First Class Honours B.Des in Craft Design (ceramics), National College of Art & Design, Dublin, Ireland.
2006 City & Guilds 7302 Level 3 Certificate in Teacher Training in Adult Education, Peterborough, England.
2005 City & Guilds Certificate in Creative Studies at Cambridge Regional College, England.
1998 B.Des in Craft Design (deferred)
1994 Awarded a Merit Vocational Certificate in Art, Design & Crafts, Ballyfermot Senior College, Dublin, Ireland.
Memberships:
Crafts Council of Ireland
Ceramics Ireland
2006 -2008 Ovenden Contemporary, Cambridge, England
East Anglia's Potters Associaton, England.
Skills Profile
l specialise in making large coiled pieces that are unique, using glazes, oxides and stains on the stoneware body.
Slab building, hand building, pottery and mould making. l experiment and develop surface textures and colour.
2008 Training in 3D Computer Design in Rhino with Industrial Designer Simon Denahey.
2007 Plaster workshop with artist Dr. Justin Marshall.
Glazing workshop with artist Ulrika Holmquist.
Employment Record
2009 Art & Crafts Teacher (summer) Mercy College and Mount Temple Secondary School, Malahide, Dublin, Ireland.
2007 Technical Demonstration to Core Year students at the National College of Art & Design, Dublin, Ireland.
2004 Part time Art Tutor at Peterborough College of Adult Education, England.
2003 - 2004 Weekly stall at All Saints Art Market, Trinity Street, Cambridge, England.
2003 to date Established my own ceramics studio.
2001 - 2002 Volunteer at Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery, assisting the Visual Arts Officer, Peterborough England.
Payment Details
Contact Details
Co Kildare
Ireland
0876377415
lkdesigns1@yahoo.comwww.lesleykelly.webs.com