Jeremy James makes sculptures of people and creatures in high-fired ceramic. The work ranges from the observation of animals and birds watched directly in the wild to human figures that appear to inhabit a world similar to our own, yet intriguingly different.
Jeremy's lino prints are colourful, energetic compositions, inspired by landscapes and creatures from Cornwall and East Anglia to the far North of Scotland.
Jeremy has made work as a professional artist for over 30 years, now living and working in Derbyshire, he was trained at Norwich, Exeter and Cardiff, his sculpture is held in numerous public and private collections throughout the world.
Recent Exhibitions
2000
The Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh(one man)
2000
The Bircham Gallery, Norfolk(one man)
2001
Primavera, Cambridge(one man)
2002
Tredegar House Contemporary Ceramic Fair
2002
Potfest in the Park, Cumbria
2002
The Fenwick Gallery, Northumberland(one man)
2003
Tredegar House Contemporary Ceramic Fair
2003
The Open Eye, Edinburgh(one man)
2004
The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
2004
Tredegar House Contemporary Ceramic Fair
2004
Potfest in the Park, Cumbria
2005
Tredegar House Contemporary Ceramic Fair
2005
The Bircham Gallery, Norfolk(one man)
2006
'Art in Action' Oxford
2007
'Archive', Leeds Craft Centre & Design Gallery
2007
'Best in Show', Millenium Galleries, Sheffield
2007
The Bircham Gallery, Norfolk(one man)
2007
'Art in Action' Oxford
Teaching
1995- Present University of Derby. Senior Lecturer to the B.A (Hons)3D Design. Specific responsibility for ceramics, web design, professional practice and digital imaging.
1989-95 Suffolk College, Ipswich. Lecturer to Foundation and Degree Courses.
Visiting Lecturer to;
Wolverhampton Polytechnic, North Staffs Polytechnic, Exeter College of Art & Design, South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education, Loughborough College of Art & Design, Bournemouth & Poole College of Art & Design, Leicester Polytechnic, Bath College of Higher Education, Norfolk Institute of Arts & Technology, Falmouth College of Art, Lancashire Polytechnic, Lowestoft College, The College of West Anglia
Educational Workshops
1989 Sudbury Hall Project. 6 local secondary including a special needs unit, 8 week project with sculpture and raku.
1989 Sudbury Hall, raku workshops with members of the public.
1990 Crafts Council, London. Workshops with the public and various schools running alongside 'The Decorative Beast' exhibition.
1995 Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull. Workshops with the public and schools to run alongside 'The Natural World' Crafts Council exhibition.
1995 'Fowl Play". A pilot project funded by the Arts Council in an Ipswich primary school, concerned with how different art forms can collaborate creatively in a teaching environment. In this case ceramics, dance and film.
Lectures & Demonstrations
1992 Northern Potters Association Annual Conference.
1993 London Potters Association.
1993 Midland Potters Association.
1993 Paper delivered to Crafts Council 'Making It" Conference
1994 East Anglian Potters Association.
1995 Kent potters Association.
1996 Craftsmans Potters Association, Rufford.
2003 Tredegar House Contemporary Ceramic Fair.
2003 The 9th National Pottery & Ceramics Festival, Hatfield House
Awards & Residencies
1982 George Whittacker Memorial Prize.
1988 Ceramicist in Residence for one year to Derby College of Higher Education.
1991 Crafts Council 'Setting Up' grant and equipment funding.
1996 Member and prize winner of The British Ice & Snow Sculpture Team at The 1996 Russian World Championships.
1998 Research visit to the Arctic tundra of Northern Lapland and Norway in order to gather information for a future touring exhibition, "Up North"