Walter Keeler Contemporary Ceramics

Walter keeler is pictured holding this pot.

Walter keeler contemporary ceramics.

2009 age of experience the ruthin craft centre galleries catalogue 2009 welsh table the ruthin craft centre galleries catalogue public collections. Named welsh artist of the year in 2007 walter s work is held in a number of public collections including victoria albert museum american craft museum new york los angeles county museum of art and the museum of modern art tokyo. Walter keeler is a british studio potter specialising in salt glaze pottery. Hand made contemporary studio pottery.

Named welsh artist of the year in 2007 walter s work is held in public collections including victoria albert museum american craft museum new york and the museum of modern art tokyo. 2008 walter keeler an artist s selection glyn vivian art gallery swansea. Walter keeler born 1942 london england the pottery tradition is at the heart of all my work. Named welsh artist of the year in 2007 walter s work is held in public collections including victoria albert museum american craft museum new york and the museum of modern art tokyo.

Walter keeler is a british studio potter specialising in salt glaze pottery. Keeler was born in london and attended harrow school of art london from 1958 until 1963 where he was trained by michael casson. Victoria albert museum. Though a specialist in islamic art i was asked if i would be interested to take on the studio pottery as well.

Walter keeler is a british studio potter specialising in salt glaze pottery. Walter keeler i encountered the world of studio pottery on being appointed to my first job as assistant keeper in the ceramics department of the v a in the 1970s. Keeler makes salt glaze pottery influenced by early staffordshire creamware. A potter of international reputation walter keeler has done much to reinvent the language of british functional ceramics over the past thirty years and has been hugely influential both as maker and teacher.

Named welsh artist of the year in 2007 walter s work is held in public collections including victoria albert museum american craft museum new york and the museum of modern art tokyo. Walter keeler is a british studio potter and was professor of ceramics at the university of the west of england from 1994 to 2002. This is an extruded earthenware jug by walter keeler that he has fired in his inkwash and golden glazes. Hand made contemporary studio pottery.

In the image of the three jugs this is the one in the middle. Pottery for use has been central to all settled human communities.