Simon Carroll (1964-2009) was a British studio potter.[1][2] Carroll has permanent collections at the V&A museum London[3] and Amgueddfa Cymru.[4]
Simon Carroll | |
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| Born | November 13, 1964 Hereford, UK |
| Died | March 31, 2009 (aged 44) Hereford, UK |
| Education | Hereford College of Arts |
| Alma mater | UWE Bristol |
| Occupation | Potter |
Life
editCarroll was born in Hereford and educated at Hereford College of Arts followed by UWE Bristol where he was taught by Mo Jupp and Walter Keeler. Intrigued by the notion of touch, he became artist in residence at the Royal National College for the Blind in the early 1990s.[5]
A breakthrough show at Tate St Ives, beach drawings and the Arts Foundation Prize,[6] Carroll exhibited, lectured and demonstrated his craft from Hong Kong to the United States gaining international recognition.[7]
Carroll considered Picasso and Matisse important influences and for his Collins Gallery show in Glasgow cited "Staffordshire slipware, Elizabethan ruffles, an American military jacket I saw in a book, three Mexican sombreros and a fish".[8]
Death
editHaving been diagnosed with liver cancer, Carroll focused on his drawing and died in Hereford in March 2009. Emmanuel Cooper in his Guardian obituary described Carroll as... “one of the more adventurous, fearless and challenging of the younger generation of potters”.[9]
Carroll was survived by his parents and two brothers.[10]
Permanent collections
editSelected exhibitions
edit- 2006 Tate St Ives[13]
- 2014 Corvi-Mora[14]
- 2014 V&A Museum
- 2015 Ruthin Craft Centre[15]
Publications
edit- 2015: Simon Carroll: Expressionist Potter • ISBN 978-1-905865-69-7[16]
References
edit- ^ "An ingenious potter, he took an unconventional approach to both his life and his work". The Guardian. April 8, 2009.
- ^ "Ceramicist remembered". Hereford Times. July 5, 2014.
- ^ "Simon Carroll". Victoria and Albert Museum. August 23, 2005.
- ^ "Ceramicist Simon Carroll". Amgueddfa Cymru. May 23, 2015.
- ^ "Tributes paid to former artist in residence at the Royal National College for the Blind". Hereford Times. April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Fellow in Ceramics". Arts Foundation. May 23, 2004.
- ^ "Simon Carroll International". Arts Foundation. May 23, 2004.
- ^ "Visual art: Simon Carroll: Suggestion and Statement". The Herald Scotland. February 14, 2017.
- ^ "Emmanuel Cooper • Simon Carroll Obituary". The Guardian. April 8, 2009.
- ^ "Tributes paid to former artist in residence at the Royal National College for the Blind". Hereford Times. April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Simon Carroll". Victoria and Albert Museum. August 23, 2005.
- ^ "Ceramicist Simon Carroll". Amgueddfa Cymru. May 23, 2015.
- ^ "Simon Carroll Tate St Ives". Tate St Ives. October 8, 2005.
- ^ "Corvi-Mora Simon Carroll". Corvi-Mora. May 13, 2014.
- ^ "Simon Carroll Ruthin Craft Centre". Ruthin Craft Centre. April 8, 2015.
- ^ "Simon Carroll Expressionist Potter". British Library. March 30, 2015.
External links
edit- Moira Vincentelli (Aberystwyth University School of Art) interview with Simon Carroll