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View Image Gallery Jackie Summerfield(Full member)

Tel: +44 (0)1424 444039   Email:   Web: www.jackiesummerfield.co.uk  

Artists Statement

  Jackie has over 30 years experience in the arts and crafts profession, and creates unique individually crafted art sculpture to a diverse range of customers throughout the UK. She is located in Hastings, East Sussex.

She creates high quality artistically crafted figurative sculptures, including wall panels, portrait busts and stylized animal figures. The pieces are made with the sculptures fine eye for detail and artistic merit and are appropriate for home or commercial use.

Work usually available from:

GALLERIES:
Red Biddy Gallery.
Gallery 94, Brighton

OTHER INFORMATION:
Future exhibitions at Brighton Open Houses
Hastings Hot Houses

Technical Information

I work mostly with stoneware clay and use earthenware glazes, stains and slips to create the colours. These are fired in an electric kiln to earthenware temperatures.

History and Background

Born: 1958

1974-76    Art Foundation Course, Hastings College.
1976-79    BA Hons Degree in Glass & Ceramics, Stourbridge College of Art.
1979-80    Research Fellowship, Sunderland Polytechnic, Studying “Pate de Verre” techniques.
1980-81    Pottery Assistant, Old Town Pottery, Hastings
1981-85    Ceramic designer and modeller for various retail outlets. Mainly Camden Lock Market.
1985-89    Moved to Metropolitan Studios, London E5. Undertook private commissions.
1988-92    Birth of son and daughter. Moved to Worcester. Ceased commercial work.
1992-2002 Returned to Hastings with partner and family. Re-established small studio producing commissioned ceramics. Joined ceramics group ‘Clay people of Hastings’ (CPH). Worked on workshops, exhibitions and demonstrations.
Became ‘Artist-in-Residence’ at various junior schools within East Sussex. Part-time teacher a Hastings College of Art.
2002-04    Studied HND Crafts at Hastings College of Art.
2004-05    College technician in ceramics dept, Hastings College.
2005-present Concentrating of developing personal work.

Exhibitions

1979          Degree Show, Stourbridge College of Art, West Midlands.
1981-85    Various mixed shows, Easton Rooms Art Gallery, Rye, E Sussex.
1983         ‘Contemporary Glass’, City Museum, Peterborough.
1985         ‘Contemporary Sussex Ceramics’, Hastings Museum.
                  Mixed Show, The Back Gallery, Hastings.
                  ‘Winter Exhibition’, The Church Gallery, London.
1987         Mixed Show, London Potters Group, London.
                  Mixed Show, London Potters Group, London.
1993         ‘Clay People’, The Bourne Gallery, Hastings.
1994         Mixed Show, The Riviera Gallery, Hastings.
1995         Mixed Show, Easton Rooms, Rye E Sussex.
                  ‘Clay People’, Battle Abbey, Battle, E Sussex.
                  ‘Permanent Waves’ Hastings Museum & Art Gallery.
1996         ‘Clay People’, Battle Abbey, Battle, E Sussex.
1997         ‘Clay People’, The Crypt Gallery, Seaford, E Sussex.
                  Mixed Show, Beckley Gallery, Beckley, E Sussex
                  ‘Clay People’, Bourne Hall, Hastings.
1998         ‘Clay People’, Hastings Museum & Art Gallery.
1999         One Woman Show, Crypt Gallery, St Mary-in-the-Castle, Hastings.
2001         Mixed Show, Easton Rooms, Rye, E Sussex.
2002         Rye Summer Show, Easton Rooms, Rye, E Sussex.
                  Christmas Show, Lydd Library Gallery, Lydd, Kent.
                  Olympia Urban Garden Show, London
                  ’Clay People’, St Mary-in-the-Castle, Hastings.
2003         Mixed Show, Easton Rooms, Rye, E Sussex.
                  Mixed Show, Stables Art Gallery, Hastings.
                  Rye Society Summer Show, Rye, E Sussex.
2004         Ceramic Fair, Dordrecht, Holland
                  Christmas Show, Swansea University, Wales.
                  Christmas Show, Stratton Gallery, Hastings.
2005         Open House Show, Brighton Festival, E Sussex
                  ‘Clay People’, Rock-A-Nore Gallery, Hastings.
                  SoCo Mixed Show, St Mary-in-the-Castle, Hastings.
                  Hastings Open House, Beacon Gallery, Hastings.
2006         Open House Show, Brighton Festival, E Sussex.
                  Rye Summer Show, Easton Rooms, Rye, E Sussex
                  ‘Clay People’, Stables Gallery, Hastings.   
                  ‘Freedom of the Rainbows’ Easton Rooms, Rye, E Sussex.
                  Todds Gallery, Hastings.
2007         Arthouse Gallery, Westbourne.
                  Red Biddy Gallery, Guilford
                  Brighton Open House,  Brighton Festival.
                  Ceramics Southeast Fair, Aylesford, Kent
                  Easton Rooms Summer Show, Rye, E Sussex
                  Karin Taylor Gallery, Twickenham, Middlesex
                  Linda Blackstone  Gallery, Pinner, Middlesex
2008         Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London
                  Harrogate Art Fair, North Yorkshire
                  Brighton Open House, Brighton Festival
                  Hastings Open House,  Coastal Currents Festival, Hastings
                  Collectors Choice Open House, Brighton
2009         Brighton Open Houses
                  Gallery 94
                  Hastings Hot Houses, Open Studios
                  Coastal Currents, Open Studios
                  Hastings Hot Houses Open Studios, Xmas Show

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Ceramics by Jackie Summerfield at Studiopottery.co.uk

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Ceramics by at Studiopottery.co.uk - 2009 George IV Ceramics by at Studiopottery.co.uk - 2009 Tamarine
Ceramics by at Studiopottery.co.uk - 2009 Cheetah Ceramics by at Studiopottery.co.uk - 1998 Greek Horse
Ceramics by at Studiopottery.co.uk - 2009 Jester, Red Ceramics by at Studiopottery.co.uk - 2000 Nefertiti

Contact Details

Studio Address: 21 Dudley Road, Hastings, East Sussex, England, TN35 5JP.
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Telephone: +44 (0)1424 444039
Mobile: 07982 496 057
Email:
Web-site: www.jackiesummerfield.co.uk

Availability: at Gallery 94, Brighton

Joined on: 2009-10-08
Last Updated: 2010-02-07