Hannah Tounsend is a ceramacist and printmaker based in Rutland. She combines the disciplines of throwing and slip casting to make elegant hybrid vessels.
In recent years, Tounsend has re-examined the meticulous tests and record keeping that underpin her ceramic surfaces. This has led her to widen her practice to include artworks and vessel groupings that celebrate extensive material testing and bring to the exhibition space an aspect of the maker’s process that is often unseen outside the studio.
Biography
Selected Awards:
2019: 'AWARD' finalist, The British Ceramics Biennial.
2018: 'Newcomer Award' winner, Ceramic Art London.
2016: ‘New Designers One Year On Award’, New Designers, Islington.
2015: ‘FRESH’ winner, The British Ceramics Biennial.
Selected Bursaries and Memberships:
2017: 'QEST Scholar Award' Royal Warrant Holders Association.
2016: ‘Hothouse Development Programme’, The Crafts Council.
2016: ‘Residency at International Ceramic Research Centre, Denmark’, The British Ceramic Biennial.
2016: ‘Professional Member’, Craft Potters Association
Solo Shows:
2020: 'Marking Time' - Contemporary Ceramics Centre, London
2017: ‘Echoes from a Shoreline’ – National Centre for Craft and Design, Sleaford.
2017: ‘Au Bord de la Mer’ - Atelier de Ceramique, Carouges, Switzerland.
2016 ‘FRESH lines’ - Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Centre, Denmark.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2023: ‘Elemental Lines’ - Cavaliero Finn. Ballroom Arts, Aldeburgh.
2023: ‘Artefact’ - Cavaliero Finn. Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour.
2022: ‘Formed with Future Heritage’ - Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour.
2019: 'AWARD' - The British Ceramics Biennial. Original Spode Factory Site, Stoke-on-Trent.
2018: 'Chawan, International Teabowl Exhibition' - The Stratford Gallery, Stratford Upon Avon.
2017: 'The British Ceramics Biennial - Commission' Original Spode Factory Site, Stoke-on-Trent.
2017: 'Collective: A Maker's Exhibition' - 67 York Street.
2017: ‘Hannah Tounsend Ceramics and Print’ Showcase Exhibition – The Stratford Gallery, Stratford Upon Avon.
2016: ‘Hannah Tounsend Ceramics and Print’ Showcase Exhibition - Snug Gallery, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.
Education:
2017-2018: Royal College of Art. MPhil Ceramics and Glass. Completed 1 year part time - pass.
2011-2015: De Montfort University. MA Fine Art by Independent Study – ‘An Exploration of the Ceramic Surface’. Distinction.
2003-2006: De Montfort University. BA Hons Ceramics and Glass. 1st Class Degree.
Teaching/Employment:
2009 - Present: Studio Ceramicist - Hannah Tounsend Ceramics and Print.
2016 - Present: De Montfort University. Visiting lecturer.
2016 - 2018: Nottingham Trent University. Visiting lecturer.
2009-2016: De Montfort University. Technical Instructor of Ceramics – part time.
2012–2013: Crafts Council. Artist-maker leading ‘Firing Up’ programme at Leicestershire secondary schools.
2006-2008: Next Ltd. Homeware Designer specialising in ceramics and glass.