Category Archives: Painting and Sculpture

Picturing Lockdown – The Pandemic Diaries and other projects

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Oliver Kent

PICTURING LOCKDOWN – The Pandemic Diaries and other projects In November last year at the start of the second lockdown our Education officer David Beech began to meet with students and their tutors to discuss collaborative projects relating to the … Continue reading →

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Robin Welch (1936-2019)

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Oliver Kent

Student Holly John reviews the work of potter/painter Robin Welch in our collection. Holly is a third year on the BA (Hons) History course at UWE Robin Welch (1936 – 2019) Robin Welch is, was, and remains, a highly respected … Continue reading →

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Geoffrey Whiting: a potter and a painter

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Oliver Kent

Geoffrey Whiting had an important parallel activity as a watercolour painter, but this is a lesser known area of his art. His great knowledge of the natural world underpinned all his creativity. It was there in the coloration of his pots, … Continue reading →

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A Pioneering Ceramic Studio

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Oliver Kent

Behind every successful man, there stands a woman. A Pioneering Ceramic Studio There is a very old and famous saying, ‘behind every successful man, there stands a woman’, and Geoffrey Whiting had Anne Whiting. After the second war she co-founded … Continue reading →

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