CURRICULUM VITAE SARAH PURVEY

Studio Address The Ceramic Studio, New Farm, , SN13 9QJ Website http://www.sarahpurveyceramics.com Email [email protected] Mobile 0777 3018863

Biography Sarah Purvey was born in Middlesex. She studied BA and MA at Bath Spa some twenty years apart and was based at Corsham Court for the duration of her MA which she completed in 2009. Sarah’s work is held in collections nationally and internationally including in London, Tokyo and New York. In 2012 Sarah was selected for the prestigious Threadneedle Prize, going on to exhibit in Cork Street and at the Battersea Affordable Art Fair in 2013. She was awarded professional membership of the Devon Guild in 2010 and is based in rural Wiltshire.

Qualifications and Training 2008- 2009 MA Ceramics, Bath School of Art and Design, Bath Spa University 1988- 1991 BA Ceramics, Bath College of Higher Education 1986- 1988 BTec Ceramics, Plymouth College of Art and Design

Exhibitions 2013 Panzer Trotman Fine Art, London Wine Street Gallery Group Show Denise Yapp Contemporary Art, Winter Exhibition Group Show Hatfield Art In Clay Bath Abbey- Hospitality Group show The Russell Cotes Museum with The Arthouse Gallery Solo Show New Craftsman Gallery St Ives Affordable Art Fair- Bristol Bowlish Contemporary Gallery Affordable Art Fair Battersea-Bowlish Contemporary Gallery 2012 Quest Gallery Bath with Ione Parkin RWA Bircham Gallery Selected Autumn Exhibition Norfolk Gallery 28 Cork Street with The Katharine House Gallery Threadneedle Prize Exhibition- Mall Galleries Hatfield House- Art In Clay The Hilton Fine Art Gallery, Bath Larkhall Bath with Ione Parkin RWA Artists Group Show 2011 Ceramics- Nine Artists at Corsham, Corsham Court Gallery BSU Hatfield House- Art in Clay Black Swan Frome Bowood House, Wiltshire, Group Show Calne Artists 2010 Gallery 27 Cork Street, Katharine House Gallery and Askew Art The Pound Art Centre, Corsham Group Show, Calne Arts Festival Katharine House Gallery, Marlborough Bradford On Avon Arts Festival- Sculpture Garden –‘Tribe’ Guest Ceramist at Potters- Clifton, Bristol Group show, Central Gallery Malvern 2009 Milsom Place, Bath with Mirka Golden Hann (BSU) MA Degree Show Sion Hill, Bath

Galleries represented by: The Katharine House Gallery, Marlborough Wiltshire The New Craftsman Gallery St Ives, Cornwall Askew Art, London SW7 Gallery 215, 40 West 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 The Bircham Gallery, Norfolk The Quest Gallery, Bath The Bowlish Contemporary Gallery Somerset The Denise Yapp Contemporary, Monmouthshire Panzer Trotman Fine Art, London EE

Organisation Membership 2010 Full Membership, The Devon Guild, Bovey Tracey

Awards 2010 First Prize awarded by the juried panel at the Corsham Pound Arts Open

Speaking Engagements 2011 - Bath Spa University- MA Ceramics Seminar Guest Speaker- Contemporary Context 2011 - Federation Day, Teacher Training Day Ceramic Instruction five Wiltshire Secondary schools- Invited to speak by

Articles and Publications 2013 Nov Ceramic Review- Bath Abbey Hospitality Show review by Ian Wilson 2013 June Hand building and Sculpting- By Claire Loder (A&CBlack) Featured Artist 2013 May Ceramic Review image featured in ‘Pick of the shows’ New Craftsman St Ives 2012 July Crafts Magazine- image featured Bircham Gallery Autumn show 2012 March Aspect Magazine front cover image plus article feature 2011 February Wiltshire Life Magazine feature article 2011 March Ceramic Review image featured in the gallery pages 2011 July Power Point Featured in ‘The Box’ at Aberystwyth Ceramics Festival 2011 Sept Museum of International Ceramics Faenza presentation by Mirco Denicolo

EE Educational Experience- Secondary Schools 2013 Malmesbury School Ceramics after school club on going 2012 Malmesbury School Year 10 Curriculum Ceramics

Ceramic Enrichment Programme, five week course led on behalf of Bath Spa University 2012 Oak School 6th Form ceramic project (BSU) 2012 6th Form ceramic project (BSU) 2012 6th Form ceramic project (BSU) 2011 Malmesbury School Ceramics after school club

Ceramic Enrichment Programme, five week course led on behalf of Bath Spa University 2011 Melksham Oak School 6th Form ceramic project (BSU) 2011 Hardenhuish School 6th Form ceramic project (BSU) 2010 Corsham School 6th Form ceramic project (BSU) 2010 Corsham School Year 8 ceramic project (BSU) 2010 Year 10 ceramic project 2010 Malmesbury School Year 10 ceramic project work

Educational Experience- Primary Schools 2012 Corsham Primary Ceramics with The Brook Centre 2011 Derry Hill Primary School Ceramics Project Yr 4 2010 Derry Hill Primary School Ceramics Project Yr 5 2010 Derry Hill Primary School Ceramic Project Yr 6 2010 Box Cof E Primary School Outreach Ceramics Project Corsham Secondary 2010 Derry Hill Primary School Commission

Commissions 2010 Commission from Derry Hill Primary School to design and build free standing sculpture with children for the school playground Reception children through to Y6