CENTRE FOR MODERN & CONTEMPORARY
STUDIO CERAMICS AND ORIGINAL ARTWORK

Born in Yorkshire, Sam Hall has spent nearly two decades living and working in St.Ives. Sam's work has been seen by some as bridging the art/craft divide and frankly these painterly, beautifully crafted pots would sit equally well in a fine art context.

Sam trained at Harrogate College of Art and Design between 1985/87 and then Loughborough College of Art and Design until1990. Shortly afterwards, he made the move to Cornwall where he has been ever since.

Inevitably any potter working in St Ives is linked with the Leach tradition and whilst this may be a somewhat tenuous thread it is easier in my view to see St Ives abstract expressionism as a more powerful influence.

Yes we can indulge in cliches around three dimensional painting but in fact these pots are all of a piece. They must be seen and valued for what they are - amongst the most expressive voices in contemporary studio ceramics.

His work has been exhibited widely in the UK and in Europe.

This will be his first show for a year or so and we are delighted to be able to bring you his latest work.

Stuart Dickens
Bevere Gallery Ceramic Curator