Education
2013-15 MA Ceramics & Glass, Royal College of Art, London UK
2003-06 BA Hons Ceramics: Upper Second, University of Westminster, London UK
2002-03 BTEC National Diploma Foundation Studies: Distinction, Wimbledon School of Art, London UK
1997-2002 A Levels: Ceramics, Art History & Graphic Design, Bryanston School, Dorset UK
Awards
2024 Officine Saffi International Ceramics Award 5, Fondazione Officine Saffi, Milan Italy
2020 Member of The Art Workers’ Guild
2020 The Michelangelo Foundation selection for the Homo Faber Guide
2018 Ceramics Art + Perception Magazine Writing Prize, Bridging the Divide: The Poised Sculpture of Tessa Eastman by Ashley Thorpe, Sydney Australia
2018 Shortlisted for the Carter Preston Prize, Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool UK
2018 Member of Contemporary Applied Arts, London UK
2017 Member of the Royal Society of Sculptors, London UK
2017 Honourable Mention at Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale, Korea
2017 Shortlisted for the Young Masters Maylis Grand Ceramics Prize, Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London UK
2016 London Creative Network Professional Development Programme, Cockpit Arts, London UK
2016-18 Craft Emergency Award, Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth UK
Public collections
2017 KOCEF, Korea Ceramic Foundation, Korea
2006 Gresham Private Equity, London UK
2003 Abacus plc. UK
2000 Bryanston Association, Dorset UK
Teaching
2022 Blue Life Plaques, Single Homeless Project Charity for preventing homelessness & transforming lives, London UK
2022 Guest speaker, Royal College of Art Ceramics & Glass, London UK
2022 to present, Ceramic tutor, The Clay Garden, London UK
2020 Kiln Training, Royal Alexandra & Albert School, Redhill UK
2020 Guest speaker, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire UK
2019 V&A sanctuary workshop, Victoria & Albert Museum, London UK
2019 Guest speaker, Cardiff School of Art & Design, Wales UK
2018 to present, Ceramic tutor, The Kiln Rooms Ltd, London UK
2017 to present, Ceramic tutor, Heatherley School of Art, London UK
2017 to present, Sculpture diploma tutor, Heatherley School of Art, London UK
2018 Ceramic workshop, Making Space Havant, Hampshire UK
2017 Pottery tutor, Parade Mews Pottery, Tulse Hill, London UK
2016 Ceramic technician, Royal College of Art, London UK
2015-16 Head of pottery, Malden Centre, New Malden UK
2014 to present, private ceramic teacher, London UK
2014-15 People’s pottery tutor, Ceramics Studio Co-Op, London UK
2014 Throwing workshop, Pupil Referral Unit, Redbridge Tuition Services, Barkingside UK
2013-14 Ceramic tutor, Bermondsey Ceramics Studio, London UK
2009 Ceramic workshops, Abbs Cross School, Essex UK
2009 Ceramic mosaic community arts project with Honor Pinner, Darrick Wood School, Bromley Kent UK
2008-13 Pottery technician & tutor, Malden Centre, New Malden Surrey UK
2007-13 Artist in residence, Richard Challoner School, New Malden Surrey UK
2007 Ceramic workshops, Community Focus, London UK
2007 Technician & teaching assistant, Credo-Creative Ceramic Designs, Kent UK
2005 Adult ceramic summer school, University of Westminster, London UK
2005 Ceramic teacher and project organiser, John Betts School, London UK
Lectures
2024 Clay in Conversation 8: Conflict curated by Julia Ellen Lancaster with Barbara Beyer & Tessa Peters as chair, Ceramics Research Centre at Univeristy of Westminster, London UK
2022 Form Meets Function with Jeremy Nichols, Art Workers’ Guild, London UK
2022 Artist talk, Royal College of Art Ceramics & Glass, London UK
2021 American Women’s Art Club and Canadian Craft Alliance physical and virtual studio tours, Cockpit, London UK
2021 London Craft Week studio tours with the Michelangelo Foundation & QEST Craft, Cockpit, London UK
2020 Guest speaker, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire UK
2019 Artist talk, Cluster Crafts, London UK
2019 V&A Sanctuary, Victoria & Albert Museum, London UK
2019 Into The Fold, Cardiff School of Art & Design, Wales UK
2019 Crafts Council Hothouse: marketing & audience development, Knuston Hall, Wellingborough UK
2019 Young Masters Ceramics Prize: Artists, Judges & Curators, Ceramic Art London, Central Saint Martins, London UK
2019 Artist talk, Clifford Chance, London UK
2019 Professional Development talk, The Kiln Rooms, London UK
2018 In conversation with Making Space Director Lynne Dick, Making Space Havant, Hampshire UK
2018 Young Masters Ceramics Prize artists in conversation with Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Dover Street Arts Club, London Craft Week UK
2018 Crafts Council Workshop: reaching your market, making the most of online presentation, marketing & social media, Canada Water Culture Space, London UK
2017 Meet the Maker with FBC London founder Fiona Barratt-Campbell & award winning ceramist Tessa Eastman, FBC London, Pimlico Road Design District, London Design Festival UK
2017 Micro-organics: Rob Kesseler in conversation with Ikuko Iwamoto & Tessa Eastman, Ceramic Art London, Central Saint Martins, London UK
2017 Annette Sloth of Gallery Puls in conversation with Michal Fargo & Tessa Eastman, Puls Contemporary Ceramics, Belgium Brussels
Professional Activities
2023-24 CAA Gallery judge for ceramics, Contemporary Applied Arts new makers, London UK
2022 London Craft Week The Art Workers’ Guild event assistant, The Art Workers’ Guild, London UK
2020-22 Worshipful Company of Tin Plate Workers alias Wire Workers technical judge, Tin Prize RCA Ceramics & Glass MA, London UK
2019 Ceramic architectural model for RA Summer Exhibition, Peter Barber Architects, London UK
2017 Lucerne project, Flatwig Studio, London UK
2014-15 Ceramic Art London assistant, Royal College of Art, London UK
2007 Brush work assistant to Sue Binns, London UK
2002-07 Assistant to Kate Malone, London UK & France
2005-06 Assistant to Zandra Rhodes, London UK
2004 Assistant to Andrew Logan, The Glasshouse, London UK
Publications
2023 ‘Glazes For The Contemporary Maker’ by Louisa Taylor, The Crowood Press (p 8, 87, 172)
2023 ‘Electric Kilns for Ceramics’ by Jo Davies, The Crowood Press Ltd (p58-61, 123 and back cover)
2022 ‘The Ceramics Bible Revised Edition’ by Louisa Taylor, Chronicle Books LLC (p134)
2021 ‘Contemporary British Ceramics beneath the surface’ by Ashley Thorpe, The Crowood Press Ltd (back cover and p103-110, 193, 205)
2020 ‘Special Effect Glazes’ by Linda Bloomfield, The New Ceramics, Herbert Press, Bloomsbury Publishing (cover and p6, 74, 78-79, 118)
2020 ‘het grote K boek 3′ by Mels Boom, De kleine K, The Netherlands (p78-83)
2019 ‘Colour In Glazes’ by Linda Bloomfield, The New Ceramics, second edition, Herbert Press, Bloomsbury Publishing (p92)
2017 ‘Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale’, Ceramic Foundation, Korea (p92-93)
2012 ‘Tradition & Innovation: Five Decades of Harrow Ceramics’, Forward by Alun Graves & Edited by Tessa Peters, University of Westminster, London UK (p61)
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