Tessa Eastman
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
Selected Exhibitions Solo & Two Person
2019 Cloudspotting, Jason Jacques Gallery, New York USA
2019 Le désordre en délice de l’imagination, the disorder in delight of the imagination, Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste, Toucy France
2018-19 Strangeness in Nature: Ceramics by Tessa Eastman, Clifford Chance, London E14 UK
2018 Craft Emergency, Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth PO1 UK
2017 Puls Contemporary Ceramics with Michal Fargo, Puls Gallery, Brussels Belgium
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020
2020 Focus/20 with Ting Ying Gallery, Design Centre Chelsea Harbour, London SW10 UK
2020 Cure3, Bonhams, London W1S UK
2020 Carry On Creativity, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, featured on Artsy
2020 Zest, Contemporary Applied Arts, London W1U UK
2020 Retrospective, Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste, Toucy France
2020 Ode to Clay, Jason Jacques Gallery, New York USA
2019
2019 Pik’d, Downtown Beirut, Lebanon
2019 Summer of Ceramics, Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire UK
2019 The Cynthia Corbett Gallery Summer Exhibition, London SW1Y UK
2019 Cockpit Arts Summer & Winter Open Studios Holborn, London WC1N UK
2019 The Thousand and One Nights, Artual Gallery, Downtown Beirut, Lebanon
2018
2018 No Hierarchy Just Harmony, Contemporary Applied Arts, London SE1 UK
2018 Material Matters at Dialogues Through Time, Wildt’sche Haus, Basel Switzerland
2018 Pik’d, Downtown Beirut, Lebanon
2018 Friends of The Kiln Rooms, The Clay Store, London SE15 UK
2018 Carter Preston Prize, Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool UK
2018 Ceramics at Doddington, Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire UK
2018 New Members Showcase, Contemporary Applied Arts, London SE1 UK
2018 The Cynthia Corbett Gallery Summer Exhibition, London SW1Y UK
2018 Cockpit Arts Summer & Winter Open Studios Holborn, London WC1N UK
2018 Paddle8 Contemporary Ceramics Auction, New York USA
2017
2017 Vigorous Form, Ebor St, London E1 UK
2017 Holiday House with FBC London, Hamilton Terrace, London NW8 UK
2017 Cracked, 50 Golborne Rd, London W10 UK
2017 Young Masters Prize with Cynthia Corbett, Gallery 8, London SW1Y, Royal Over-Seas League, London SW1A & Royal Opera Arcade Gallery, London SW1Y UK
2017 Cockpit Arts Summer & Winter Open Studios Deptford, London SE8 UK
2017 Honorable Mention at Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale, Korea
2017 Pour Me, Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Devon 9AF UK
2016
2016 to present, FBC London, SW1W UK
2016-17 Zetter Space with Paul Sayers paintings, London EC1 UK
2016-17 Craft Emergency, Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth PO1 UK
2016 Bryanston Today, Mall Galleries, London SW1 UK
2016 Studio Ceramics & Design, Adam Partridge Auctioneers, Macclesfield Cheshire UK
2016 Bulwer Yard Open House with potter Robert Collingwood, Adams + Collingwood Architects, London W12 UK
2016 Emerging Potters Exhibition, Bils & Rye, Kirkbymoorside York UK
2016 Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again, Earls Court Project Rooms, London SW6 UK
2016 Open Art Spaces: West London open studios, London W14 UK
2016 Organism, Chelsea Fringe, London E2 UK
2015
2015 to present, Pamono Design, Berlin Germany
2015-16 Lost Utopia, Fitzrovia Gallery, London W1 UK
2015 Rupert Cavendish Antiques, London SW5 UK
2015 Place & Proximity, Austin Forum, London W6 UK
2015 Fresh at British Ceramics Biennial, Spode Factory, Stoke-on-Trent UK
2015 RCA Degree Show, London SW11 UK
2015 In Support of Eating, Sketch Restaurant, London W1S UK
2015 Chinese Finishing School with Preston Fitzgerald, London SW7 UK
2014
2014-15 RCA Ceramic Art London student shows, London SW7 UK
2014-15 RCA Work-in-Progress shows, London SW7 UK
2012
2012-17 Jonathan Ross Christmas & Spring Shows, Gallery 286, London SW5 UK
2012 London Potters annual members exhibition, Morley Gallery, London SE1 UK
2012 Five Decades of Harrow Ceramics, Contemporary Applied Arts, London W1 UK
2012 Gallery Number Nine, Birmingham UK
2011
2011-12 Bicha Gallery, Oxo Tower, London SE1 UK
2011 Bryanston Art Now, Cork Street, London W1 UK
2010
2010 Cecilia Colman Gallery, London NW8 UK
2009
2009-10 Bicha Gallery, Bristol, Brussels Belgium & London UK
2008
2008 Bicha Winter Show, Wyndham Grand, London SW10 UK
2008 Bryanston Past & Present, The Gallery in Cork Street, London W1 UK
2006
2006-15 Old Gasworks open studios, London SW6 UK
2006-07 New Designers & One Year On, Business Design Centre, London N1 UK
2006 Kate Malone open studio, London N1 UK
2006 Art From Earth, Tower 42, London EC2 UK
2006 Les 4 Saisons – L’Automne, Beddington Fine Art, France
2005
2005-06 Step Closer & Step Even Closer, Gallery West, Harrow HA1 UK
Selected Art Fairs
2020
2020 Collect, The International Art Fair for Modern Craft and Design with The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Somerset House, London WC2R UK
2020 London Art Fair with The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London N1 UK
2020 FOG Design + Art with Jason Jacques Gallery, San Francisco USA
2019
2019 Design Miami with Jason Jacques Gallery, Miami Florida USA
2019 Fine Art & Antiques Fair Olympia with Steidel Contemporary, London W14 UK
2019 Collect Showcase, The International Art Fair for Modern Craft and Design with The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Saatchi Gallery, London SW3 UK
2019 Art Wynwood with The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Miami Florida USA
2019 London Art Fair with The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London N1 UK
2018
2018 Art Miami with The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Miami Florida USA
2018 SOFA Chicago with Steidel Contemporary, Chicago USA
2018 Art Market Hamptons with The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Bridgehampton New York USA
2018 Art New York with The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, New York USA
2018 Art Boca Raton Contemporary Art Fair with Steidel Contemporary, Boca Raton USA
2018 Collect, The International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects with The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Saatchi Gallery, London SW3 UK
2018 Art Wynwood with The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Miami Florida USA
2018 Art Palm Beach with Steidel Contemporary, West Palm Beach Florida USA
2017
2017 Art Miami with The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Miami Florida USA
2017 Tresor Contemporary Craft with Puls Gallery, Basel Switzerland
2016
2017 Collect, The International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects with FBC London, Saatchi Gallery, London SW3 UK
2009
2009 Newcastle Gateshead Art Fair, Bicha Gallery, Newcastle UK
2007
2007 Islington Contemporary Art & Design Fair, Candid Arts, London N1 UK
Biennials
2017 Honorable Mention at Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale, Korea
2015 Fresh at British Ceramics Biennial, Spode Factory, Stoke-on-Trent UK
Residencies
2007-13 Artist in Residence, Richard Challoner School, New Malden Surrey UK
Awards
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 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
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, London UK
2017 to present, Ceramic tutor, The Heatherley School of Art, London UK
2017 to present, Sculpture diploma tutor, The 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
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 The 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 ceramic artists Tessa Eastman & Ikuko Iwamoto, Ceramic Art London, Central Saint Martins, London UK
2017 Annette Sloth of Gallery Puls in conversation with ceramic artists Michal Fargo & Tessa Eastman, Puls Contemporary Ceramics, Belgium Brussels
Professional Activities
2020 Worshipful Company of Tin Plate & 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
Representation
London UK Alveston Fine Art Ltd
London UK Contemporary Applied Arts
London UK Cynthia Corbett Gallery
London UK FBC London
Toucy France Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste
New York USA Jason Jacques Gallery
Beirut Lebanon Pik’d Gallery
Belgium Brussels Puls Contemporary Ceramics
Hong Kong China & London UK Ting Ying Gallery
Publications
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)
Press
2020 ‘Featured Artist Tessa Eastman’, Ceramics Now Magazine, 10th Aug
2020 ‘A Piece of Paris in Notting Hill’, The Times Magazine, 25th Jan
2019 ‘Tessa Eastman and Nature’s Ambiguities’, Crafts Council – Maker Of The Month, 24th Oct
2019 ‘Tessa Eastman Cloudspotting’, Artfix Daily – Curated Art World News & Exclusives, 26th Sept
2019 ‘Masterclass with Tessa Eastman’, Ceramic Review, Issue 297 May-June (p68-75)
2019 ‘Tessa Eastman at Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste’, L’oeil, Issue 723 May (p112)
2019 ‘Tessa Eastman, Strange Nature’, connaissance des arts, Issue 781 May (p26 & 115)
2019 ‘Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste’, Beaux Arts, April
2019 ‘Collect The International Art Fair For Modern Craft and Design’, Exhibition Catalogue (p52-53)
2018-19 ‘Strangeness in Nature at Clifford Chance’ exhibition brochure, 17 Dec 2018-14 June 2019
2018 ‘2019-20 Trend Institute Presentation’, Interni & Decor, Dec (p197)
2018 ‘Art House’, Crafts – The Magazine For Contemporary Craft, Issue 275 Nov-Dec (p58-61)
2018 ‘Bizarre Beauty’, Ceramic Review, Issue 294, Nov-Dec (p18)
2018 ‘Making Space Event’, Making Space Blog, 14th Aug
2018 ‘Potclays – from mud to work of art’, ClayCraft, Issue 17 July-Aug (p2)
2018 ‘Human Hands’, Country & Town Interiors – Country & Town House, Issue 1 June (p27)
2018 ‘Young Masters at The Arts Club’, London Craft Week Brochure, 10th May (p53 & p104)
2018 ‘Colour in Ceramics’, De kleine K – The Independent Digital Ceramics Magazine, Issue 39 March (p49)
2018 ‘The Things to Come at Collect 2018. Eye on Britain’, TL Magazine, 21st Feb
2018 ‘Crafts Council Talk’, Crafts Council, 9th Feb
2018 ‘Collect The International Art Fair For Contemporary Objects’, Exhibition Leaflet (p2)
2017 ‘Holiday House London 2017’, Event Catalogue, 10th Dec (p76-78)
2017 ‘Inside London’s Newest Contemporary Ceramics Show’, The Architectural Digest, 17th Nov
2017 ‘Tresor, a new fair debuts in Basel’, Pamono – The World’s Finest Dealers in Design, 26th Sept
2017 ‘Meet the Maker with FBC London’, Belgravia Residents Journal, Issue 64 Sept (p21)
2017 ‘Cockpit Arts Open Studios’, Crafts – The Magazine For Contemporary Craft, Issue 267 July-Aug (p23)
2017 ‘After Nyne @ Young Masters Art Prize: Meet the Artists’, After Nyne, Issue 15 May-June
2017 ‘Young Masters Art Prize: Eyes On The Future, Echoes Of The Past’, Huffington Post, 15th June
2017 ‘Young Masters’ – Exhibition Catalogue, (p23 & p32)
2017 ‘Colour Duo’, La Revue de la Céramique et du Verre, No. 214 May-June (p8)
2017 ‘Sensual Clouds’, De kleine K – The Independent Digital Ceramics Magazine, Issue 29 May (p14-19)
2017 ‘Clay Talks’, Ceramic Art London – Exhibition Catalogue (p6)
2017 ‘Inspiring Moments’, De kleine K – The Independent Digital Ceramics Magazine, Issue 28 April (p28)
2017 ‘On the Cutting Edge of Tradition’, Pamono – The World’s Finest Dealers in Design, 16th March
2017 ‘Emergency Call’, Crafts – The Magazine For Contemporary Craft, Issue 264 Jan-Feb (p6)
2016 ‘Puls Contemporary Ceramics’, TLmag – True Living of Art & Design, Issue 26 Autumn-Winter Nov (p8-9)
2016 ‘Crafts Council Maker of the Week’, Crafts Council, 28th Nov
2016 ‘Craft Emergency 2016: Winners Announcement’ Aspex Gallery News, 25th Nov
2016 ‘Open Art Spaces’, London Live, 24th June
2016 ‘MP takes a spin in new education hub’, Surrey Comet, 20th May (p3)
2016 ‘Ones to watch’, Ceramic Review, Issue 278 March-April (p67)
2016 ‘The editing eye’, belle, Dec-Jan (p78)
2015 ‘In the Air’, Frame, Nov-Dec (p44)
2015 ‘Open Your Art’, Fulham Residents Journal, Issue 36 Oct (p16-17)
2015 ‘British Ceramics Biennial’, BCB – Exhibition Catalogue, 26th Sept to 8th Nov (p5)
2015 ‘Glazed & Confused’, The World Of Interiors, Aug (p116)
2015 ‘The Top 5 Designers at RCA’s 2015 Graduate Show’, Sight Unseen, 1st July
2015 ‘Royal College of Art Work in Progress 15: Ceramics & Glass’, Arts Thread, 3rd Feb
2014 ‘Behind The Scenes: The Artists’, Fulham Residents Journal, Issue 23 Jul-Aug (p9)
2012 ‘London Potters Member Profile’, London Potters News, Issue 150 Aug-Sep (p4-5)
2012 ‘Cork St exhibition provides a platform for young artists’, Bryanston Newsletter, No. 32 Spring (p5)
2007 ‘Emerging Talent’, Ceramic Review, Issue 226 July-August (p19)
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