Antonia Salmon
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About

For over 40 years my work has been exhibited and collected in Britain, Europe, USA and Japan.

I have long been intrigued in the relationship between man and the natural world.  My sculptures are strong abstract forms that reflect qualities of being: such as chaos and order;  holding and letting go;  stillness and dynamism. The works also represent my lived experience, such as the space between moments of time, listening to sounds of wind, water and silence; walking through landscape; touching rocks, moss twigs and seed heads. 

I seek to make sculpture that stands as if poised in space, inviting you to reach out and touch. The sculptures ask you to contemplate space, form, light, shadow; stillness and dynamism, silence, poise. They ask you to find within them both personal meaning and a sense of unity beyond yourself. 

Being brought up in a household dedicated to modern sculpture and architecture; my childhood was infused with awareness of form and space. I studied Geography/Geology at Sheffield University, later at Harrow School of Art as a studio potter.  A year spent studying in the Middle East and India made a deep impression on my approach to work and after returning to England in 1985 I established my first workshop in London. By 1989, in search of la life closer to nature, I returned to Sheffield from where I continue to work.

To find out more about my inspiration and processes please listen to the audio interview or read articles -  on the right hand side of this page.

I lectured at Derby University for 5 years, and have been visiting lecturer in many colleges; running master classes and workshops throughout Britain and Europe.  
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Fellow of the Craftsmen Potters Association
​Crafts Council List of Selected Makers.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2024         The Sculpture Gallery Leeds
2022          Pangolin London, N1
2021           Contemporary Ceramics Centre, London W1
2017           Pangolin London, N1
2016-17      The Jewish Museum, London N1
2016          Candida Stevens Fine Art, Chichester
2015          Porthminster Gallery, St Ives
2014          Ceramic Art London
2013          Beaux Arts, Bath
2012          Ceramic Art London
2011           Porthminster Gallery, St Ives
2010          Cecilia Colman Gallery, London
2009         Beaux Arts, Bath
2008         Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool
2007         Contemporary Ceramics Centre, London
2006         Pangolin Gallery, Goucestershire
2005         Loes & Reiner, Netherlands
2004         Hart Gallery, London
2002         Alpha House Gallery, Dorset
2001          Bettles Gallery, Hampshire
2000         Candover Gallery, Hampshire
©Antonia Salmon

Downloads

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​Full Curriculum Vitae

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​Process and Form

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Bibliography

Interviews

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Zone One Arts interview, 2019.

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Audio interview:   Antonia  discusses  her  work  and  processes
with Art World Innovators for The University of Manitoba, 2018.


Publications

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​Ceramic Review No.225, 2007.

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​Review by Sister Wendy Beckett, 2000.

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​Ceramic Review No.167, 1997.

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Article by David Whiting. 1993.

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​Ceramic Review No.130, 1991.

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