Tina Vlassopulos is a studio potter based in London producing one off hand built ceramics.
2001 Selected member of the Crafts Council 1986 Fellow of The Craft Potters Association 1977 B.A (Hons) Ceramics, Bristol Polytechnic
Solo exhibitions 2007 Structure and Form, Gallery K, London 2004 Hart Gallery, London 2002 Hart Gallery, London 2001 Contemporary Ceramics, London 1999 Artmonsky Arts, London 1998 Pyramid Gallery, York 1996 Galerie L, Hamburg 1995 Gallery K, London 1991 Contemporary Ceramics, London 1984 Aspects, London 1983 Paul Longmire, London Bohun Gallery, Henley-on-Thames 1980 British Council, Athens
Group exhibition 2014 Vessels: The Spirit of Modern British Ceramics, Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art, Japan Maureen Michaelson Gallery, London, UK 2012 Drawing the Empty Space, XXIInd International Biennial de Vallauris, France 2011 Ceramics Now, Milton Gallery, London, UK 2010 24 British Potters, Goldmark Gallery, Uppingham, Rutland, UK Ceramic Art London Art in Action Oxford Ceramics Fair 2009 The 5th World Ceramic Biennale 2009 Korea International Competition Select, Gallery Top, Matlock, Derbyshire Without Colour, The Craft Centre and Design Gallery, Leeds Ceramic Art London Oxford Ceramics Fair 2008 Short-listed for the 26th Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award, Australia Sculptural Ceramics, St Joseph Gallery, Leeuwarden, Netherlands Ceramic Art London 2007 The Pot, the Vessel and the Object, touring exhibition, Aberystwyth Art Centre, Wales Ceramic Art London 2006 James Graham & Sons, New York, USA Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool Bevere Gallery, Worcester Gaffer Studio Glass, Hong Kong Uber Gallery, Australia International Biennial of Contemporary Ceramics, Vallauris, France Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramic Award, Shepparton Art Gallery, Australia Ceramic Art London 2005 Rufford Craft Centre, Notts Kim Dashwood Gallery, Calgary, Canada Uber Gallery, St Kilda, Australia Ceramica Multiplex, City Museum of Varazdin, Croatia Ceramic Art London 2004 Withers Gallery, Norfolk EuCeCo, European Ceramics Competition, Athens, Greece ‘Collect’, Contemporary Ceramics, Victoria & Albert Museum, London 2003 New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, Cornwall 2002 Gallery Ingrith Desmet, Belgium 2000 Graham Gallery, New York, USA Oxford Gallery, Oxford 1999 3rd International Biennial of Ceramic Art, Brussels Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, Cornwall Contemporary Ceramics, London Artmonsky Arts, London 1998 Munich Art Fair, Germany Quay Arts Centre, Isle of Wight New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey Loes & Reinier, Deventer, Netherlands 1997 New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey Contemporary Ceramics, London Earl of Smith Gallery, Leamington Spa 1996 Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge, Herefordshire 1995 CPA, Athens, Greece 1994 Victoria and Albert Museum, London 1993 Bank of Cyprus Award, K Gallery, London Art 93, Business Design Centre, London Gallery Desko, Kortemark, Belgium Galerie Lot Duynstee, Maastricht, Netherlands Royal Exchange, Manchester 1992 Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool Terrace Gallery, Worthing 1990 Bettles Gallery, Hampshire 1987 Lesley Craze Gallery, London CPA New Members Show, London Business Design Centre, London Biennale du Bijou, Paris, France Le Sorbier, Paris, France Kunsthandwerk, Berlin, Germany 1986 OB’ART, Paris, France Craft Potters’ Association, London Aspects Showhouse, London 1985 Aspects, London Aspects in Minneapolis, USA 1983 South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell 1982 Medici Gallery, London Innate Harmony, London Camden Arts Centre, London 1981 Sloane Street Gallery, London Bohun Gallery, Henley-on-Thames 1980 Sloane Street Gallery, London Bohun Gallery, Henley-on-Thames1979 Commonwealth Institute, London 1979 Commonwealth Institute, London
Awards 2009 Honourable Mention, 5th World Ceramic Biennale, Korea International Competition 2006 Award of Merit, Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramic Award, La Trobe University 2002 Soing Award, The International Festival of Postmodern Ceramics, The City Museum of Varazdin, Croatia 1992 Hellenic Foundation Arts Award 1990 Texas Instruments Arts Award
Pictures: Portrait Tina (source PO); Tina during London Design Festival Review 2012; pot, handbuilt (source website artist); object (source Pinterest).
Work of the artist:
“The pots are all made with an eye to the possibility of function, although this is always balanced by the sculptural strengths of the forms. They are pots made contemplatively, for contemplation” (Simon Olding, Ceramic Review).
Tina Vlassopulos is a studio potter based in London producing one off hand built ceramics.
2001 Selected member of the Crafts Council
1986 Fellow of The Craft Potters Association
1977 B.A (Hons) Ceramics, Bristol Polytechnic
Solo exhibitions 2007 Structure and Form, Gallery K, London
2004 Hart Gallery, London
2002 Hart Gallery, London
2001 Contemporary Ceramics, London
1999 Artmonsky Arts, London
1998 Pyramid Gallery, York
1996 Galerie L, Hamburg
1995 Gallery K, London
1991 Contemporary Ceramics, London
1984 Aspects, London
1983 Paul Longmire, London Bohun Gallery, Henley-on-Thames
1980 British Council, Athens
Group exhibition 2014
Vessels: The Spirit of Modern British Ceramics, Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art, Japan Maureen Michaelson Gallery, London, UK
2012
Drawing the Empty Space, XXIInd International Biennial de Vallauris, France 2011
Ceramics Now, Milton Gallery, London, UK
2010
24 British Potters, Goldmark Gallery, Uppingham, Rutland, UK Ceramic Art London Art in Action Oxford Ceramics Fair
2009
The 5th World Ceramic Biennale 2009 Korea International Competition
Select, Gallery Top, Matlock, Derbyshire
Without Colour, The Craft Centre and Design Gallery, Leeds
Ceramic Art London Oxford Ceramics Fair
2008
Short-listed for the 26th Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award, Australia
Sculptural Ceramics, St Joseph Gallery, Leeuwarden, Netherlands Ceramic Art London
2007
The Pot, the Vessel and the Object, touring exhibition, Aberystwyth Art Centre, Wales Ceramic Art London
2006
James Graham & Sons, New York, USA
Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool
Bevere Gallery, Worcester
Gaffer Studio Glass, Hong Kong
Uber Gallery, Australia
International Biennial of Contemporary Ceramics, Vallauris, France
Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramic Award, Shepparton Art Gallery, Australia Ceramic Art London
2005
Rufford Craft Centre, Notts Kim Dashwood Gallery, Calgary, Canada
Uber Gallery, St Kilda, Australia
Ceramica Multiplex, City Museum of Varazdin, Croatia
Ceramic Art London 2004
Withers Gallery, Norfolk
EuCeCo, European Ceramics Competition, Athens, Greece ‘Collect’, Contemporary Ceramics, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
2003
New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, Cornwall
2002
Gallery Ingrith Desmet, Belgium
2000
Graham Gallery, New York, USA Oxford Gallery, Oxford
1999
3rd International Biennial of Ceramic Art, Brussels
Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, Cornwall
Contemporary Ceramics, London Artmonsky Arts, London
1998
Munich Art Fair, Germany
Quay Arts Centre, Isle of Wight
New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey Loes & Reinier, Deventer, Netherlands
1997
New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey
Contemporary Ceramics, London
Earl of Smith Gallery, Leamington Spa 1996
Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge, Herefordshire
1995
CPA, Athens, Greece 1994
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
1993
Bank of Cyprus Award, K Gallery, London
Art 93, Business Design Centre, London
Gallery Desko, Kortemark, Belgium
Galerie Lot Duynstee, Maastricht, Netherlands Royal Exchange, Manchester 1992
Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool Terrace Gallery, Worthing
1990
Bettles Gallery, Hampshire 1987
Lesley Craze Gallery, London
CPA New Members Show, London
Business Design Centre, London
Biennale du Bijou, Paris, France
Le Sorbier, Paris, France
Kunsthandwerk, Berlin, Germany 1986
OB’ART, Paris, France
Craft Potters’ Association, London Aspects Showhouse, London
1985
Aspects, London Aspects in Minneapolis, USA
1983
South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell
1982 Medici Gallery, London Innate Harmony, London Camden Arts Centre, London
1981
Sloane Street Gallery, London Bohun Gallery, Henley-on-Thames
1980
Sloane Street Gallery, London Bohun Gallery, Henley-on-Thames1979 Commonwealth Institute, London
1979
Commonwealth Institute, London
Awards 2009 Honourable Mention, 5th World Ceramic Biennale, Korea International Competition
2006 Award of Merit, Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramic Award, La Trobe University
2002 Soing Award, The International Festival of Postmodern Ceramics, The City Museum of Varazdin, Croatia
1992 Hellenic Foundation Arts Award
1990 Texas Instruments Arts Award
Visit the website of Tina: www.tinavlassopulos.com
Pictures: Portrait Tina (source PO); Tina during London Design Festival Review 2012; pot, handbuilt (source website artist); object (source Pinterest).
“The pots are all made with an eye to the possibility of function,
although this is always balanced by the sculptural strengths of the
forms. They are pots made contemplatively, for contemplation” (Simon Olding, Ceramic Review).