Laurel Keeley
‘Born in Essex, My degree is in English and American Arts and Film. I studied for a year in Toronto for an MA in Commonwealth Literature, then moved back to Exeter to start a Phd in the American Arts Department. A year of research gave way to a long held ambition to learn about Ceramics, and I moved to Exeter College of Art and Design for postgraduate study.
I am a Founder member and Honorary Academician of the South West Academy of Fine and Applied Art (SWAc), and a long standing Member of the Devon Guild of Craftsmen. I have been exhibiting in both Independent and Craft Council Selected Galleries across the UK since 1978 and my work is owned worldwide. Now, in 2020, I am making more exclusively and giving more time to painting.’
Hand built porcelain bowl with layers of coloured slips and sgraffito, 10 x 18 x 18cm