Janet Mansfield b. 19 August 1934

  • Maker (Ceramist),
  • Artist (Ceramist)
As a speaker, writer, publisher, juror and convenor, Janet Mansfield put Australian ceramics on the international stage. Her magazine "Ceramics: Art and Perception" set a new standard as a high quality journal dedicated to ceramic art. As a master potter, she made stong woodfire and salt-glazed works, many of which now reside in public and private collections.
exhibited at
Clay Dynasty
Date
11 October 2021 - 29 January 2022
Place
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW
Description

An exhibition of three generations of studio ceramics in Australia, from the 1960s when potters were influenced by Bernard Leach’s understanding of Japanese aesthetics, to a more liberated creative approach.
It was drawn in its entirety from the collection of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences.

Tags
ceramcis, studio potters
Website
https://www.maas.museum/event/clay-dynasty/
exhibited at
Eveolution: An exhibition of women's art from the Newcastle Region Art Gallery collection
Date
9 March 1995 - June 1995
Place
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description

Opened by Deborah Mills and the Lord Mayor of Newcastle, 8 March 1995.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Clay Statements (1986)
Date
1986
Place
Queensland Art Gallery, South Bank, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Description

'Clay Statements’ exhibition in Toowoomba then as 'Exhibited’ Queensland Art Gallery 8.12.1986- 26.1.1987

Artists –
Noel Flood, Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, Stephen Harrison,
Roderick Bamford, Garry Bish, Greg Crowe,
Greg Daly, Ivan Englund, Patsy Hely,
Martin Kelly, Bronwyn Kemp, Janet Mansfield,
Ian McKay, Kathrin McMiles, Jeff Mincham,
Lyndal Moor, Fiona Murphy, Jenny Orchard,
Susan Ostling, Warren Palmer, Dianne Peach,
David Potter, Arthur Rosser, Carol Rosser,
Barbara Swarbrick, Stefan Szonyi,
Sandra Taylor, Mark Themann.

A 24 page catalogue is held in Australian Libraries.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
International Bendigo Pottery Award 1976
Date
17 July 1976 - 1 August 1976
Place
Bendigo Pottery, Bendigo, Vic, , Australia
Description

Artists :
Noel Flood, P.Rushworth, A.Watt, B.Neil,
B.Cockram, T.Cockram, John Dermer,
G.Dodds, I.Englund, E.Feldman, John Gilbert, Gillian Grigg, Peter Hook, J.Lord, J.Lorraine,
Gus McLaren, J.Mansfield, T.Moorhead,
A.Peascod, R.Rofe, Ron Rowe, S.Joyce, S.Shiga, Derek Smith, J.Teschendorff, A.Yeoli, S.Inoue,
Val Barry, Russell Collins, John Davies,
D.Burnett, Frank Smith, G.Swindell, A.Mercer.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Bendigo Pottery Award, Noel Flood, Peter Hook, John Teschendorff