Derek Smith b. 1931

  • Artist (Ceramist)
The English born Derek Smith emigrated to Australia as a young man and became a significant influence on younger potters in both New South Wales and Tasmania
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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
Derek Smith Recent Ceramics
Date
1987
Description

The first exhibition of Derek’s work in northern Tasmania, opened by David Hamilton, Lecturer in Sculpture, TSIT, Launceton 2 May 1987.

Tags
Minor Solo, Ceramics
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
exhibited at
Ceramics by nine potters
Date
9 March 1976 - 28 March 1976
Place
Narek Galleries, Canberra, ACT
Type
Exhibition

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