Peter Rushforth b. 4 December 1920

  • Artist (Ceramist)
Peter Rushforth's pots are a synthesis of European and Japanese aesthetic influences. He came to an appreciation of the Japanese Mingei (folk) aesthetic in unusual circumstances as a prisoner of war in Singapore during the 1939-45 War. Later he became one of the nation's most influential ceramics teachers.
Tags: Woodfired stoneware, Influence of Japan, Zen, Prisoner of War, Mingei
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associate of
Joan Grounds
1939
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teacher of
Roswitha Wulff
1920
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associate of
John Dermer
1920
Designer (Ceramist), Maker (Ceramist), Curator
associate of
Ian McKay
1920
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Bill Samuels
1920
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Sandra Taylor
1920
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  • 1956 Olympic Arts Festival (exhibited at)
  • Craft Centre, South Yarra (exhibited at)
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  • Peter Rushforth - Retrospective 1985 (exhibited at)
  • The Mirror Waratah Festival Art Competition '66 (exhibited at)
  • Turn Turn Turn (exhibited at)
  • Peter Rushforth Retrospective, 2013, S.H. Irvin Gallery, 2013 (exhibited at)
  • 1956 Olympic Arts Festival (exhibited at)
  • Craft Centre, South Yarra (exhibited at)
  • The art of the potter (exhibited at)