July 9, 2022 â September 25, 2022
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION & PROGRAMMING
New American Scenery:Â Printed Ceramics by Paul Scott at Aberystwyth Arts Centre
PROGRAMMING & EVENTS
English, b. 1953, Darley Dale, Derbyshire, England
lives and works in Cumbria, UK
Paul Scott is a Cumbrian-based artist with a diverse practice and an international reputation. Creating individual pieces that blur the boundaries between fine art, craft and design, he is well known for research into printed vitreous surfaces, as well as his characteristic blue and white artworks in glazed ceramic.
Scottâs artworks can be found in public collections around the globe â including The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design Norway, the Victoria and Albert Museum London, National Museums Liverpool, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh and Brooklyn Art Museum USA. Commissioned work can be found in a number of UK museums as well as public places in the North of England, including Carlisle, Maryport, Gateshead and Newcastle Upon Tyne. He has also completed large-scale works in Hanoi, Vietnam and GuldagergĂ„rd public sculpture park in Denmark.
A combination of rigorous research, studio practice, curation, writing and commissioned work ensures that his work is continually developing. It is fundamentally concerned with the re-animation of familiar objects, landscape, pattern and a sense of place. He was Professor of Ceramics at Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO) from 2011â2018. Scott received his Bachelors of Art Education and Design at Saint Martinâs College and Ph.d at the Manchester Institute for Research and Innovation in Art and Design in Manchester, England.
His current research project New American Scenery has been enabled by an Alturas Foundation artist award, Ferrin Contemporary, and funding from Arts Council England. More on New American Scenery, here.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION LENDERS & SPONSORS
Aberystwyth Arts Centre was founded in the 1970s by the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth with the ambition to serve not just the College, but also the town and the surrounding counties.Â
50 years on
The Arts Centre was built with the ambition of serving not only the College but also the town and surrounding area, acting as a bridge between âtown and gownâ. Thanks to this initial vision, today, 50 years later, we have become a thriving cultural hub, providing the communities of Mid Wales with access to the very best arts experiences, right on their doorstep.
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