| J a s o n W a s o n e-mail : jasonwason7@gmail.com telephone : within UK (01736) 787694 / outside UK +44 1736 787694 | |
| Biography | |
| Born 1946 Liverpool. | |
| 1964-1974 | Travelled Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Asia. |
| 1974-1976 | Set up Crafts community in Dumfrieshire, built a kick wheel from the back wheel and half shaft of a Morris 1000 van, and learnt to throw. |
| 1976-1981 | Leach Pottery, St. Ives, Cornwall |
| 1981-present | worked in own studio near St. Just, Cornwall. |
| Exhibitions | |
| 2023 | Public Hanging, Withiel House, Lemon Street Gallery. |
| 2021,'22, '23 | London Art Fair, represented by Lemon St Gallery Truro, Cornwall. |
| 2022 | Back To The Cave. A major exhibition of sculpture, deep underground in the Clearwell Caves, Forest of Dean, Gallery Pangolin, Stroud, Gloucester. |
| 2021 | Acquisition and Installation of J.W. work in Gallery 141, Contemporary Ceramics Collection, V&A Museum, London. |
| 2021 | Making Waves, The Hundred Year Legacy of Bernard Leach, St Ives Ceramics, St Ives, Cornwall. |
| 2021 | Castlegate House Gallery, Cumbria, Four Artists, Three Dimensions. |
| 2021 | Withiel Sculpture Park, Lemon Street Gallery, Cornwall. |
| 2019 | A View From The Edge, Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, Cornwall: download the catalogue | view film. |
| 2019 | Jason Wason, new work on display, Pangolin Gallery, London. |
| 2019 | Re-Formation, group exhibition at the The Bishop's Palace, Wells Cathedral, Somerset. |
| 2019 | Collect, International Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea, London, represented by Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, Cornwall. |
| 2018 | Withiel Sculpture Gardens, Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, Cornwall. |
| 2018 | Two cabinets, Conflict Series and Current work, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool Museums, Liverpool: view instagram page |
| 2018 | The Reunion, Leach Pottery Museum, St Ives, Cornwall. |
| 2017 | Gallery Pangolin Editions, Stroud, Gloucester. Summer Of Love--50 Years On. Sculpture, drawings and prints relating to war, peace, and love. |
| 2017 | Sculptural Ceramics and Stone. Pangolin Gallery, London. |
| 2017 | The Ark, Contemporary Sculpture, in Chester Cathedral. Including internationally renowned artists Damien Hirst, Antony Gormley, Barbara Hepworth, Liz Frink, Lyn Chadwick etc. |
| 2017 | Public Hanging, Penwith Gallery, St Ives, Cornwall |
| 2017 | Rose Hilton and Friends, Tremenhere Sculpture Park |
| 2016 | Inside Out, Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, Cornwall: view exhibition thumbnails | view film |
| 2014 | Silent Witness, Lemon Street Gallery, Truro: download the catalogue | 2014 | Crucible 2. An exhibition of sculpture, at Gloucester Cathedral, curated by Gallery Pangolin: download an image of the exhibition |
| 2014 | London Art Fair, represented by Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, Cornwall |
| 2013 | Sculptural Ceramics, Pangolin Gallery, London |
| 2012 | All Fired Up, Lemon Street Gallery, Truro: download the catalogue |
| 2012 | High Cross House, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon |
| 2011 | Janet Leach, William Marshall, Jason Wason, Austin Desmond Fine Art, London: download the catalogue |
| 2011 | Tokyo Art Fair represented by Gallery St. Ives, Tokyo |
| 2011 | London Art Fair represented by Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, Cornwall |
| 2011 | Jason Wason solo exhibition Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art, Tochigi, Japan: view some photos of the exhibition: Mashiko Museum Poster | Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art | Entrance to Mashiko Museum | View of part of the show |
| 2010 - 2011 | Contemporary British Ceramics, the Grainer Collection, Mint Museum, North Carolina, USA |
| 2010 | 2010 'A Devil's Box of Tricks' bronze, sterling silver and ceramics, Lemon Street Gallery, Truro : download the catalogue (large file, allow time to download) |
| 2010 | Burnt Offerings, Pangolin Gallery, London, solo show of ceramics, bronze and silver : download the catalogue Illustrated price list |
| 2010 | Ceramics in The Studio, Newlyn Gallery, Cornwall : solo show |
| 2009 | Keio Department Store, Leach Potters Exhibition: Tokyo, Japan |
| 2009 | In The Mix, Pangolin Gallery : London |
| 2009 | London Art Fair |
| 2008 | Sterling Stuff II, Pangolin Gallery : London : Mixed show of work cast in Sterling Silver : See work at Pangolin Gallery |
| 2008 | Jason Wason Ceramics, Lemon Street Gallery, Truro : See work at the Lemon Street Gallery |
| 2008 | Gallery St Ives, Tokyo, Japan : Mixed show of Leach Potters |
| 2008 | London Art Fair |
| 2007 | Austin Desmond Fine Art : London : Xmas mixed show |
| 2007 |
The Circle is Unbroken, Lemon Street Gallery, Truro : See work at the Lemon Street Gallery Also featured on BBC Cornwall |
| 2006 | Austin Desmond Summer Show, London |
| 2006 | Artonomy Fine Art : Object and Still Life Group Exhibition : Truro |
| 2006 | Harlequin Gallery, pots from Cornwall : London |
| 2005 | Kusakabe Folk Museum : Gifu, Japan |
| 2005 | Maruzen Department Store : Nagoya, Japan |
| 2005 | Seto City Art Museum : Japan |
| 2004 | Collect : Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
| 2004 | Jason Wason Ceramics : Austin Desmond Fine Art, Bloomsbury, London |
| 2003 | Body and Form : Joanna Bird Galllery, London |
| 2003 | Walker Art Gallery : Liverpool |
| 2002 | Gallery Bizan : Seto Shi, Aichi, Japan |
| 2002 | Ceramica International : Including Bernard Leach, Janet leach. Penlee Museum, Penzance, Cornwall |
| 2002 | Potters from the Treasure House : Jason Wason, Yasuo Terada. Austin Desmond Fine Art, London |
| 2002 | Seto City Cultural Centre : Aichi Prefecture, Japan : Exhibition of work made at two month residency |
| 2002 | SOFA, Expo : Sculptural Objects and Functional Art : Chicago, USA represented by Joanna Bird Gallery |
| 2001 | British Studio Ceramics Works from the New Millenium : The Clay Studio Gallery, Philadephia, USA |
| 2001 | SOFA, Expo : Sculptural Objects and Functional Art : Chicago, USA represented by Joanna Bird Gallery |
| 2001 | Japanese Connections : Seto Glass and Ceramic centre, Japan |
| 2000 | 6 Chapel Row Gallery : Bath |
| 2000 | Seto studio Japan : Worked for two months with Yasuo Terada at Seto, preparing and firing anagama kiln |
| 2000 | Japanese Connections : C Square Gallery, Nagoya, Japan |
| 2000 | Jason Wason, David Leach, Shinsaka Hamada and Tatsuzo Shimaoka : Dartington Hall, Devon |
| 1999 | Austin Desmond Fine Art : London |
| 1999 | Cobra and Bellamy : Chelsea, London |
| 1998 | Running Ridge Gallery : Sante Fe, New Mexico, USA |
| 1998 | Austin Desmond Fine Art : London |
| 1997 | Six Chapel Row : Bath |
| 1997 | Joanna Bird Gallery : London with Bernard Leach, Shoji Hamada, Michael Cardew, Tatsuzo Shimaoko, Lucy Rie |
| 1996 | Playing with Fire : Austin Desmond Fine Art, Bloomsbury Square, London |
| 1995 | Ten Pieces : Tate Gallery St Ives, Cornwall |
| 1995 | Japanese Connections : Touring Show |
| 1995 | Textiles and Ceramics : Ruffoed Art Centre, Nottingham |
| 1995 | Cornish Crafts Association : Helston, Cornwall; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro |
| 1995 | Gallery Gilbert, Dorchester |
| 1995 | Gallerie Inart : Amsterdam, Holland |
| 1995 | Boymans Van Beuningen Museum : Rotterdam, Holland |
| 1995 | Vincent Gallery : Exeter |
| 1994 | Raku Exhibition : Tate Gallery St.Ives, Cornwall |
| 1994 | Andrew Usiskin Gallery : London |
| 1993 | Excavation Series : Austin Desmond Fine Art : London |
| 1992 | Maruzen Department Store : Tokyo, Japan |
| 1990 | Playing with Fire : Austin Desmond Fine Art : Bloomsbury Square, London |
| 1990 | National Museum and Gallery : Liverpool |
| Appointments | |
| 2005 | June Appointed member of committee for Seihoji Ancient Kiln Park, Aich, Japan |
| 2005 | March International Artist in Residence, Seto City, Aichi, Japan |
| 2002 | International artist in residence Seto City Art and Glass Centre, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. |
| 2002 | Appointed project officer for Ceramica International Festival of Ceramics, run by St. Ives International, Tate Gallery, St. Ives, Newlyn Orion Gallery, and Truro Museum. Project was to invite Yasuo Terada to UK to construct straw fired pit kiln, at Tremenheere Sculpture Park, Penzance and to fire it with students and potters from West Cornwall |
| 1994 | Appointed project officer for Japan 2001 Responsible for inviting Yasuo Terada from Seto, Japan, to visit UK and build a charcoal fired raku kiln similar in design to that which Bernard Leach first encountered in 1918. The kiln was built at Leach Pottery , St. Ives, UK. Together we gave workshops on raku firing, Japanese and European style. |
| Public Collections | |
| 2019 | Work acquired by V&A Museum, London |
| 2018 | Work acquired by Walker Art Gallery, National Museums, Liverpool |
| 2011 | Work acquired by Mashiko Museum, Tochigi, Japan |
| 2002 | Work purchased for permanent collection at Togei Messe , Mashiko, Japan |
| 2002 | Work to go on permanent display at Bizan Tobo, Seto Shi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
| 1995 | Work acquired by Boymans van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam, Holland |
| Prizes and awards | |
| 2005 | South West Arts Council grant to attend and work for three months at Seihoji Ancient Kiln Park Festival,Seto, Japan,as international guest @ EXPO 2005 |
| 1998 | South West Arts Council Grant to travel and study ceramics in New Mexico |
| 1997 | Funded by British Council to do lecture tour throughout Israel, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem |
| 1992 | Installation for British High Commission, Dhaker, Bangledesh |
| 1990 | South West Arts Council Development Award to open European Connections, Holland in particular |
| Publications | |
| Ceramic Review - Profile - Jason Wason - July Aug 2006 | |
| Raku, second edition, Tim Andrews, published by AC Black | |
| Journey to St Ives England - Kinship Beyond East & West - Published by Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art | |
| Mimbres Potters - An article written by J. Wason, Ceramic Review, 18 | |
| Crafts - Exhibition review Six Chapel Row, Bath. edition 167 | |
| Raku - A review of contemporary work, by Tim Andrews, published by A. C Black | |
| Leach Legacy - St Ives and Its Influence, by Marion Whybrow, Published by Sanson and Co | |
| Ceramic Review - Exhibition Review, No.173, September 1998 | |
| 'In Their Element' - A film by Television South West 1992 | |
| Dictionary of British Potters - By Pat Carter, Scholar Press | |
| Studio Pottery Website | |