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FRAGMENTED FIGURE
Account of the Scholarly Exhibition at the Centre of Ceramic Studies, Cardiff

 

Babette Martini CV

 

Born

1959 Essen Germany

 

 

 

Education

 

 

2005 –

 

Practice-Led PhD, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (final stage of completion)

2002

 

MA Ceramics, Distinction, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff

1992

 

BA (Hons) Ceramics, Bath College of Higher Education

1982

 

BA (Hons) in Social Work, University Essen, Germany

 

 

 

Selected Exhibitions

 

 

2005-2006

 

Bodyworks, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, (Touring exhibition)

2005

 

The Fragmented Figure, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, Howard Gardens Gallery

2004

 

The Human Form, Rufford Craft Centre

2004

 

University of Glamorgan Purchase Prize, University of Glamorgan

2002

 

Mensen!, Keramiekcentrum Tienschuur Tegelen, The Netherlands

2000

 

Views across the Lake, Blickling Hall, Norfolk, exhibition curated by Linda Theophilus and organised by the National Trust

1999

 

Everyone’s a Winner, touring exhibition organised by The Devon Guild of Craftsmen

1999

 

Figurative Ceramics, Six Chapel Row Gallery

1998

 

Figuratively Speaking, Craft Centre and Design Gallery, Leeds

1997

 

Spectrum, The New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham

1997

 

Revolve, Stroud House Gallery, Exhibition in Connection with the Stroud festival of Dance and Music

1997

 

Figuratively Speaking, Rufford Craft Centre

1997

 

Bodies in Clay, Firstsite Gallery, Colchester, curated by Theophilus

1996

 

Collusion, Joint Exhibition in Connection with the Festival

1996

 

Crafts in Avon, Bristol City Museum, Bristol

1995

 

Regarding Women, The New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham

1995

 

Figures in Clay, Crafts Council Gallery, London

1995

 

One from the Heart, Touring Exhibition through Wales and England, organised by the Aberystwyth Centre, Wales

1995

 

Exhibition at the Anglo-Taiwanese Education Fair, Taipei, organised by the British

1993

 

Ceramics Contemporaries Victoria & Albert Museum, London

 

 

 

Public Commissions

 

 

1999

 

Variations in ceramic wall design, Dance terrace of Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Taunton

1998

 

Moving Conversation (wall mounted figures), Arc Theatre, Trowbridge

 

 

 

Public collections

 

 

 

Ecco Design Centre, Denmark

 

Community Centre, London Borough of Enfield

 

 

 

Consultancies and Residencies

 

 

1999

 

Residency at Heathfield Community School, Taunton

1994

 

COMTAW, Mulberry Bush School, Collaborative Design Project

1993

 

Charlton Lane Acute Unit, design for hospital courtyard

 

 

 

Selected Publications by Babette Martini

 

 

 

Sabine Heller – The Making of a Concept, issue 56, Ceramics in Society

 

Between the Dog and the Wolf, Interpreting Ceramics

 

An Analysis of Christie Brown’s work, Issue 5 www.interpretingceramics.com at the Kingsgate Gallery London

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Conference Papers

 

 

2005

 

The Process as a Form of Expression, Design,Theorising CreativityUniversity Newport, Symposium

2005

 

The Figure undone, The Fragmented Figure Conference, Fragmentation in Process, University of Wales, Institute, Cardiff

2005

 

The Process as a Form of Expression Pride and Pre-Design, Cumulus Conference, Lisbon

 

 

 

Research, Organisation of Conference and Exhibition

 

 

2005

 

The Fragmented Figure Conference, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff

2003

 

Cardiff Art and Design Week, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff

 

 

 

Collaborative Research

 

 

2005

 

Designing for the 21st Century, collaborative, interdisciplinary creativity cluster organised by the Department of Computer, Science, Bath University

 

 

 

Research and Teaching

 

 

2003-2005

 

Research Assistant, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff

1997-2002

 

Part time Lecturer, Ceramics, Bath University

1994-2001

 

Part time Lecturer, Foundation Ceramics, Trowbridge College

1995

 

Part time Lecturer, BA Ceramics, Central St Martins College

1993-1999

 

Part time & Visiting Lecturer for Ceramics, City of Bath College

 

 

 

Awards

 

 

2001

 

Postgraduate Award, Arts and Humanities, Research Council

1998

 

Community House Arts Award, London

1993

 

Setting Up Grant, Crafts Council, London

1993

 

Major Award from South West Arts

1992

 

Honorary Postgraduate Fellowship

1991

 

Gane Travel Award

     
   
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