In conversation with: Roelof Uys - In Person
Sat, 09 Oct
|Thrown at the Old Brick Shop
In conversation with: Roelof Uys - Lead Potter of the Leach Pottery Saturday 9th October, 3.30-4.30pm
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09 Oct 2021, 15:30 – 16:30
Thrown at the Old Brick Shop, 51 Southwark St, London SE1 1RU, UK
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Our gallery director Claire Pearce will be in conversation with Lead Potter of the Leach Pottery, Roelof Uys, discussing what led him to the Leach Pottery and the important role he holds of carrying forward it's legacy. The talk will be hosted amongst the exhibition 'Leach 101' and will open up to a Q&A afterwards.
Roelof Uys studied art at East London Technical College in South Africa. He founded his first ceramics studio in Limpopo province in 1992, where he collaborated with potter Solomon Matatoko. He went on to work in Kynsna as a resident potter at Bitou Crafts, founded by Clementina van der Walt. Roelof then started his own production pottery in Cape Town, where he served on the committee of the Western Cape Potters Association.
Roelof moved to the UK in 1998, where he worked as a studio potter in the Gaolyard Studios, St Ives. He took up…
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