Chris Harford
I use TMK and Southern Ice for all my high fired work. They both give me everything I look for in a clay, strength, reliability and great colour response.

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Contact details
PO Box 7049 Watson ACT 2602
Telephone: (02) 6241 4200 (m) 0432-961-401
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Experience
1996 - present Resident Potter - Workshop Manager and tutor Canberra Potters’ Society, ACT
1996 Established Spinning Gum Pottery, ACT
1993 - 1995 Artist in Residence at Duffcarrig Camphill Community, Co.Wexford, Ireland
1992 Three months working with Michael and Barbara Hawkins, Stroud, England
1991 - 1995 Self funded cycling tour to study pottery. Thailand, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Ireland, Canada and U.S.A.
1990 - 1991 Tenant at the Jam Factory Workshops, South Australia
Tutoring at South Australian Youth Training Centre
1991 Study at Underdale CAE, SA in Clay & Glaze Chemistry and Kiln Design
1989 Traineeship at the Jam Factory Craft Workshops, SA
1986 - 1988 Tutoring at Aoraki Polytechnic, New Zealand
1986 Started full-time potting.
Awards
2009 'Perfect Form' Award - Sydney Teapot Show
2006-7 First Prize Teapot Section – Royal Canberra Show
2005-7-8 Champion - Professional Wheel Thrown - Royal Canberra Show
2004 ‘Perfectibilitea’ Award - Sydney Teapot Show
Award - Canberra Potters’ Society Annual Exhibition
2003 Mt Isa Art Exhibition (acquired)
Tableware Award - Canberra Potters’ Society Annual Exhibition
2002-3 First Prize - Royal Canberra Show
2000 First Prize Tableware Award - Mount Isa Art Exhibition (acquired)
1999 Yvonne den Hertog Tableware Award - Canberra Potters' Society Annual Exhibition
1998 Award - Canberra Potters' Society Annual Exhibition
Reserve Champion - Royal Canberra Show
1997 Highly Commended - Mount Isa Art Exhibition. Reserve Champion - Royal Canberra Show
1996 Award - Canberra Potters' Society Annual Exhibition. First Prize - Berinba Craft Award
1991 First Prize - Blackwood Rotary Club Art Award.
First Prize - Tea Tree Gully Art Award (acquired)
Exhibitions
2009 'Symbiosis' joint exhibition with Brett Sheather
2006 ‘Impact’ Watling Galleries Brisbane Qld-selected exhibition of ACT ceramics
2005 ‘Thermocouple’ – Watson Arts Centre, ACT- joint exhibition with Cathy Franzi
1998 Swiss Embassy, ACT - solo exhibition
1997 Design Plus Gallery, Queanbeyan - solo exhibition
Gladstone, Qld - solo exhibition
1990 Jam Factory, South Australia - solo exhibition
1990 - 2009 Over 50 Group exhibitions
Collections
Represented in private collections in Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan,Tea Tree Gully Council Collection, Mount Isa Art Gallery collection
Demonstrations, Workshops and Lectures
30 workshops in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and England
Publications
2008 500 Plates and Chargers 500 Series Lark Books
1996 ‘Pottery In Australia’, Vol 35 No. 4, ‘Chris Harford – a profile’
Ceramic Review No. 157 – ‘Potting In Thailand’
1991 Ceramic Art and Perception, House and Garden |