BIOGRAPHY
Born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, (an area commonly known as ‘The Potteries’.) I come from a long family tradition of Ceramists: I learned to model commissioned shapes and embossment designs for a variety of clients in the family business, including modelling a replica 19th Century clock that was presented to the Queen.

It was this work history that led to my current method of working in ceramics, which forms the foundation of my art and craft.

WORK HISTORY
Sole proprietor, Russell Hackney Ceramics, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2002-present - Modeller/Mouldmaker, Brunswick ceramic Services, England, UK.

EDUCATION
Leicester polytechnic, England, UK — Bachelor of Arts in 3-dimensional design

Shows, exhibitions
November 2012: The Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver. ‘Natural Elements’. Works in plaster.

July 2017: Esplanade Gallery, Med. Hat, AB Oh Ceramics Exhibition (Canadian themes & identities). “The Tension Between Freedom & Belonging” porcelain installation featured a wreath of embossed butterflies to reflect complications of immigration.

August 2019: The Hearth Gallery, Bowen Island (New Works). 35 porcelain, embossed & textured columns referenced coastal forest walks. They and the surface inscriptions suggested silence and contemplation & the tradition through history of carving on trees. 

Upcoming, September 2024: The Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver. ‘Fragmentation’. Works in embossed porcelain. 

SPEAKING & TEACHING
Various Session Mouldmaking workshops and demonstrations: Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Kwantlen College of Art, Fraser Valley Potters Guild, 
Vancouver Playhouse theatre, PechaKucha Vol.47
https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/casting-a-new-path
NorthWest Ceramics Foundation, “Stoke on Trent, History in the Making”

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