The Chronicle, Summer 2019

18 ST EDWARD’S CHRONICLE

Jane Bowen

What is your discipline? Ceramics.

If you could have an exhibition anywhere in the world, where would it be? The Royal Academy of Arts, London. What do you enjoy about working at St Edward’s? The general rapport in the Art Department is fantastic. We are incredibly lucky with our colleagues and pupils. Our pupils can be taught fairly individually which means we are always kept on our toes, and faced with new ideas, excitements and challenges. There is never a dull moment! We also get to know our pupils well which is a great privilege. http://artshopandgallery.co.uk/ artists/jane-bowen

Where did you study? Camberwell College of Arts.

Have you always been a teacher? I was apprenticed to potter Clive Bowen in Devon, and then set up my own studio in Oxfordshire in 1995. I was a full-time ceramist until I started teaching here 11 years ago. What inspires your work? Many aspects of sculpture both contemporary and historical. Nature and bravery in other artists’ work. Favourite artist? Phyllida Barlow RA, a British sculptor known for using everyday and industrial materials.