Glenys barton biography of williams

British artist

Glenys Barton (born 1944) is a sculptor working mainly in ceramic and bronze.

Life

Barton was born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1944 and now lives in and works in Essex, UK.^[1] She studied at the Royal College of Art from 1968-1971, where Eduardo Paolozzi was her tutor.

Barton's ceramic work of the 1970s focused on precise geometrical forms.^[2] She was the British prize winner at the International Ceramics Exhibition in 1972 and was invited to serve on the newly formed Crafts Advisory Committee, as its youngest member from 1974-76.

Angela Flowers offered Barton her first solo exhibition in London and Barton has presented regular solo exhibitions with them since 1974.

Glenys barton biography of williams

Two early works are included in the Ceramics Galleries at the Victoria and Albert Museum. These works illustrate her early concern for precision and interest in the use of industrial processes of ceramic production. She has collaborated with Wedgwood.^[3