Terry Moores Explained
Birth Date: | 26 August 1949 |
Birth Place: | Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England |
Death Place: | Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England |
Nationality: | British |
Spouse: | Mary Farmer (1940–2021) |
Terry Moores was born Terence William Moores in Ashton Under Lyne, a suburb of Manchester and brought up in Denton (now part of Tameside). He went on to develop a career in ceramic sculpture, examples of which are found in the collections of the University of East Anglia[1] and the British Museum.[2]
Ceramics and pottery workshops
- Established independent ceramic workshop:[3]
- 1977 Compton, Surrey, England
- 1982 Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Following his marriage to textile artist Mary Farmer they converted a listed warehouse on Doughty Quay to establish a joint workshop and home in Boston, Lincolnshire.[4] [5]
Exhibitions
- Exhibited in UK, Germany and Estonia[6]
- Most notable exhibitions
- 1982 The Maker's Eye at the Crafts Council, London[7]
- 1981 Contemporary Ceramics - Henry Rothschild's Biennial Exhibition at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, England[8]
- 1985 Mary Farmer & Terry Moores at British Crafts Centre[9]
- 1987 The Scattered Kiln at Usher Gallery, Lincoln, England[10]
- Exhibitions List on ArtFacts
- Exhibitions Timeline
- Last known exhibition 1993
Collections
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Moores . Terry . You searched for Terry Moores . Sainsbury Centre Collection . 25 July 2024.
- Web site: Moores . Terry . You searched for Terry Moores . British Museum Collection . 25 July 2024.
- Web site: Terry Moores Artist . ArtFacts . 25 July 2024 . en.
- Web site: Mary Farmer & Terry Moores . 25 July 2024 . ArtFacts.
- News: Farmer . Mary . Moores . Terry . 21 November 1985 . Old warehouse a home of arts . The Boston Standard .
- Web site: Terry Moores Artist Exhibitions . ArtFacts . 25 July 2024 . en.
- Book: The maker's eye . 1981 . Crafts Council . London . 0903798581 . 85.
- Web site: Contemporary Ceramics - Henry Rothschild's Biennial Exhibition Exhibition . ArtFacts . 25 July 2024 . en.
- Crafts Magazine . reader.exacteditions.com . May-June 1985 . 68 . Crafts Council . en.
- News: Ceramics in Usher Display . 25 July 2024 . Newspapers.com . Lincolnshire Echo at Newspapers.com . 16 Nov 1987 . 3 . en.
- Web site: Moores . Terry . You searched for Terry Moores . Sainsbury Centre Collection . 25 July 2024.
- Web site: Moores . Terry . You searched for Terry Moores . British Museum Collection . 25 July 2024.
- Web site: Moores . Terry . Biography . British Museum Collection . 25 July 2024.