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

• University of East Anglia^[11]
• British Museum^{[12] [13]}

External links

• Relevant biography links
• Crafts Magazine references to Terry Moores
• Ceramic Review references to Terry Moores

Notes and References

1. Web site: Moores . Terry . You searched for Terry Moores . Sainsbury Centre Collection . 25 July 2024.
2. Web site: Moores . Terry . You searched for Terry Moores . British Museum Collection . 25 July 2024.
3. Web site: Terry Moores Artist . ArtFacts . 25 July 2024 . en.
4. Web site: Mary Farmer & Terry Moores . 25 July 2024 . ArtFacts.
5. News: Farmer . Mary . Moores . Terry . 21 November 1985 . Old warehouse a home of arts . The Boston Standard .
6. Web site: Terry Moores Artist Exhibitions . ArtFacts . 25 July 2024 . en.
7. Book: The maker's eye . 1981 . Crafts Council . London . 0903798581 . 85.
8. Web site: Contemporary Ceramics - Henry Rothschild's Biennial Exhibition Exhibition . ArtFacts . 25 July 2024 . en.
9. Crafts Magazine . reader.exacteditions.com . May-June 1985 . 68 . Crafts Council . en.
10. News: Ceramics in Usher Display . 25 July 2024 . Newspapers.com . Lincolnshire Echo at Newspapers.com . 16 Nov 1987 . 3 . en.
11. Web site: Moores . Terry . You searched for Terry Moores . Sainsbury Centre Collection . 25 July 2024.
12. Web site: Moores . Terry . You searched for Terry Moores . British Museum Collection . 25 July 2024.
13. Web site: Moores . Terry . Biography . British Museum Collection . 25 July 2024.