T I M M A R T I N
Ceramist based in Bloomsbury, London
tim@timmartindesign.com / +44 7484218497
Tim Martin workshop is a London-based ceramic artist with a background in fine art and architecture, a Diploma of Ceramics at City Lit London, and courses in Sculpture in Ceramics and Glaze Technology from Morley College London. His studio is at Cockpits Arts, Bloomsbury. He has a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Sydney University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Design Studies from University of New South Wales, Australia.
Exhibitions
2015 Iconoclasts: guest artist collaboration with Miuccia Prada, Prada, New York and Beijing
https://www.prada.com/en/a-future-archive/projects/specials/iconoclast-2015.html
2019 Foreign Trade, Gallery Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. Curated by The Division Team
http://thegalleryliverpool.com/news/foreign-trade-a-celebration-of-queer-migration/
2019 Sixteen/30: Diploma Show, Menier Gallery, London
2019 Fresh group exhibition, British Ceramics Biennial Festival, Stoke-on-1 Trent, UK
https://www.britishceramicsbiennial.com
2019 New Designers exhibition: Islington Design Centre, London
2019 Trove: Contemporary ceramics group exhibition, Joseph Wales Gallery, Margate, UK.
2019 CLUSTER CRAFTS. Group show, Truman Brewery, London.
2020 Formworks: Solo show, International Ceramic Studio Gallery, ICS Kecskemét, Hungary.
2020 Boulders and Danish Summers: Solo show, Guldagergaad International Ceramic Studio, Denmark.
2021, Winter Show, curated by Thrown Contemporary Gallery
2022 Hint, The Decorative Fair, Battery Park, represented by Caviliero Finn Gallery
2022 Fantasyland, Islington Square, curated by Thrown Contemporary Gallery
2022 Exhibition at the Stratford Hotel, London Curated by Susan Supercharged.
https:// www.thestratford.com/external/resident-artist-and-revolving-art-program/
2023 ARTEFACT, Design Center, Chelsea Harbour, represented by Caviliero Finn Gallery
2023 Trace, OmVed Gardens, Highgate, curated by Thrown Contemporary
2023, 2024 and 2025 House of Pots 23 Exhibition, 20 Cheyenne Row, Chelsea. Curated by Preston Fitzgerald Arts Advisory
2023 Formed with Future Heritage, Design Center, Chelsea Harbour. Represented by Caviliero Finn Gallery
2024 The Space That Surrounds, OmVed Gardens, London. Represented by Thrown Contemporary Gallery.
2024 Shared exhibition with painter Rob Wyn Yates, 67 York Street Gallery, London
2025 Collect Art Fair, Somerset House, London. Represented by Caviliero Finn Gallery
2025 Solo Exhibition BOSS SHOWROOM for Clerkenwell Design Week, London
2025 Ceramic Art London (CAL), Kensington Olympia , London
2025 Collections, group show Caviliero Finn Gallery
2025 Cockpit Arts Studio exhibition, Bloomsbury, London
2025 Solo exhibition, The DEI Store, Sydney
2025 Solo exhibition, International Ceramics Studio at Kecskemét, Hungary
2025 Curation Fair, Daihonzan Myokenji Temple, Kyoto. Invitation from Mizusai Gallery, Tokyo.
2026 Three Artist Exhibition, Mizusai Gallery, Tokyo.
2026 Shows in New York City and Los Angeles with Nickey Kehoe Flagship Stores
Awards
2019 One of six Designers of the Year at New Designers: awarded by judge Claire Pearce, Director of Thrown Contemporary
2019 Selected Artist at Fresh in the British Ceramics Biennial
2019 Festival, Stoke-on-1 Trent, UK
https://www.britishceramicsbiennial.com
Publications
Article on the ‘blood, sweat & tears in preparing a residency solo exhibition’. London Potters, issue 200
Feature article on the little known but incomparable ceramic collection at the International Ceramic Research Center, Kecskemet, Hungary. Ceramic Review, issue 307 Feature
Feature article on the art of Ceramic Collecting Part 1: Public Collections. Ceramic Review, issue 320
Feature article on the art of Ceramic Collecting Part 2: Private Collectors. Ceramic Review, issue 321
Speaking
2023 Artist talk at Trace exhibition, OmVed Gardens.
2023 Chair: Ceramic Review magazine panel. Discussion on the Art of Collecting Ceramics, ARTEFACT craft fair, Chelsea Harbour.
2023 Artist Talk at Locke Hotel, Kensington. Pieces on temporary display.
2023 May: THROWN exhibition Featured Artist Talk
Residencies
2020 March - June: International Ceramics Studio at Kecskemét, Hungary. http://icshu.org
2020 June - September: Guldagergaard Residency at the International Ceramic Research Center, Denmark. Solo exhibition following. http://ceramic.dk
2022 Oct - Nov: Guldagergaard Residency, Denmark
2023 April - May: Guldagergaard Residency, Denmark
2025 August - September: International Ceramics Studio at Kecskemét, Hungary. Solo exhibition, September
2025 Sept - December: Ceramic Kingdom, Berlin, Germany. Solo exhibition December
2027 (forthcoming) JCI International ResearchResidency at Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, China. https://www.jingdezheninternational.com/international-studio-¡ci