Dr David Jones

Dr. David Jones was awarded his PhD by Manchester Metropolitan University; his undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Literature was awarded by the University of Warwick. He was a Senior Academic in the Ceramics Department at the University of Wolverhampton for the past thirty years. He is the elected representative on the global Council of the IAC, the UNESCO affiliated International Academy of Ceramics, for the UK, Ireland and Benelux countries, and an elected Fellow of the Crafts Potter Association of the UK. He has more recently developed a practice in curating, and jurying, international exhibitions. His work is represented in many international collections.

His theoretical work includes many papers delivered at international conferences and the authoring of two books: Firing – Philosophies within contemporary ceramic practice (2007); Raku, Investigations into Fire (1999).

His artistic practice addresses the ways in which ceramic processes, and representations of “the handmade”, can be employed to communicate meaning. He has developed an international reputation in the development of low-temperature firing methodologies, specifically Raku, but also in the ways that fired surface can be used for sculptural expression.