NICOLA CONTRERAS

After graduating with a Fashion Design and Textiles degree I worked for 10 years in fashion design and colour forecasting which took me to India, the Far East and USA.While living in New York I trained in ceramics and wheel throwing, and on returning to London I started coiling. This primitive organic work was first shown at The Dagmar Gallery Dulwich and the first translucent porcelain work at Gainsborough House Suffolk in 1991, then exhibiting at Chelsea Crafts Fair, in Europe, the USA, and at galleries around the UK, including Yorkshire Sculpture Park Bothy Gallery in 2000, Kenwood House in London and Leeds City Art Gallery, returning to YSP in 2016 for a ceramics showcase, and currently showing Plates for Purpose - Make for Peace at Messums West, Tythe Barn.

Primary location: Eton