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I'm Gail Fox and I have been an artist for over 40 years. For 30 years I worked as a ceramic artist and now as a 2D collage artist. My new collage work is already featured in private collections in the UK, France, Spain, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand and New York, USA.
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First Class Hons BA in Ceramics
Central School of Art and Design, London 1977 to 1980
Foundation Course, Hornsey School of Art, London 1976-1977
Born in 1955 in London, now living in York, UK
My main career was as a ceramic artist for 30 years (there are a few pictures of my pots at the bottom of this website) but over the last nine years I have focused on drawing and making abstract collages.
2014 to present
The collages are explorations of juxtapositions, composition and colour, made from painted or found papers. They begin in a spontaneous way. The task then is to try to organise, adjust and distill the elements into something with a sense of harmony. My aim is to have plenty of interest in the detail as well as an overall cohesiveness.
The whole process relies on intuition about what seems visually right. It is a process of adding to and taking away, a little more of this, a little less of that. It’s a bit like adjusting a recipe until you know the taste is right.
Hopefully after the struggle, something emerges that has a beauty, a sense of resolution and balance.
RECENT EXHIBITIONS
I shall be exhibiting 4 pieces of work in the
4 Nov 2023 to 2 Jan 2024
at The Crossley Gallery, Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5AX
29 Sept 2023 to 21 Dec 2024
Very pleased to have a work selected for this touring exhibition at the following venues :
The Williamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead 29 Sept to 22 Dec 2023
Bankside, London 27 Feb 2024 to 3 March 2024
Rheged Gallery, Penrith 14 March 2024 to 2 June 2024
The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle 21 June to early Sept 2024
The Mercer Gallery, Harrogate 12 Sept to 21 December 2024
with Leeds Fine Artists, Scarborough 8 - 23 July 2023
with Leeds Fine Artists, York April 1 to May 28, 2023
Dean Clough, Halifax June to Sept 2021
Exhibition in December 2020 in Coney Street in central York.
Exhibition in February 2020 in York featured work by Gail Fox , Ruth King and Jane Atkin.
Exhibited in July 2021 and in many previous years.
CERAMICS CAREER INFORMATION
1980 to 2010
Hand built coil pots.
Commissioned to make ten pots for Bruce Oldfield, fashion designer
Commissioned by Tricia Guild of Designers Guild to design a range of pots for Next Interior that were mass produced.
Contemporary Applied Arts, London
Long Street Gallery, Tetbury
Bohun Gallery, Henley-on-Thames
Harwood Gallery, New Kings Road, London
Designers Guild, Kings Road, London
J K Hill Gallery,London
Anatol Orient, London
Chelsea Crafts Fair,London
Direct Design Show, London
Charlotte Henig Gallery, Germany
Pyramid, York
Craft Centre and Design Gallery, Leeds
Godfrey & Watt, Harrogate
The Rostra Gallery, Bath
Primavera, Cambridge
Frivoli, London
Shipley Art Gallery
Gateshead Library Gallery
Stephen Joseph Theatre Gallery, Scarborough
1980 to 1984
Set up and ran a ceramics business decorating white china with torn colourful collage enamel transfer designs.
Worked with Sarah Grosse and Amanda Campbell-Gold.
2007 to 2010
Worked with Anne Hutchison to develop a subscription website for primary schools offering drawing projects, photo library and hundreds of art projects all linked to the National Curriculum.
Together with Anne Hutchison, set up and ran York Open Studios from 2002 to 2009 with many helpers. Now in its 21st year and run by a brilliant new committee that carry on the good work.
2000 to 2012
Designed and ran numerous art projects working with clay in many York primary schools.