Kate Olivia Malone (born 29 January 1959, in London) is a British ceramic artist known for her large sculptural vessels and rich, bright glazes. Malone was previously a judge, along with Keith Brymer Jones, on

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'' (2015–2017) , then presented by

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Biography

Millennium Jug of Symbols by Kate Malone 02

Malone studied at

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(1979–82) and, after leaving the

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in 1986, began working in a studio in the South Bank Craft Centre at

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. Malone's work is held in the

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collection. Her work is on display in a number of public locations, a giant ceramic fish in the water at

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and a large pot at

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. Malone's work is also held in numerous public collections, including the

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, The Ashmolean Museum, Musée national de céramique de Sèvres,

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and

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. She made a large number of new works for an exhibition ''Inspired by

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'' in 2016, including portrait vases of

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and his sister

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. Malone worked with

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on a project at 24

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which gained a first place WAN Facade Award in 2015 and is a finalist in the 2016 Surface Design Awards. The project involved making 10,000 hand-glazed ceramic tiles. Malone has said, "pottery is almost as good as sex – it's so physical and so… fantastic". She was appointed

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(MBE) in the

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for services to ceramic art.

Bibliography

* With Lesley Jackson ''Fruits of the Earth and Sea: Ceramics by Kate Malone'' Manchester Art Gallery (1 April 1994) * The Allotment: ''New Ceramics by Kate Malone'' mac (Oct. 1998) * With Lesley Jackson ''A Book of Pots'' A & C Black Publishers Ltd (30 Jun. 2003) *''Kate Malone Inspired by Waddesdon'' published by

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(2016)

References

External links

official website
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