Tony Franks (born 1940) is an English

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. He was born in Birmingham, and studied ceramics at Wolverhampton College of Art from 1962 until 1966. He was previously Head of Ceramics, and is now an

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and Research Fellow at

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. Until 2007 he was the President of the International Academy of Ceramics. In 2008, he is one of the British artists invited to create work on site for the British pavilion at the FLICAM International Ceramic Art Museum, Shaanxi province, China.

Awards

* Poisson d'Or, 4th International Contemporary Porcelain Triennial,

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1995 * Honorary Doctor of Arts,

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References

* English ceramicists Edinburgh College of Art Academics of the University of Edinburgh Artists from Birmingham, West Midlands 1940 births Living people International Academy of Ceramics {{England-artist-stub