Gillian Smith
Personal Profile
I hold a B.A. (Hons) degree in Multidisciplinary Design from North Staffordshire University. In 1984, I attended a postgraduate course at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, completing my studies in 1986.
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I have exhibited my work throughout the Netherlands and Europe.
Education
Work Experience
1984 - 1986
Gerrit Rietveld Academie
Ceramic design, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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1983 - 1984
Polytechnic Centre for Post Graduate Studies
Post-Graduate Certificate in Education Art and Design; Leicester Polytechnic - Centre for Post Graduate Studies in Education, Leicester United Kingdom
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1979 - 1982
North Staffordshire Polytechnic
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Degree in Multidisciplinary Design; North Staffordshire Polytechnic, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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1978 - 1979
Sheffield Polytechnic
Foundation Course; Sheffield Polytechnic, Faculty of Art and Design, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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1986 - to present
Ceramic designer; designing and making work in own studio, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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1989 - to present
Organization and teaching courses in ceramics, and technical workshops in the use of plaster, and different ceramic techniques; own studio, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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1995 - to present
Teacher of Art and Design at the O. S.G. Willem Blaeu school, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
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2011 - 2017
Organizer of Education project for primary school children and parents 'Gable stones/plaques in the Jordaan', Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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2005 - 2006
Artist of community project ‘ViaVia’ art route in Gouda, the Netherlands
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1994 - 1995
Course leader of ceramics at the community center De Boomsspijker, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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1993
Teacher of Art and Design at the Christelijke Scholengemeenschap Buitenveldert School, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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1991 - 1992
Residency at the European Ceramic Work center, ’s Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
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1992
Teacher of general Art and Design; Norton College (Tertiary College, 16+), Sheffield, United Kingdom
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1995 - to present
​​Chairwoman of the Amsterdam Ceramic Foundation, the Netherlands
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