Terry Moores was born Terence William Moores in Ashton Under Lyne, a suburb of Manchester and brought up in Denton (now part of Tameside). He went on to develop a career in ceramic sculpture, examples of which are found in the collections of the University of East Anglia[1] and the British Museum.[2]

Terry Moores
Born(1949-08-26)26 August 1949
Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England
Died21 August 2014(2014-08-21) (aged 64)
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
NationalityBritish
SpouseMary Farmer (1940–2021)
WebsiteArtFacts Profile

Ceramics and pottery workshops

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  • Established independent ceramic workshop:[3]
    • 1977 Compton, Surrey, England
    • 1982 Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Following his marriage to textile artist Mary Farmer they converted a listed warehouse on Doughty Quay to establish a joint workshop and home in Boston, Lincolnshire.[4][5]

Exhibitions

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  • Exhibited in UK, Germany and Estonia[6]
    • Most notable exhibitions
      • 1982 The Maker's Eye at the Crafts Council, London[7]
      • 1981 Contemporary Ceramics - Henry Rothschild's Biennial Exhibition at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, England[8]
      • 1985 Mary Farmer & Terry Moores at British Crafts Centre[9]
      • 1987 The Scattered Kiln at Usher Gallery, Lincoln, England[10]
    • Exhibitions List on ArtFacts
    • Exhibitions Timeline
  • Last known exhibition 1993

Collections

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References

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  1. ^ Moores, Terry. "You searched for Terry Moores". Sainsbury Centre Collection. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  2. ^ Moores, Terry. "You searched for Terry Moores". British Museum Collection. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Terry Moores | Artist". ArtFacts. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Mary Farmer & Terry Moores". ArtFacts. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  5. ^ Farmer, Mary; Moores, Terry (21 November 1985). "Old warehouse a home of arts". The Boston Standard.
  6. ^ "Terry Moores | Artist Exhibitions". ArtFacts. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  7. ^ The maker's eye. London: Crafts Council. 1981. p. 85. ISBN 0903798581.
  8. ^ "Contemporary Ceramics - Henry Rothschild's Biennial Exhibition | Exhibition". ArtFacts. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Crafts Magazine". reader.exacteditions.com. Crafts Council: 68. May–June 1985.
  10. ^ "Ceramics in Usher Display". Newspapers.com. Lincolnshire Echo at Newspapers.com. 16 November 1987. p. 3. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  11. ^ Moores, Terry. "You searched for Terry Moores". Sainsbury Centre Collection. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  12. ^ Moores, Terry. "You searched for Terry Moores". British Museum Collection. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  13. ^ Moores, Terry. "Biography". British Museum Collection. Retrieved 25 July 2024.