Sculptor in Glass, Stone & Ceramics

Paul trained as a sculptor at Leicester Polytechnic and Les Arts Decoratifs, Strasbourg. Major influences on his working practice have been residencies at the Tengenenge Sculptors’ Community, Zimbabwe:1992, and the Shiro Oni Studios, Japan: 2017. Northlands Creative, Glass studio 2022.

He was a key member of the design team that carried out the sympathetic restoration of two art deco cinemas:
The Rex, Berkhamsted and the Odyssey cinema, St Albans,
https://therexberkhamsted.com
https://odysseypictures.co.uk

A co-founder of the artist in education initiative ‘Hand to Hand Arts’ bringing a collaborative approach, actively leading programmes in formal and community settings. In the 1990’s he was at the forefront of art education & interpretation including residencies with the V&A and Barbican Gallery Education departments.

His areas of expertise are within the area of ceramics, stone carving and kiln-cast glass; having wide ranging experience in a many design crafts including; mould-making, casting, cold patination, metal fabrication, chair making and timber framing.

Recent Awards & Exhibitions
Stanislav Libensky Award; Selected participant; Novoměstská Radnice Prague September 2019
North Lands Creative Arts; Emergent maker award/residency August 2019
Worshipful Company of Tin Plate Workers alias Wire Workers Award; runner up Spring 2019
AIR Group Exhibition; Shiro Oni Studios Onishi Gunma Pref. May 2017
AIR Group Exhibition; Be-Kyoto Gallery Kyoto May 2017
East West AIR award Kyoto May 2017
EWAAC Group Show; best in category: Sculpture Pall Mall Gallery London November 2016
'Art in the Garden’; Sir Harold Hillier Garden Hants. 2014

Instagram 
https://www.instagram.com/paul.rowbottom/

https://www.instagram.com/clay.makers22/

Websites
https://www.paulrowbottom.com/

https://www.chilternbespokesolutions.com/

Photo Credits:

Glissando slinky - Photo credit Alick

Portrait - Photo credit Ho Lai