About

I trained in ceramics in the University of Ulster and the University of Wales in Cardiff and work from my studio in Northern Ireland

There is much reminiscent of archaeology, geology and architecture in my porcelain sculptures which explore relationships between process, material and the passage of time. My sculptures are inspired by the structure and dissolution of the organic and manmade. They are constructed , layered , excavated, deconstructed, collapsed and fragmented  to reveal associations between material cultural, shared cultural meanings and individual memory as well as contrasting qualities such as strength and fallibility, permanence and loss

My working method is intrinsically connected to the act of making and the endless experimentation with the changing state of parian porcelain; as a liquid or solid in both in its raw and fired state.. A wide palette of techniques, which include casting, hand-building and cyanotype print, are continually being challenged and developed to contrast the precision of industrial techniques and geometric structure with the fallibility of the handmade. The sculptures are fired multiple times and explore concepts associated to the fired density of parian as well as its satin, marble-like quality when solid, its gravity and stratification when layered and its delicate fabric-like flowing translucency when thin.


Exhibitions and a bit about where my work can be seen.

Artefact. Represented by Ruup&Form linktr.ee/ruup.and.form at  Design Centre at Chelsea  22 June - 29 June 2021 EventLink linktr.ee/designcentrech


Awards and Competitions
2021   Shortlisted  Korean International Ceramics Biennale,
2020Honourable Mention.Korean International Ceramics Biennale,
2020 Ceramic Monthly Competition. Contrast and Harmony
2020 Arts Council of Northern Ireland,Support for Individual Artists
2019 Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Support for individual Artists
2018 Rosemary James Memorial Fund Award, Administered by the ACNI

Public and Private Collections
2021 Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Art Collection
2021 Diploma Collection Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast
2020      Changchung International Ceramic Museum, China
2017/19 Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Art Collection.
2017      Irish Contemporary Ceramic collection, Hunts Museum          Contemporary Ceramic Collection, Limerick. Ireland

Selected Exhibitions and Art Fairs
2021   Artefact. Design Centre of Chelsea. London
2021   Collect Art Fair,   London Represented by Ruup and Form Gallery                     
2021   London Art London                     
2021  Potverdorie, Keramiekcentrum Tiendschuur Tegelen. Netherlands.
2020 International Academy of Ceramics New Members Exhibition. Guozhong Ceramic Art Museum, Beijing, China                    
2020 Royal Ulster Academy Annual Exhibition. Ulster Museum. Belfast        
2020 Ceramic Ireland Triennial. Land Marks, Farmliegh Gallery, Dublin

Professional Memberships
Council Member Royal Ulster Academy of Arts. ARUA
Portfolio: Critical Selection 2021 Design andCrafts council of Ireland DCCoI
International Academy of Ceramics IAC
Royal Society of Sculptors. RBSS
Crafts Potters Association. CPA


Gallery Representation
Ruup&Form Gallery London ruupandform.com/the-makers/anne-butler. 
So Fine Art Gallery, Dublin    www.sofinearteditions.com/anne-butler/

Stockists
Contemporary Ceramics, London
Contemporary Applied Arts, London
CraftNI, Belfast
Blue Egg Gallery,Wexford,Ireland
Ruthin Gallery, Wales
BlueCoat Display Centre. Liverpool

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