Brian Kemp

DATE OF BIRTH

July 20th, 1937

PLACE OF BIRTH

Napier. New Zealand

CITIZENSHIP

New Zealand

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE Australia QUALIFICATIONS

• T.P.T.C. New Zealand (Ardmore Teachers'College) 1957
• Certificate of Art (Gordon Institute ofTechnology. Geelong Australia) 1965
• Diploma of Art & Design (Gordon Institute of Technology. Geelong Australia) 1969 (Now referred to as a BA Ceramics since incorporation with Deakin University)

Completed National Service in the New Zealand Army. Hawkes Bay Regiment. Selected for Officer Cadet Training.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• REPOROA DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL. New Zealand (1956 - 1959) Primary and Secondary Arts and Crafts
• GEEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Australia ( 1959-1961) Head ofPrimary Art Department
• GEELONG COLLEGE. Australia (1962 - 1965 1967 - 1970) Primary and Secondary Arts and Crafts
• HEREWORTH PREPARATORY SCHOOL. New Zealand (1966)
• TOKYO ENGLISH CENTRE. KURASHIKI CULTURAL CENTRE. MIZUSHIMA CULTURAL CENTRE. Japan. (1970. 1973- 1975)
• Teacher ofEnglish GORDON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. Australia (1987) Lecturer in Photography and Drawing
• MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF ART. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1989) Artist in Residence. Ceramics
• NANYANG ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS. Singapore (1990 - 1991) Lecturer in Ceramics.
• NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION. Singapore (1993- 1996) Lecturer in Ceramics

• MINATO KAMA POTTERY. Japan (1970. 1973 -1975) Apprentice
• KOYAMA POTTERY. Australia (1975 - 19 93 indispersed with periods ofteaching) Manager

• AUSTRALIAN POTTERS' SOCIETY
• CRAFTS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA
• CRAFTS COUNCIL OF VICTORIA
• GEELONG CERAMIC GROUP

• CRAFTS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA STUDY GRANT TO JAPAN
• CRAFTS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA TRAVEL GRANT TO KOREA
• NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH GRANT 'The Development Of Clay Bodies/Glazes Suitable For Studio Potters Based On Singapore Clays"

• CORIO - SHELL. CERAMIC AWARD
• AUSTRALIAN BICENTENNIAL TRAVELLING EXHTBITION - PHOTOGRAPHY
• CORIO SHIRE BICENTENNIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC AWARD
• HOUSE AND GARDEN CERAMIC AWARD
• POPPY KETTLE FOUNTAIN - Sculptural pieces
• WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRAGON CLASS YACHTS - Ceramic trophies
• LUMEN CHRISTI CHURCH - Communion Set
• NATIONAL COFFEE MUG DESIGN AWARD - Victorian State Representative

• IPOH POTTERIES . Malaysia. Development ofa Vitrified Stoneware Clay K.L,TAN SYNDICATE. Malaysia. Development of Synthetic Marble.

• LECTURE AND DEMONSTRATION TOUR. New Zealand. (1979)Accompanied by Japanese potter Norio Naeshiro
• KASHMIR AND THAILAND STUDY TOUR. (1989)

• POTTERY IN AUSTRALIA Vol 13. No2. (1974) "One Minute Handles"
• HEMISPHERE Vol 20.No.9 (1976) "Twelve Thousand At A Time"
• POTTERY IN AUSTRALIA Vol 20. No. 1 (1981) "Koyama Pottery"
• FIBRE KILN GLAZES (1985) Published by List Print, Australia
• MORE FIBRE KILN GLAZES (1988) Published by List Print, Australia
• NEWINGTON (1988) Published by Newington Uniting Church, Australia
• SINGAPORE STONEWARE GLAZES (1991) Published by Art Services, Singapore
• CERAMICS - ART & PERCEPTION (1994) "Extinguishing The Flames Of Tradition"
• POTTERY TN AUSTRALIA(1994) "The Ultimate Conflagration - Burning The Pit"
• SINGAPOTTER. Initiator and Editor of a bi-monthly newsletter for potters in Singapore. 1994-

• THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STONEWARE CLAY BODY FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION. Walker Ceramics, Australia
• THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STONEWARE CLAY BODY BASED ON A NEWLY LOCATED KAOLIN. For Commercial Minerals and Delacombe Clay, Ballarat, Australia
• STONEWARE GLAZES. The Reaction OfMetallic Oxides In Magnesia And Baria Glazes In A Reduction Atmosphere
• OXIDATION STONEWARE GLAZES - CONE 7
• THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLAY BODIES/GLAZES SUITABLE FOR STUDIO POTTERS BASED ON SINGAPORE CLAYS

• SEEING THE LIGHT THROUGH HISTORY. Singapore Art Museum. 1996
• SEEING THE LIGHT THROUGH HISTORY. Singapore Museum. 1996

• BOY SCOUT LEADER with 15 years Warranted Service. Queen's Scout. Gilwell Woodbadge holder.
• BOOMERANG ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA. Accredited Instructor. Designer and maker of recreational and competition boomerangs. Victorian Promotions Officer. Editor ofNEW FRONTIERS an International Boomerang Newsletter.
• VICTORIAN HOCKEY ASSOCIATION (AUSTRALIA) Qualified Umpire. Veteran hockey player.

Leopold Pottery. 1969 "AD" Geelong Gallery. 1969 "Geelong Craftsmen". Geelong Gallery. 1969 Leopold Pottery. Autumn Exhibition. 1969 "The Japan Experience" Leopold Pottery. 1971 Beaumaris Workshop Gallery. 1971 Ashwood Gallery. Melbourne. 1971 Victorian Ceramic Group Touring Exhibition. 1972 White Flat Gallery, Ballarat. (With painter Edward Heffernan) 1972 Geelong College. 1972 "Minato Kama Group" Toru Gallery, Kurashiki, Japan. 1974 Toru Gallery, Kurashiki, Japan. 1975 Australian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan. 1975 Ceramic Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. 1975 Beaumaris Art Group Exhibition. 1975 Laburnum Gallery, Melbourne (With Japenese potter Norio Naeshiro) 1976 Geelong College (With Japanese potter Norio Naeshiro) 1976 Geelong Ceramic Group Exhibition. 1976 Koyama Pottery Open Day. 1977 Asian Trade Fair, Melbourne. 1977. Geelong Ceramic Group Exhibition. 1977 Koyama Pottery Open Day. 1978 "Arts Victoria", Melbourne. 1978 Koyama Pottery Open Day. 1979 Corio- Shell Award. 1980 Koyama Pottery Open Day. 1980 Koyama Pottery Open Day. 1981 Victorian Crafts Exhibition. Melbourne. 1981 "Ceramics In Victoria". Ballarat. 1982 National Coffee Mug Competition (State Representative). Sydney. 1981 Koyama Pottery Open Day. 1982 Geelong Ceramic Group Exhibition. 1982 Geelong Crafts CouncilExhibition. 1982 Geelong Caremic Group Exhibition. 1983 Geelong Ceramic Group Exhibition. 1984 "Town and Country" Exhibition. 1984 Geelong Crafts CouncilExhibition. 1985 "Town and Country " Exhibition. 1985 Geelong Ceramic Group Exhibition. 1987 Geelong Ceramic Group Exhibition. 1988 Malaysian Institute OfArt, Kuala Lumpur. 1989 Market Square, Geelong. 1990 "Form and Function" Nanyang Academy ofFine Arts Gallery, Singapore. 1991 "Precursors and Pioneers" Victorian Ceramic Group, Melbourne. 1992 "Tea For Two". Geelong Ceramic Group. 1992 Geelong Ceramic Group. 1993 "Art in Education,Education in Art." Nanyang Technological University Division ofArt: faculty, students and alumni exhibition. Singapore Art Museum 1996. "The Majolica Project." Raffles Foyer Gallery. Nanyang Technological University. Singapore. 1996.

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