‘Born
in Essex, I moved to Devon to Exeter University and never went back. My degree
is in English and American Arts and Film. I studied for a year in Toronto for
an MA in Commonwealth Literature, then moved back to Exeter to start a Phd in
the American Arts Department. A year of research gave way to a long held
ambition to learn about Ceramics, and I moved to Exeter College of Art and Design
for post graduate study. The first Pottery was established in the late 1970’s,
in Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon. In1982 it was moved to Exeter, in the heart of
the West Quarter.
Replace with: I am a Founder member and
Honorary Academician of the South West Academy of Fine and Applied Art (SWAc), and a long standing Member of the Devon Guild of Craftsmen.
I have been exhibiting in both Independent and Craft
Council Selected Galleries across the UK since 1978 and my work is owned
worldwide.
Now, in 2020, I am making more
exclusively and giving more time to painting.’
(Excerpt from https://laurelkeeley.com/about.html)