Robin Hopper

Robin Hopper, R.C.A. is a Canadian ceramist, potter, teacher, author, garden designer and arts activist.

Personal background

He was born in England in 1939. He trained in pottery and ceramics at the Croydon College of Art from 1956 to 1961. In 1968 he immigrated to Canada. He spent the first two years teaching at the Toronto Central Technical School. He began his post-secondary educational career in 1970 at Georgian College, Barrie, Ontario where he founded and became head of the Ceramics and Glass Department. He resigned his post in 1972 to devote his time to his ceramics work. He relocated to Victoria, British Columbia 1977. He is a Founding member [1] and President Emeritus of the Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts. Robin’s work in ceramics includes a great deal of ceramic historical and technical research. He continues a studio practice producing one-of-a-kind art works. Next to ceramics, his other lifelong interest has been gardening, particularly the development of his oriental garden.[2]

Body of work

Hopper has both a functional and a decorative side to his production of pottery and ceramic works. His functional works are produced on an artizan basis. His production of functional pottery is by hand craftsmanship for individual pieces of a like design. He has written several books on the subject of functional pottery. This craftsmanship has a particular application in ceramic works, many of which are one of a kind pieces for artistic exhibition. In these works he uses a combination of glazing techniques. These are mainly porcelain decorative plates but he also creates specialty items such as glaze paintings. A number of these works reflect the northern imagery of Canada.[3]

Academic and instructional positions

He has taught throughout Canada, and in England, The United States, Australia, New Zealand, China, Korea, Japan and Israel.[1]

Selected collections

His ceramic work is in public, corporate and private collections throughout the world. These collections include:

Awards

Robin Hopper has been honoured for his contributions to the arts and public activities.

Garden

His interest in artistic gardens led to the creation of the Anglojapanadian Garden at ’Chosin Pottery.[2] This garden at Metchosin, British Columbia has been the subject of publications and television programs.[6]

Bibliography

Publications by Hopper

Robin Hopper has written several books. Most of them deal with pottery and ceramics.

Publications about Hopper

with photographs by Julie Dyelle, Krause Publications, 2007, 255 pages, ISBN 0873499964, 9780873499965

Video productions

Hopper has produced videos for the education of potters and ceramists[7]

See also

List of Canadian artists

External images

External links

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bronfman Collection Bio
  2. 1 2 Garden article in American Style Magazine, Issue 67, June 2009
  3. ↑ Contemporary Ceramics in The Canadian Encyclopedia
  4. ↑ Saidye Bronfman Award
  5. ↑ "Members since 1880". Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  6. ↑ Garden Description with photos and publication bibliography
  7. ↑ Video Availability List
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