About Tony
Tony Moody
Born in London, England
Lives & works in Chesham Buckinghamshire, England
Tony Moody has been a practicing artist and maker for over 30 years. Discovering a love of paint early in life he went on to train in ceramics and now is focusing on making Garden Art; using clay and other materials to produce his uniquely colourful sculptures and ceramic collages. Each piece of work is a one-off and tells a story about time and place. Whether a full-size wall, several metres long and high, or a small 50 cms panel each piece in some way reflects his interests in nature, history and place. They embed a language wedded to the understanding and celebration of materials and the love of careful artisan processes.
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Early Education: Stanmore – St Thomas’ convent, where I learnt to light fires!
2014 co-founder “Art Works!” Pop up art and craft gallery Chesham
2010 establishes a new studio in Chesham and website Tonymoodyart.com
1999 Winner of the BBC programme “The Great Antiques Hunt”
1997 Set up first studio “Silica City” Chesham
1996 Southern Arts Set up Grant
1993 (1993–1996) University of Westminster. Harrow. BA Hons: Studio Ceramics
1992 Studio assistant to Nina Bloom, Watford
Selected Exhibitions
2014 ( Jan 2014 to Feb 2015) “Art Works!” Chesham
2014 (Sept 2014 – May 2015) 365 Drawings. Reading, UK. Geneva, Switzerland.
2013 (Oct-Jan 2014) Home and Colonial Berkhamsted, Herts
2013 (Oct-Jan 2014) Grapehouse Gallery West Wycombe Garden Centre. Bucks
2013 (Sep-Oct) Solo Show “Capturing the Moment” Queen’s Park Art Centre Aylesbury, Bucks
2013 (Apr) Solo Show “Ideas In Flight” Elgiva, Chesham, Bucks.
2013 (Jan-Mar) Group Show “Do You Remember It – or weren’t you there”, London Gallery West.
2012 (June) Group Show “Relative Matters” Rag Factory, Brick Lane, London.
2012 (May) Solo Show “Marks with Intentions” Queens Park Art Centre, Aylesbury, Bucks.
2012 (March) Solo Show “Marks with Intentions” Elgiva, Chesham, Bucks.
2011 (Mar-Apr) Solo Show “Motifs, Moments and Movements” Elgiva, Chesham, Bucks.
2010 (Oct-Nov) Solo Show “Chesham in Bloom” Elgiva, Chesham, Bucks.
2010 (July) “Tabernacle Gallery” Notting Hill, London.
2006 “New Faces in Art” Gallery 24 online, London.
2000 “Our Hus” Amersham, Bucks.
1999 “Doing it” Beldam Gallery, Brunel University, Uxbridge.
1998 “Party pieces” Art Connoisseurs Gallery, London.
1997 (1997-1998) “Artist In Residence” Whiteleys, Bayswater Road, London.
1997 “Paintings and pots” Whiteleys, Bayswater Road, London.
1996 “Graduation show” Whiteleys, Bayswater Road, London.
1996 “Artists and their work” Group show, Bucks county Museum. Aylesbury.
Publications
June 2012 “Tradition and Innovation – Five Decades of Harrow Ceramics”
May-June 2007 “Healing Hands” Ceramic Review
March 2003 “Antiques of Tomorrow” BBC Homes and Antiques Magazine
July 2000 “Potters” 12th Edition, CPA, London.
May-June 1999 “Doing it” Ceramic Review
Nov-Dec 1997 “Party Pieces” Ceramic Review
May 1997 “Moody Blues” BBC Homes and Antiques Magazine
Jan-Feb 1997 “Steps and Stumbles” Ceramic Review
Nov-Dec 1996 “Rhythm of the Ray” Ceramic Review
May-June 1996 “A View of Contemporary Ceramics 2 at the V & A London” Ceramic Review
Jan/Feb 1995 “After the Fire – Ceramics towards the Millennium” Ceramic Review
Collections
Bucks County Museum, Aylesbury
British Crafts Museum, Lincoln.
Museum of Ikebana, Kyoto