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SUMMARY:David Roberts: A Life in Clay
DESCRIPTION:An intimate Q&A with internationally acclaimed Raku Artist, David Roberts reflecting on his remarkable five-decade career, creative process and the work behind his final solo exhibition. This will be followed by a Private Exhibition Preview at 27 Art House.\nINTERVIEW / Q&A AT THE STRAW YARD\nTHE STRAW YARD GATES / BAR OPEN: 5pm\nEVENT AT THE STRAW YARD STARTS: 5:30pm\nEVENT AT THE STRAW YARD ENDS: 6:30pm\n(The Straw Yard, The Barracks, Parade, Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 1DF, UK)\nPREVIEW AT 27 ART HOUSE\nPREVIEW AT 27 ART HOUSE STARTS: 7pm\nPREVIEW AT 27 ART HOUSE ENDS: 10pm\n\nYour Evening Summary\nArtist Talk & Q&A followed by Private Exhibition Preview. Join us for a very special evening celebrating internationally acclaimed Raku artist David Roberts and the opening of his final solo exhibition. The evening will begin at 5.30pm at The Straw Yard, where David will be joined in conversation by Gerry Foley for an intimate artist talk and Q&A. Together they will reflect on David’s remarkable career spanning more than five decades, exploring his distinctive approach to Raku, the landscapes and natural forms that have inspired his work, his creative process, and the evolution of his practice over a lifetime of making.\nFollowing the talk, guests are invited to continue the evening at 27 Art House, where the private preview of David Roberts’ final solo exhibition will begin at 7pm.\nThis is a rare opportunity to hear directly from one of Britain’s most celebrated Raku artists before experiencing the work itself in the intimate setting of 27 Art House.\nTickets: £15 per person\nThe £15 ticket includes admission to both the artist talk and Q&A at The Straw Yard and the private exhibition preview at 27 Art House.\n27 Art House Exhibition Summary\nDavid Roberts is internationally recognised as one of the leading practitioners of contemporary Raku ceramics. This exhibition marks his final solo exhibition and presents a new collection of hand-built and Raku-fired vessels inspired by geological formations, landscape contours and gestural abstraction.\nThis exhibition will be David Roberts’ final one-person exhibition. Now in his 80th year, Roberts has chosen to conclude his exhibiting career while maintaining the high standards and physical intensity that have defined his work for more than five decades. \nThe exhibition will feature approximately ten large-scale coil-built and Raku-fired vessels, including both enclosed forms and open bowl forms. The work reflects Roberts’ long-standing engagement with landscape, water erosion patterns, geological contours and the gestural language of post-war Abstract Expressionism. Influences range from the Yorkshire Pennines surrounding his studio to the dramatic water flows and rock formations of Milford Sound, New Zealand\nThe exhibition at 27 Art House runs until 16th November.\nDavid Roberts Catalogue ( https://amyizat.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/David-Roberts-Catalogue-2026.pdf )\nArtist Biography\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Roberts has an international reputation as a leading practitioner in Raku ceramics.\nHis work is represented in many public and private collections including the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Fitzwilliam Museum, the Royal Scottish Museum, the Museum of Wales and the City of Geneva Collection.\nFrom 1985–1988 Roberts served as Chair of the Craft Potters Association UK. He has participated in international residencies, symposiums and exhibitions throughout Europe, Australia and Asia, and in 2020 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Craft Potters Association\nTO NOTE: THIS EVENING’S EVENTS TAKE PLACE IN TWO DIFFERENT VENUES. STARTING AT THE STRAW YARD AND ENDING AT 27 ART HOUSE, BRIDGE STREET. \nYOUR TICKET PRICE INCLUDES ACCESS TO BOTH VENUES.\n
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