Statement
Robert Hunter is a ceramic artist based in York, working primarily in stoneware and porcelain. Through wheel-thrown vessels, he explores the relationship between landscape, material and process, incorporating granite, wood ash and wild clays gathered through travel and research. His work balances function with experimentation, using the vessel to explore the possibilities of material, surface and atmospheric firing.
Professional Experience
Throwing Tutor, Sunken Studios, Leeds, 2026–Present
Studio Manager & Lead Throwing Tutor, Govanhill Baths Ceramics, 2022–2025
Studio Assistant for Maria De Haan, Mallorca, 2022
Matthew Blakely Glazing Workshop - Kigbeare Studios, Devon. 2022
Ceramics Lecturer (Maternity Cover), South Staffordshire College, 2020
Residencies
Starworks Ceramics, North Carolina, USA - Artist Residency, 2025
Abbeymount Studios, Edinburgh - Artist Residency, 2018
Education
Internship with Maria De Haan, Mallorca, 2017
Gray's School of Art, BA (Hons) Three-Dimensional Design, First Class, 2013–2017
Selected Exhibitions
Craft 2026, Leicester, 2026
Potfest South West, Glynde Place, 2026
London Craft Week, Vigour and Skills, London, 2026
Harvest, Edinburgh, 2025
Potfest Scotland, Scone Palace, 2025
Craft potters Assiscation (CPA), Ceramic Art York, 2025
Great Northern Contemporary Design Fair, Manchester, 2024
Potfest Scotland, Scone Palace, 2023
New Designers: One Year In. London, 2018
Awards / Grants / Fundraising
Crowdfunder campaign supporting Starworks residency - £7000+ raised, 2025
Craft Pottery Association Mentorship Scheme 2025 with Matthew Blakely
The Craft Pottery Charitable Trust, 2025
Crowdfunder campaign for kiln purchase - £3500+ raised, 2021
Scottish Potters Association Bursary, 2018
BP Design Award, 2017
Andrew Matheson Ceramics Award, 2017
Where can you find my work?
Kiosk, York
Cambridge Contemporary Craft, Cambridge
Vigour and Skills, Oxford
Atelier Beside The Sea, Brighton
Scotland Art, Glasgow
Wood firing at Starworks, North Carolina, 2025
