Dan Kelly
HISTORY
“A freedom of throwing and turning that enhances the rhythms of form, the accentuated rims and bases often dented and torn, the flecks and the shavings of clay left and fired hard. In Kelly’s work you have, literally, to take the rough with the smooth.”
— David Whiting
Exhibitions
SHOWS
2023
Make Hauser & Wirth, Natural Practice and Vital Clay
British Ceramics Biennial – shortlisted – Stoke-On -Trent
London Art Fair – 155a Gallery
Collect Art Fair, Somerset House – 155a Gallery
2022
Decorative Arts Fair – 155a Gallery
London Art Fair – 155a Gallery
Artefact, Chelsea Harbour – 155a Gallery
Collect Art Fair, Somerset House – 155a Gallery
2019
Galerie Metzger, Germany – Vessel
155a Artist Space mixed show Dulwich Open House
MIAR Ceramics & Arts, Brighton and Hove Open House
Bedford Boys School solo exhibition – 50 Years In The Making
2017
MIAR Ceramics & Arts, Hove
Oxford Ceramics Tea Bowls
2016
2013
MIAR Ceramics & Arts, Hove
2012
MIAR Ceramics & Arts, Hove
Oxford Ceramics Porcelain Show
2011
Rochester Art Gallery
Contemporary ceramics through 50
Belgrave gallery St Ives
2010
Goldmark Gallery
Leach Pottery
Belgrave Gallery St Ives
2009
Harris Interiors, Poole, Dorset, with Peter Joyce paintings, October
Fusion at Rochester Art Gallery
Contemporary Ceramics at Somerset House
Galerie Besson
Barrett Marsden Gallery
2007
CAL 2007
Contemporary Ceramics – Monochrome
Galerie Besson – The Jug Show
Galerie Besson – Classic and Contemporary Ceramics
Elms Lesters – collaboration with Adam Neate
Cheongju International Craft Biennale – Korea (October)
Oakwood Gallery – Totally Teabowls (October)
2006
Harlequin Gallery – solo show
Spiral Gallery – Settle
2005
CAA – Focus
Galerie Besson – Camberwell in the 1970s
Maltby Gallery – with Peter Joyce paintings
Harlequin Gallery – Tea bowls and yunomis
New Horizons
2004
Bloomers – Mixed show at CPA
Collect – Art Fair at V & A
2003
Art 2003 – Business Design Centre, Islington
Paul Rice
2002
Austin Desmond – mixed show
2001
Elms Lesters – Brussels Art Fair
Alpha House – mixed show
2000
Suite 3 – mixed show
Paul Rice – mixed show
Austin Desmond – mixed show
Maiden Bridge, Lancashire – mixed show
Chelsea Crafts Fair
Harlequin Gallery – solo show
1999
Elms Lesters – tribal art, painting and ceramics
1998
1997
Harlequin Gallery – solo show
1996
1995
1993
High Table – touring exhibition
1992
1991
1990
Chicago Applied Arts Fair
Edinburgh Festival, New British Ceramics
Michaelson and Orient – three man show with Colin Pearson and Colin Gorry
British Ceramics in Norway – travelling exhibition
1989
Art ’89, London
Metaphor and Change, New British Ceramics, Heidleberg, Germany
Christ’s Hospital -100 pots, solo show
1988
Shape and Surface – travelling exhibition
Liberty of London – 150 year anniversary of the Royal College of Art
Artsite – Does it Pour?, Bath
1987
Anatol Orient – solo show
Anatol Orient – Bath Arts Fair
Christ’s Hospital – mixed show
1986
International Contemporary Arts Fair, London
Gardiner Centre – Potted History
1985
International Contemporary Arts Fair
1984
Carmel College
1983
Seven Dials Gallery
1982
Seven Dials Gallery – Clay in the Garden
1981
Cale Art
Bohun Gallery
1978
Sutton College of Liberal Arts – two man show