Education
2002 - 2004: M.A. in Ceramics, the Royal College of Art, Kensington, London
1999 - 2002: B.A (hons) 1st Class in Ceramics, Bath Spa University College, Sion Hill, Bath
Scholarship
2003/4: Nelson Woo Foundation Scholar, supporting second year of masters degree at the Royal college of Art.
Experience
1993 - 1999: Assistant to Philip Wood, Frome, Somerset
Prizes
March 2006: The Ceramic Review Prize awarded at Ceramic Art London 2006 at the RCA, Kensington, London
June 2002: The Poole Pottery prize for Ceramic Shape awarded at New Designers 2002 at the Business Design Centre, London
Awards
July 2006: Arts Council England GFA Award
Aug 2004 - Feb 2006: Arts Council SUS Residency at Quay Arts, Isle of Wight
Membership
2007: Selected as professional member of Contemporary Applied Arts, London
Design
2007 - current: Working with Habitat on new product designs to be launched as part of the Spring/Summer 2009 range
Commissions
2004 - current: commissions for interior designers, arts consultants, and private clients including hotels, offices, apartments.
Press
Ceramic Review, Crafts, Elle Decorartion, Observer, Telegraph
Selected past exhibitions
2006 and 2008 - The New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey
2005 and 2007 - The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
2007 and 2008 - The Grace Barrand Design Centre, Nutfield, Surrey
2007 - The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London
2006 and 2008 - Gallery Nine, St Margarets Buildings, Bath
2005 - The Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, Wakefield
2007 - The Sussex Barn Gallery, West Dean, Chichester
Statement
The ceramic works of Matthew Chambers are born from a love of geometric and constructivist art, architecture, and design.
Each piece is a constructed abstract exploration of shape and form combining traditional processes and contemporary form, designed to create a visual and tactile beauty and intrigue.
Minimalist yet complex objects built from layering many circular sections within a single form.
