Bruno Vinel

Bruno is making contemporary porcelain and stoneware vessels on a part-time basis. Born in France, he lived and worked in six different countries, and learned from their cultures, which influenced his art.

In 2018, after a few rough years, Bruno started pottery as a hobby and a therapy to feel better. Ceramics became his passion, and he developed his skills through attending pottery classes, workshops, and practising in his studio at the back of his garden.

In 2021, Bruno created four series of vessels inspired by his own experience with health, other artists’ work and the different places he lived. He participated in four exhibitions, co-curating one of them. These exhibitions offered him the opportunity to develop his artistic profile, and providing him with valuable feedback from the public.

He also launched the website www.ceramicstoday.org and interviewed established and emerging ceramicists to encourage the public to discover pottery.

Exhibitions:

  • February 2023 – Royal Birmingham Society of Art – Birmingham, UK – Friends exhibition.
  • November 2022 – General Office Gallery – Stourbridge, UK – Contemporary ceramics exhibition.
  • November 2021 – Woodhouse Gallery, Moseley, Birmingham, UK – Midlands Potters Association collective exhibition.
  • November 2021 – General Office Gallery, Stourbridge, UK – Contemporary ceramics exhibition.
  • July 2021 – Rugby Gallery and museum, Rugby, UK – Midlands Potters Association collective exhibition.
  • June 2021 – Lightwood House, Birmingham, UK – Midlands Potters Association collective exhibition
  • September 2019 – The Old Print Works, Birmingham, UK – Sundragon Pottery collective exhibition
  • August 2018 – MakeMore Festival, London, UK – Turning Earth collective exhibition

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