Curriculum Vitae

Peter Bodenham – Visual Artist

Peter Bodenham is a potter and visual artist. Trained in Ceramics in the mid 1980s at Camberwell School of Art. In the mid 1990s completed an MA in Fine Art at UWIC, Cardiff. Currently Peter lives and runs his ceramics workshop in St.Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire,Wales.

Qualifications
BA-Hons Ceramics & 3D Design, 2-1, Camberwell School of Arts 1984-87
MA.Fine Art & Critical Studies, Cardiff Institute 1992-94
FHEA – Teaching Fellow 2016

Exhibitions
2023 August – Sept – Ruthin Crafts Crafts Centre – Surface Matters
2023 Jan – April _ Ruthin Craft Center – On your table
2022 Sep – Nov – Ruthin Craft Centre, Ruthin Wales
2022 – August – National Eisteddfod, Tregaron, Wales
2022 June – Mid Wales Arts Centre, Maesmawr, Caesws, Newtown
2022 – May – Gallery Gwyn , Oxford street Aberaeron
2021 Oct – solo show Neptunes bin bag photography Canfas Gallery, Cardigan, West Wales.
2021 Sept – ceramics solo show Canfas Gallery, Cardigan, West Wales 
2020 Sept – Oct Solo show Sea Vessel Oriel Myrddin Gallery Carmarthen
2020 currently showing at Contemporary Ceramics Centre London,
2018 July Oriel Myrddin Gallery shop Carmarthen,
2018 June The Mission gallery shop Swansea.
2016 Nov – Dec – Oriel Myrddin Gallery shop Carmarthen
2016 Nov Dec – Craft In The Bay – Cardiff
2014 Jan – March, ‘Aur’ ‘Gold’, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff Wales.
2013 Dec, Oriel Myrddin, Hearth & Home, Carmarthen, Wales.
2012 Jan – March, Earth, Ruthin Crafts Center, Ruthin, Wales.
2011 August National Eisteddfod, Wrexham, Wales.
2010 Jan – Gathered World group show Aberystwyth Arts Centre.
2009 Nov Art & Utility – curator and exhibitor, Henry Thomas Gallery Carmarthen.
2009 National Eisteddfod, Bala Wales
2008 November – Transitar – Figueres Spain
2007 National Eisteddfod, Wales
2007 Jerwood Drawing Prize UK touring exhibition
17.3.07 Ointment / Cardiff Art in Time, Scratch, durational action.
06 – 07 Suit Project, Cywaith Cymru – Good Ideas Residency.
06 – 07 www.walk-with-me.co.uk – Supported by the Arts Council of Wales
11.6.05 Eli / Ointment Presili Hills action
4.6.05 Eli / Ointment St.Thomas Hall, St. Dogmaels
30.5.05 Eli / Ointment National Botanic Gardens of Wales
9.2.05 / 2.3.05 Marcheurs des Bois, Quebec /Wales exchange project (Funded by Wales International)
10.7.04/ 15.9.04 GSK gallery, London
13.5.04 West Wales Centre for Arts & Crafts, St.Clears, Carmarthen
19.4./4.5.03 Crwydro, ointment, Canadian (Boreal), Welsh exchange project.
03/04 Fine to Function – Llantarnam Grange Art Centre, 2003 2004, touring exhibition.
28.12.02 2MPH – Return Journey, Clynfyw Countryside Centre, Pembrokeshire
1.10.02 Experimentica 02 Chapter Arts, Cardiff.
29.9.02 Night walking Festival, ResCen, Queens Elizabeth Hall, London.
7.10.94 Live Art @ Clynfyw – group event – Cardigan
29.3.95 Ointment – Live arts in West Wales – Cardigan
7.1.94.1 Henry Thomas Gallery – Staff Show
29.3.96 Henry Thomas Gallery – Staff Show
7.10.94 M.A Fine Art Show – Cardiff
4.6.94 Fresh Art, Islington, London – Group show
18.7.92 Aberystwyth Museum, Wales – Installation
2.3.93 Visions of Craft Crafts Council Group show
18.7.92 West Wales Art Centre, Fishguard, Wales Group show
5.3.92 Talent Bours Handweik, Munich Germany Group Show
5.6.91 The Crafts Council, Waterloo Place, Works from the collection
2.9.91 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh Two man Show
6.9.90 Sculpture court, Edinburgh College, British Ceramics
14.6.90 Aberystwyth Arts Centre Wales Collective show Artists in Wales
5.4.90 Michaelson & Orient Portobello Road London One man show
30.5.06 Theatre Mwldan Cardigan Wales One man show

Previous Employment
13.4.2015 – 29.1.2021 Senior lecturer in ceramics Bath Spa university
15.7.2008 – 30.3.2015 Trinity St.Davids University – Head department – BA hon. Ceramics & Jewellery Carmarthenshire College – Coleg Sir Gar
9.14.2004 – 8.4.2007 Part Time Aberystwyth University school of Education and Lifelong learning.
10.10.2003 – 24.6.2004 Part time Contextual Studies tutor BA Ceramics – Cardiff Met Uni.
15.6.03 -30.7.03 Project manager for Sculpture trail at Clynfyw Country Side Centre.
2002 – BA Art & Design Course leader at the West Wales School of the Arts, Carmarthen.
1994 – 2001 Contextual Studies Co-ordinator – Lecturer in History, Theory, Philosophy of Art & Design.
5.6.90 -1993 – P/T Exhibition Design & Construction
1.9.88 – 7.989 – P/T visual Studies tutor – C.C.T.A Carmarthen
1.9.87 – 1994 – Self employed artist affiliated to Anatol Orient Gallery London

External Examiner & Consultant
Cardiff Met 3D artist maker
Glyndwr university – Applied Arts
Cardiff metropolitan Validation event.
Cardiff Metropolitan University (Bridgend College) 3D design
University of Bedfordshire BA Ceramics & Jewellery
Uni Wales Hereford College of Art – BA Fine Art
One of four Directors of the International Ceramics Festival Aberystwyth.
External Examiner (dissertation ceramics dep)at the Royal College of Art , London ceramics