Jane Norbury
biography
jane norbury
A British artist who lives in France, a sculptor who forms clay which is then fired, a ceramicist who also creates with raw earth, an installation artist who works site sensitively, a performer who collaborates with other artists, an experienced educator…clay, or more precisely earth, has been her medium for nearly 40 years.
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After studying ceramics and sculpture in the UK and in France, Jane set up her first studio in a former suitcase factory in London - Unit 7 Studios. In 1990 she bought an old farmhouse in rural Burgundy to store her large installation piece “Têtes Brûlées”, first exhibited at the opening of Canary Wharf, London in 1991. L'Atelier des Neuf Portes has been her home and studio ever since.
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Jane' exhibits in many galleries and museums, as well as in canals and marshes, old brickworks, deconsecrated churches, woodland and landscaped gardens. Her work has been widely shown in France, and also in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Japan, Canada, Belgium, Hong Kong, Australia and the USA.
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The works of Jane Norbury seem to be the emanations of nature without however imitating it, in a magical balance between the work of the hand and the innate qualities of the material.
Didier Brousse, Galerie Camera Obscura, Paris.
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She is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics
In 2023 she was the recipient of an Aide à la Création grant from the DRAC Bourgogne Franche Comté
recent exhibitions
2025
Nomade Land, Abbaye de Pontigny Fondation François Schneider, FR
Nomade Land 2, Migennes Canal satellite FR
Art Paris, Grand Palais Galerie Camera Obscura, FR
Ceramic Brussels Galerie Christine Colon, BE
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2024
Gentle Waves, Galerie 48, Lyon,FR
Passing Through La Bastide Clairence, FR
Art Moderne Paris Galerie A Tempera, FR
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2023
Walking Skins, solo CCC La Borne, FR
Fibre Sensible Ecuries St Hughes, Cluny FR
Fleur de Peau Galerie Mirabilia, Lagorce, FR
2022
Migration(s) Musée Ariana, Genève, CH
Nuages Galerie Camera Obscura, Paris
Salon Révélations Grand Palais Collection Galerie, FR
2021
Flux d’Argiles, solo La Grange Dîmière, Le Pin, FR
Passeuses et Sillons Galerie Camera Obscura, Paris
residencies
2018 Anderson Ranch Arts Center Colorado, USA
2013 Ceramic Cultural Center Shigaraki, Japan
2008 transiTERRE, Centre d’Art Contemporain Vaste et Vaque, Canada