Fine Art, Craft Historian, Practising Ceramicist, Curator
Job title:
Senior Lecturer in Art History
Biography:
Jack Dawson is a Fine Art and Craft Historian, Author, Curator and practising Ceramicist. Jack was awarded a Diploma in Design (Ceramics) 1970, and was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (Scot) in 1977. In 1981 he was awarded a BA(Hons) History of Modern Art and Design from Newcastle Polytechnic, and followed this with a post-grad MLitt in History of Art from the University of Glasgow, and a PhD at the University of Sunderland.
Prior to embarking on a career as an art historian, he originally studied Ceramics at Newcastle College of Art and subsequently ran his own studio in the Scottish Borders during the 1970s, and was an active member of the Scottish Craft Centre, exhibiting extensively in Britain and abroad. Jack was also a founding member of the Scottish Craftsman Pottemore...
Jack Dawson is a Fine Art and Craft Historian, Author, Curator and practising Ceramicist. Jack was awarded a Diploma in Design (Ceramics) 1970, and was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (Scot) in 1977. In 1981 he was awarded a BA(Hons) History of Modern Art and Design from Newcastle Polytechnic, and followed this with a post-grad MLitt in History of Art from the University of Glasgow, and a PhD at the University of Sunderland.
Prior to embarking on a career as an art historian, he originally studied Ceramics at Newcastle College of Art and subsequently ran his own studio in the Scottish Borders during the 1970s, and was an active member of the Scottish Craft Centre, exhibiting extensively in Britain and abroad. Jack was also a founding member of the Scottish Craftsman Potters Association. Jack is involved in teaching at undergraduate and post-graduate level and has supervised a number of PhDs.