A leading figure in British ceramics, Alison Britton came to prominence among an influential group of potters who emerged from the Royal College of Art in the 1970s, including Elizabeth Fritsch and Jacqueline Poncelet, whose work sought to re-establish the vessel as an abstract form. Rather than throw on a wheel, Britton hand-builds her pieces by assembling slabs in an asymmetrical, often architectonic method and paints them in energetic gestural patterns, marrying sculpture with painting.

The present offering of Britton’s work expresses her deconstruction-reconstruction approach, as well as her explorations in painting. Internationally recognized as a curator, writer and recipient of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, her ceramic artworks are held in the permanent collections of numerous institutions including the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney; and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.