Brian Cook Shand

Home Address                                                 Workshop Address
10 Braeheads                                                   Portsoy Pottery
Whitehills                                                          Portsoy Marble Workshops
Banff                                                                Portsoy
AB45 2NP                                                       AB45 2PB

Tel 01261 861867                                           01261 842404 

1965 - 1970     Diploma in Ceramics and Sculpture, Grays School of Art, Aberdeen
1970 - 1971     Post Diploma in Ceramics Grays School of Art, Aberdeen
1971 -              Started Portsoy Pottery as part of Portsoy Marble Workshops
1991 - 2002     Graduate Ceramic Technician in 3D design at Grays School of Art
2002                Back full time potting at Portsoy with tutoring at Watergaw Ceramics

Solo Exhibitions
Aberdeen Artspace
Portfolio 4, Linlithgow
Broughton Gallery, Biggar
Tolquhon Gallery, Aberdeenshire
Logie Steading, Forres
Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen 

Joint and selected Exhibitions
Regular exhibitor at Aberdeen Artist Society Annual Exhibition at Aberdeen Art Gallery
2004    Clay in Bloom an exhibition at the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh
2005    Clay in Bloom a touring Exhibition
2005    Aberdeen Artists Annual Exhibition in Aberdeen Art Gallery
2006    Aberdeen Artists Annual Exhibition in Aberdeen Art Gallery

Works in Public Collections 
Scottish Crafts Collection, Edinburgh
Paisley Museum and Art Gallery
Aberdeen Art Gallery 

I have regularly exhibited with Scottish Potters and Aberdeen Artists and in 1983 was a Shell Expro Award winner at Aberdeen Artists Annual Exhibition. 

My work explores the possibilities inherent in thrown clay work. Pushing at the boundaries and creating excitement with extrusions, brushwork and contrasting glaze marks.