EDUCATION

1994 - 1997	University of Westminster (Harrow)	B.A.(Hons) Workshop Ceramics
1975 - 1976	Southampton University	Certificate of Qualification in Social Work
1973 - 1974	Hull University	Diploma in Social Administration
1968 - 1971	Manchester University	B.Sc. (Hons) Aeronautical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

1997 - present	Self employed ceramicist and part time teacher in adult education
1976 - 1994	Career in Social Work as Practitioner and Practice Teacher, Manager, and University Lecturer

TEACHING EXPERIENCE -ADULT EDUCATION

1997 - 2007	Adult College of Barking & Dagenham
2002 - 2004	Oaklands College, St. Albans
1997 - 2000	Amersham & Wycombe College

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2012	Bettle Gallery, Ringwood, Hants: Winter Bleu
2011	Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Gallery: RBSA Open Ceramics Bircham Gallery, Holt, Norfolk: Christmas Exhibition
2010	The Gallery at Bevere, Worcester: The Salt Show Keramikmuseum Grimmerhus, Denmark: Keramik Europas 12 Kammerhofmuseum, Gmunden, Austria: Keramik Europas 12 Craft in the Bay Gallery, Cardiff: Teapotters Saffron Walden Museum: A Handful of Potters
2009	Keramikmuseum Westerwald, Hoehr-Grenzhausen, Germany: Keramik Europas 12 – Westerwald Preis 2009 Pyramid Gallery, York Woodbury Studio Gallery, Exeter: Clay 16 Booth House Gallery, Holmfirth, Yorks: A Pinch of Salt
2008	Bermuda Society of Arts, Hamilton, Bermuda International Contemporary Ceramics Rye Art Gallery, Rye, East Sussex A Joyous Glaze
2007	Musee de Carouge, Geneva: Concours International de Ceramique de la Ville de Carouge. Gallery H, Arnside, Cumbria. Imagine Gallery. Parnside Mill, Harlow.
2006	Galerie Handwerk Koblenz, Germany: Salzbrand Keramik 2006. Galanthus Gallery, Hereford. Garden Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton.
2005	Crafts Council Gallery and touring: Table Manners; International Contemporary Tableware Bettles Gallery: Christmas Chimes Rufford Craft Centre: Salt and Soda Cone 9 Gallery, North Berwick, East Lothian
2004	Andenne, Belgium: Marche International de Potiers, 9th Biennale de la Ceramique Celf Gallery, Swansea
2003	Royal Exchange Theatre Gallery, Manchester
2002	Royal College of Art and touring: Ceramic Contemporaries 4 Beatrice Royal Gallery, Eastliegh Galerie Handwerk Koblenz, Germany: Salzbrand Keramik 2002
2000	Metropole Arts Centre, Folkestone: CPA Millennium Exhibition, "Inspired and Fired"

DEMONSTRATIONS/SLIDE LECTURES

June 11	Earth & Fire International Ceramics Fair, Rufford Abbey Country Park
Jan. 10	Bucks Potters
Aug. 09	Art in Clay, Hatfield House
Jan. 09	Dacorum and Chiltern Potters Guild
May 08	Anglian Potters
July 07	Victoria & Albert Museum, London
May 07	ClayArt, Denbigh
Sept 05	Ceramics in the City, Geffrye Museum
March 05	Wey Ceramics Group
March 05	West Forest Potters
April 03	Victoria & Albert Museum, London

MEMBERSHIPS

Professional Member, Craft Potters Association, London

London Potters (Council Member)

Hertfordshire Visual Arts Forum (founder and former chair, Ceramics Group)

Anglian Potters

Art Workers Guild, London

PUBLICATIONS

‘Ceramics: is Design the Way Forward?’ in Studio Pottery No.39 Spring 2000

‘The Teapot Book’, Steve Woodhead, A & C Black 2005

‘Advanced Pottery’, Linda Bloomfield, Robert Hale 2011

‘Colour in Glazes’, Linda Bloomfield, Bloomsbury Academic Visual Art 2011

‘Contemporary Tableware’ Linda Bloomfield, Bloomsbury Academic Visual Art 2013