Osborne, Leonard

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Maker Name

Osborne, Leonard

Studio name

Osborne Pottery Studio

Biography

Osborne, an aeronautical engineer, came to Canada in 1937. He studied pottery with Carlton Ball and Rex Mason at UBC in the mid 50s and established studios in West Vancouver and Saanich (near Victoria). He subsequently had a distinguished pottery career, exhibiting locally, nationally and internationally. For more details see vanartgallery

First name

Leonard

Last name

Osborne

Career dates (start and end)

1955

Date of Birth

1911

Date of Death

2004

Place of Birth

Coventry, England

Place of Death

Major Exhibitions

see vanartgallery link

Collections

AGGV

Links to Further Resources

The Modern Eye, Craft and Design in Canada 1940-1980 catalogue, AGGV, 2011
Back to the Land catalogue, Diane Carr, AGGV, 2013
Modern in the Making Post-War Craft and Design in BC catalogue, VAG 2020

Source

Debra E. Sloan and Allan Collier

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