Henson, Simon
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Henson, Simon
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Biography
Henson is known as a potter who integrated natural elements into his work and as a ceramic sculptor and teacher.
During the 1960s he taught in England, including a period at Loughborough College where he taught Neil Dalrymple. He came to Victoria in 1970, and as Dick Henson had a one-man exhibition at the AGGV. (He changed his name to Simon Henson in 1977.) He established a pottery school in Victoria in 1975.
In 1980 he moved to Saltspring Island where he eventually founded the Saltspring Island School of Sculpture (ca 1990) which evolved into the Saltspring Island School of the Arts (1991).
During the 1960s he taught in England, including a period at Loughborough College where he taught Neil Dalrymple. He came to Victoria in 1970, and as Dick Henson had a one-man exhibition at the AGGV. (He changed his name to Simon Henson in 1977.) He established a pottery school in Victoria in 1975.
In 1980 he moved to Saltspring Island where he eventually founded the Saltspring Island School of Sculpture (ca 1990) which evolved into the Saltspring Island School of the Arts (1991).
First name
Simon
Last name
Henson
Career dates (start and end)
1970
Date of Birth
1942
Place of Birth
Leicester, England
Studio location
Major Exhibitions
Dick Henson: A Summer's Potting, AGGV,1972
Leafhill Galleries, Victoria, 1978
Ceramic sculpture, Potter's Wheel Gallery, 1978, 1979
De Vooght Galleries Vancouver, 1979
Art Gallery at the Crystal Gardens, 1979, 1980, 1983
Exhibited 'Osprey' sculpture in "Profiles of a Heritage: Images of Wildlife by British Columbia Artists" at AGGV, 1987
Back to the Land, AGGV, 2012
Collections
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Source
Allan Collier
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