Righton, Robin
Item
Maker Name
Righton, Robin
Studio name
Swan Lake Pottery
Biography
Righton studied with Walter Dexter at the Kootenay School of Art between 1968 and 1971. Others at KSA at that time included potters Ted Driediger, Geoff Searle, and Linda Mackie with whom he established Swan Lake Pottery (Victoria) in 1972.
At the start of his career, Righton focused on stoneware with wax resist decoration. By the mid 70s he was producing raku which over the next 2 decades would become a central part of his output. By 1980 he had also begun working in porcelain and making plates incorporating figures and landscapes.
Righton exhibited and sold work frequently at craft fairs and galleries mainly on Vancouver Island and often with Linda Mackie, his partner in Swan Lake Pottery. These include annual and semi-annual Craft fairs at the University of Victoria (1973-1978) and Christmas sales at the Empress Hotel (1973-1986). He consistently sold work through the Maples Gallery in Saanich, BC (1979-1987), at the Hand Loom in Victoria (1972 -1990) and at numerous other galleries both on the Island and in Vancouver. A few of these are listed below.
In the late 1980s, he also exhibited with Vancouver Island Potters at their annual exhibition/sales in Metchosin.
At the start of his career, Righton focused on stoneware with wax resist decoration. By the mid 70s he was producing raku which over the next 2 decades would become a central part of his output. By 1980 he had also begun working in porcelain and making plates incorporating figures and landscapes.
Righton exhibited and sold work frequently at craft fairs and galleries mainly on Vancouver Island and often with Linda Mackie, his partner in Swan Lake Pottery. These include annual and semi-annual Craft fairs at the University of Victoria (1973-1978) and Christmas sales at the Empress Hotel (1973-1986). He consistently sold work through the Maples Gallery in Saanich, BC (1979-1987), at the Hand Loom in Victoria (1972 -1990) and at numerous other galleries both on the Island and in Vancouver. A few of these are listed below.
In the late 1980s, he also exhibited with Vancouver Island Potters at their annual exhibition/sales in Metchosin.
First name
Robin
Last name
Righton
Career dates (start and end)
1972
1999
Date of Birth
1947
Date of Death
1999
Place of Birth
Kimberley, British Columbia
Place of Death
Studio location
Formal Education
Apprenticeships
Clay Association, Calgary, 1972-1972
Major Exhibitions
Faenza, Italy - no further info.
BC Ceramics 78, Gallery 7, Potters' Guild of BC , Vancouver, BC
Restrospect Ceramics 80, PGBC, 50th Anniversary exhibition, 1980
"Art of Raku" with Dexter, Friedmann, Hutchens at Marshall Gallery, Victoria, 1988
" Contemporary Raku" with Mary Fox, Gordon Reisig, Geoff Searle at the Gallery of BC Ceramics, Vancouver, 1989.
Righton (pottery) with Leslie Richmond (fibre), Circle Craft, Vancouver, 1989
Back to the Land, AGGV, Diane Carr, with catalogue, 2012
Affiliated organizations
Links to Further Resources
Catalogue of British Columbian Potters, Bob Kingsmill, 1977
Back to the Land exhibition catalogue, AGGV, 2012
Source
Debra E. Sloan and Allan Collier
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