Clarke, Jean (McIntyre)
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Maker Name
Clarke, Jean (McIntyre)
Clarke, Jean (Reagh)
Studio name
Reagh Studio
Biography
Jean Clarke studied at Calgary's Provincial Institute of Technology and Art (now the Alberta College of Art) in the mid 1930s with Doris LeCocq. In 1945 she studied ceramics at the Art Institute of Chicago and later with Alexander Archipenko in New York.
She moved to Vancouver from Alberta in the late 1940s.
Jean McIntyre, as she was before marrying Stan Clarke, started making pottery around 1948 with her partner - and later husband - Stan Clarke.
The partnership produced slip-cast, hand-moulded and thrown work, often with figurative decoration by Jean. They began using the Reagh Studio name in 1950.
Between 1952 and 1956 the couple sold their work from a workshop-store at 3529 West 41st Street in Vancouver, moving in late 1955 to a location at 1573 West 6th Avenue for about one year. In late 1954, Reagh Studio had begun selling clay, kilns, and enameling supplies to the growing hobby market. In 1956, the Clarkes sold their business to Ruth Meechan (RM Potteries) and moved to Surrey around 1957, with Jean focusing on ceramic sculpture.
In addition to her basic ceramics training at the UBC Ceramic Hut in the mid 50s, Jean Clarke also attended the sculpture workshops at UBC with Alexander Archipenko (1957) and Louis Archambault (1959). In 1959 she won the Women's Auxiliary purchase prize at the BC Potters' 11th annual exhibition at the VAG (aka 2nd Biennial Crafts) for her abstract sculpture "Growing Things." In 1955 she started exhibiting ceramic sculpture nationally and in 1959, internationally.
From the late 50s to the 70s Jean became well-known for her ceramic sculptures of animals and human groupings which she sold through several galleries and shops, including the Canvas Shack (1964, 1965) the Hand Loom in Victoria (1968), the House of Ceramics (1973), the Clamshell at the Vancouver Aquarium (1974), and at the Water's Edge in North Vancouver (1975).
She moved to Vancouver from Alberta in the late 1940s.
Jean McIntyre, as she was before marrying Stan Clarke, started making pottery around 1948 with her partner - and later husband - Stan Clarke.
The partnership produced slip-cast, hand-moulded and thrown work, often with figurative decoration by Jean. They began using the Reagh Studio name in 1950.
Between 1952 and 1956 the couple sold their work from a workshop-store at 3529 West 41st Street in Vancouver, moving in late 1955 to a location at 1573 West 6th Avenue for about one year. In late 1954, Reagh Studio had begun selling clay, kilns, and enameling supplies to the growing hobby market. In 1956, the Clarkes sold their business to Ruth Meechan (RM Potteries) and moved to Surrey around 1957, with Jean focusing on ceramic sculpture.
In addition to her basic ceramics training at the UBC Ceramic Hut in the mid 50s, Jean Clarke also attended the sculpture workshops at UBC with Alexander Archipenko (1957) and Louis Archambault (1959). In 1959 she won the Women's Auxiliary purchase prize at the BC Potters' 11th annual exhibition at the VAG (aka 2nd Biennial Crafts) for her abstract sculpture "Growing Things." In 1955 she started exhibiting ceramic sculpture nationally and in 1959, internationally.
From the late 50s to the 70s Jean became well-known for her ceramic sculptures of animals and human groupings which she sold through several galleries and shops, including the Canvas Shack (1964, 1965) the Hand Loom in Victoria (1968), the House of Ceramics (1973), the Clamshell at the Vancouver Aquarium (1974), and at the Water's Edge in North Vancouver (1975).
First name
Jean
Last name
Clarke
Career dates (start and end)
1948
Date of Birth
1915
Date of Death
1995
Place of Birth
Nanton, AB
Place of Death
Studio location
Formal Education
Major Exhibitions
Ceramics, Textiles and Furniture, VAG, 1951
Ceramics, Textiles and Furniture, VAG, 1952 (entered as Reagh Studio)
BC Potters' 6th Annual, UBC, 1954
Canadian Ceramics of 1955, Toronto and Montreal
BC Arts Today, AGGV, 1956
BC Potters' 10th Annual, (aka BC Annual Pottery and Handicrafts) 1958, UBC
Canadian Ceramics 1959, Toronto and Montreal
BC Potters' 11th Annual (aka 2nd Biennial Crafts), VAG, 1959
Contemporary Ceramics, Ostende, Belgium, 1959
Canadian Ceramics 1961, Toronto and Montreal. Shown elsewhere in Canada, 1961-1962
Eighth International Exhibition of Ceramic Art, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC, 1961
26th International Arts and Crafts, Florence, Italy, 1962
Canadian Guild of Potters Gallery, Toronto, 1963
Retrospect Ceramics 80, Potters Guild of BC, 1980
Collections
Vancouver Art Gallery
Affiliated organizations
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Links to Further Resources
https://studioceramicscanada.com/stan-and-jean-clarke/
http://www.studioceramicscanada.com/
Source
Allan Collier
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