Janet Mansfield
b. 1934, Sydney
Janet Mansfield has been a potter for more than thirty years. Since training in ceramics at the National Art School (then East Sydney Technical College), she has exhibited widely in Australia and overseas.
Mansfield's work is represented in most major public collections in Australia and has appeared in many publications throughout the world. She has been an invited participant in symposia and conferences, and as a juror in many countries. She is currently vice-president of the International Academy of Ceramics and has been a member of the organisation since 1981.
Janet Mansfield has received a number of awards for ceramics, including the 1986 Award of the Australian Ceramic Society. In 1987 she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for her services to art, especially ceramics. In 1990 she received the Emeritus Award for art from the Australia Council, and in 1999, the award of the Ceramic Arts Foundation, Ceramics Millenium, Amsterdam. Lifetime achievement awards have been granted to Mansfield by NCECA (National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts) - USA and the International Festival of Ceramics - UK, both in 2003.
Janet Mansfield has written a number of books on ceramics and is the publisher/editor of the journals Ceramics: Art and Perception and CeramicsTECHNICAL, high quality international publications. For many years she has worked in the salt-glaze and wood-firing aesthetic, giving workshops and lecturing internationally on this subject.
