Christine (Poole) was born and brought up in Kelso, Scottish Borders. After leaving school in 1972, she spent 9 months in north west Sicily with a village craft project where, along with a group of students from Dartington Hall school, she helped to establish a pottery in Scopello near Palermo. She then went on to complete a foundation and 3 year BA in ceramics at Bath Academy of Art under the tutor ship of John Colbeck.

In 1978 she and Rodger set up the pottery at Barnbarroch, (near Kippford in Dumfries and Galloway). She has since been working as a full time potter in Galloway where the majority of her work has been sold directly from the showroom and she has exhibited widely throughout Scotland and the UK.

EXHIBITIONS

2002 Ceramics, The Broughton Gallery Spring show, Biggar, Scotland
1998 ‘Time and Tide’, Designs Gallery, Castle Douglas
1993 ‘Decorated Earthenware’, Mainhill Gallery, Ancrum
1992 ‘Recent Ceramics’ Open Eye, Edinburgh
1989 ‘Decorated Earthenware’ Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
1981 ‘Ceramics’ Henderson Gallery, Edinburgh

SELECTED AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009 ‘ The Affordable Art Fair’ London, with Mainhill Gallery
2008 ‘Impressions of Galloway Past and Present, McGill Duncan Gallery
2008 ‘All the Trimmings’, Booth House Gallery
2008 ‘ Festive’, Gallery Top
2007 ‘Pushing Boundaries’, Booth House Gallery, Holmfirth
2007 ‘Country Pursuits 3’ The Whitehouse Gallery. Kirkcudbright
2005 ‘Designs Summer Exhibition, Designs Gallery, Castle Douglas
2005 ‘Country Pursuits’Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright
2004 ‘A Christmas Present’ The Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead
2003 ‘Planted’ Gracefield Arts Centre, Craft Focus Gallery
2003 ‘Christmas Exhibition’, The Queen’s Gallery, Dundee
2003 ‘Chritsmas Art Show’ Lillie Art gallery, Milngavie
2003 ‘Cats’ Laburnum Gallery, Penrith
2002 ‘The Collins Christmas Show’, Collins Gallery, Glasgow
2002 ‘Paired’, The Crawford Arts Centre, St Andrews
2001 ‘A Christmas Present,’ The Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead
2001 ‘15 Scottish Artists’, Gallerie du Bois d’Amour, Pont-Aven, Brittany
1996 ‘Triptich’ Designs Gallery, Castle Douglas
‘Zoo’ Todd Garner Gallery, Glasgow
‘Tiled Out’ Laburnum Ceramics, Penrith
1995 ‘Uisge Beatha’, Collins Gallery, Glasgow.
‘Endangered Species’, Lamont Gallery, Bethnall Green, London
1993 Spring exhibition, Frames Gallery, Perth
1991 ‘The Chosen Few’, Open Eye, Edinburgh.

SELECTED CERAMIC RETAIL SHOWS

2009 ‘Earth and Fire’, Rufford Arts Centre
2009 ‘Potfest in the Park’, Hutton in the Forest
2008 ‘Clay Art’, Denbigh
2008 ‘Potfest in the Park’, Hutton in the Forest

COMMISSIONS

Numerous commissions for tile panels, name plaques, prizes and commemorative plates.

AWARDS

Dumfries and Galloway Craftmaker’s Awards scheme 2006
Scottish Arts Council ‘Creative Development’ for 2008

WORK ILLUSTRATED IN PUBLICATIONS

Early work in Tony Birk’s book ‘Pottery’ Pan Craft books (Christine Poole)
Millars Collectors & Antique Guide 2000 modern ceramics
500 Plates & Chargers 2008 Lark Books