Description

Tam Irving, West Vancouver (images 2 a and b) Platter with birds, brushed white glaze on stoneware. 30 cm x 33 cm.

Tam Irving is an educator and studio potter based in West Vancouver. He is a founding member and impetus behind the formation of the NWCF. After obtaining a degree in Agriculture from the University of Scotland in Edinburgh and working as a chemist for Shell Canada, he became a production potter. He began to teach in ceramics at the Vancouver School of Art/Emily Carr University in 1973, retiring in 1996 to return to his own practice. Internationally recognized, his work is in the collections of The Victoria and Albert Museum, the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Gardiner Museum, the Clay and Glass Gallery and the Surrey Art Gallery.

This work will close with Section A at 7pm.