About the maker
Jonathan Middlemiss (1949–2021) was a celebrated British ceramicist whose work is featured in public and private collections worldwide. His ceramics combine structure, geometry, and multi-glazed surfaces, creating forms that are layered, architectural, and dynamically composed.
From the 1980s onward, Middlemiss built an international career, exhibiting widely in Cologne, Los Angeles, Japan, and later in the Middle East. In 1989, he was elected onto the British Crafts Council’s Select Index. In 1992, he became a Fellow of the Crafts Potters Association of Great Britain and the Chambre Syndicale des Céramistes et Ateliers d’Art de France, and in the same year was awarded the Gold Medal at the 13th Biennale Internationale de Céramique d’Art in Vallauris, France, one of the most prestigious international awards celebrating contemporary ceramic art. In 1994, he was appointed a Member of the International Academy of Ceramics in Prague.
From the late 1990s, Middlemiss lectured extensively in ceramics and contemporary craft and expanded his practice into interdisciplinary work, including installations, public commissions, and creative workshops. After a period focusing less on ceramics, he re-established ceramic production in the early 2010s, creating works alongside mixed-media projects informed by a deep connection to landscape and sensory experience.
Jonathan Middlemiss was a visionary whose independent approach and uncompromising application of expression and form set his work apart. His ceramics leave a lasting legacy, respected by collectors and makers alike.