Stephen Dixon (ceramist)

Tin-glazed earthenware plate, with digital ceramic transfers. Stephen Dixon 2024.

Stephen Dixon (born 1957 in Peterlee, Co. Durham, United Kingdom) is a British ceramic artist and Professor Emeritus at Manchester School of Art. He is also a satirist, writer, lecturer and curator. He is known mainly for his use of dark narrative and for using "illustrated ceramics pots as an unlikely platform for social commentary and political discontent."[1] From Renaissance paintings and British politics to pop culture, Dixon draws on a variety of sources to "challenge the status quo and inspire new ways of thinking."[2] His interests include the British satirical tradition (in both printmaking and ceramics), commemorative wares, and the development of socio-political narratives in contemporary ceramics. In 2021 Dixon was awarded the prestigious British Ceramics Biennial AWARD for his installation 'The Ship of Dreams and Nightmares'.

  1. ^ Carlano, Annie (2010). Contemporary British Studio Ceramics: The Grainer Collection. Charlotte, NC: The Mint Museum. pp. 64–65. illustrated ceramics pots as an unlikely platform for social commentary and political discontent.
  2. ^ Carlano, Annie (2010). Contemporary British Studio Ceramics: The Grainer Collection. Charlotte, NC: The Mint Museum. pp. 64–65. challenge the status quo and inspire new ways of thinking.