Denise Wren

Denise Wren
Wren demonstrating throwing on the wheel in Kingston Museum Art Gallery c. 1920
Born
Denise Tuckfield

(1891-01-07)7 January 1891
Lake View, Albany, Western Australia
Died1979
EducationKingston School of Art, Guildford School of Art, Camberwell College of Arts, Royal College of Art
Known forStudio pottery, Textiles
MovementArts and crafts
SpouseHenry Wren

Denise Wren (née Tuckfield; 7 January 1891 – 1979) was an Australian-born British studio potter and craftsperson. Wren was one of the first female studio potters in Britain.[1] She studied and taught with the Kingston School of Art, Knox Guild and Camberwell College of Arts. Wren and her family subsequently set up the Oxshott Pottery and wrote on the subjects of ceramics, textiles and making.[2]

  1. ^ "Inside the archive of pioneering studio potter and designer Denise Wren – Museum Crush". museumcrush.org. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Denise Wren | Ceramic Collection and Archive". Ceramics Collection and Archive, Aberystwyth University. Retrieved 2 June 2019.