Terry Moores

Terry Moores was born Terence William Moores in Ashton Under Lyne, a suburb of Manchester and brought up in Denton (now part of Tameside). He went on to develop a career in ceramic sculpture, examples of which are found in the collections of the University of East Anglia^[1] and the British Museum.^[2]

• Established independent ceramic workshop:^[3]
  • 1977 Compton, Surrey, England
  • 1982 Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Following his marriage to textile artist Mary Farmer they converted a listed warehouse on Doughty Quay to establish a joint workshop and home in Boston, Lincolnshire.^[4][5]

• Exhibited in UK, Germany and Estonia^[6]
  • Most notable exhibitions
    • 1982 The Maker's Eye at the Crafts Council, London^[7]
    • 1981 Contemporary Ceramics - Henry Rothschild's Biennial Exhibition at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, England^[8]
    • 1985 Mary Farmer & Terry Moores at British Crafts Centre^[9]
    • 1987 The Scattered Kiln at Usher Gallery, Lincoln, England^[10]
  • Exhibitions List on ArtFacts
  • Exhibitions Timeline
• Last known exhibition 1993

The Warehouse at 50 High Street, Boston, Lincolnshire and the contribution of Mary Farmer and Terry Moores to their respective fields as Designer Craftspeople has been recognised by the Boston Preservation Trust's Blue Plaque scheme.^[11]

• University of East Anglia^[12]
• British Museum^[13][14]

• Relevant biography links
• Crafts Magazine references to Terry Moores
• Ceramic Review references to Terry Moores
• Boston Preservation Trust Blue Plaques Trail - The Warehouse