Exhibitions

We hold exhibitions across our Museum – in the Cube Gallery and Entrance Gallery – and in our Shop Gallery.

Our exhibition programme highlights the history of the Leach Pottery and the many potters who have worked here and drawn influence from Bernard Leach, as well as the work of contemporary potters.

 

Current Exhibitions

Mark Griffiths: Half a Century – Full of Craft

Preview & Meet the Artist: Friday 4 April, 6 - 8pm
Entrance Gallery: 5 April - 6 July 2025
Online: 21 July - 17 August 2025

Delve into the world of hand-made pottery with Mark Griffiths: Half a Century – Full of Craft, a remarkable showcase of dedication, craftsmanship, and new pots. This exhibition celebrates 50 years of Mark Griffiths’ career as a professional potter, blending tradition with individual expression in every pot. Mark presents an array of forms, exploring squared bottles, jugs and larger shapes such as chargers and bread crocks. These works will feature alongside a range of more intimate pots such as yunomi and tea bowls.

Matthew Foster: A Mashiko Residency

Preview & Meet the Artist: Friday 14 February, 5 - 7pm
Entrance Gallery: 15 February - 30 March 2025
Online: 21 April - 18 May 2025

Presented online from 21 April. Matthew Foster’s international residency exhibition showcases pots created during his in 2024 stay at the Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art in Japan. Working with great enthusiasm during his fully immersive experience in this renowned pottery town, Matthew creatively engages a variety of traditions, experimenting with various techniques and materials.

Students Over a Century: Roots and Branches

Cube Gallery: 20 July 2024 - 20 July 2025

For over a century, the Leach Pottery has been a site of training and learning – weaving people, pots, ideas and cultures together. This exhibition tells the story of a small number of the Leach Pottery’s students, from the early years to the present day. This intriguing collection of pots from the Leach Studio and individual potters – some made at the Leach Pottery, some in the potter’s own studios – gives a sense of how potters respond to their time here; some adopting, developing or even rejecting the aesthetics and ideas.

 

Upcoming Exhibitions in 2025

Muchelney Pottery: 60 Years Strong

Preview & Meet the Artists: Friday 20 June, 5 - 7pm
Shop Gallery: 21 June - 20 July 2025
Online: 18 August - 14 September 2025

Celebrating 60 years of Muchelney Pottery, this exhibition in our Shop Gallery features Muchelney Kitchenware alongside selected individual pots by John Leach, Mark Melbourne and Nick Rees. Muchelney Pottery was established in the heart of the Somerset Levels, in 1965, by John and Lizzie Leach. John, the eldest grandson of Bernard Leach, designed the iconic Kitchenware range of ‘toasted’ wood-fired stoneware for use: from oven-to-table cooking, to serving and drinkware.

The Leach Pottery: One & All

Preview: Friday 11 July, 6 - 8pm
Entrance Gallery: 12 July - 1 November 2025

The Leach Pottery: One & All celebrates creativity across today’s Leach Pottery. The exhibition features individual potters from the Studio alongside colleagues across the Leach Pottery, including some of our freelance tutors. The eclectic selection of pots tell of our creative diversity and our love of clay.

 

Past Exhibitions

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2023

2022

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2015

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2013

 

Past Off-Site Exhibitions

Exhibitions about the Leach Pottery in other locations.