Maggie M. Broadley
- Work
- Biography
My mother taught me to make things; to knit, to sew, in the way she’d been taught by her mother...so my early view of craft was that it was something everyday and practical. I applied to art school in my mid-30s, inspired by the ‘new’ Glasgow Boys (and Girls) and German Expressionist painters and printmakers like Käthe Kollwitz. I was redirected from Fine Art/ Painting to Ceramics.
After a break from full-time practice of almost 20 years, I have returned to making, aiming to stretch myself technically and creatively. Despite gaps of many years from making, I’ve always found returning to working with clay is like an instinct; it comes back quickly.
I started by going back to what I know, larger-scale vessel forms. I realised I have been so focused on my Gaelic roots that I omitted to explore how my home of the last 40-odd years fits into my idea of 'belonging’. As a starting point, my forms are still heavily influenced by my crofting heritage (my core) but my surfaces will take inspiration from my drawings and photographs of the farming area around my Ayrshire home. I've recently been combining my drawings and photography, using Photoshop to create repeat patterns, aiming to create a new body of work incorporating the vessel form, ceramic transfers, and new glazes.
For me, Craft is the keeper of tradition and the subverter of tradition; I find endless fascination in its ‘shapeshifting’ between design, making objects, and making art.
After a break from full-time practice of almost 20 years, I have returned to making, aiming to stretch myself technically and creatively. Despite gaps of many years from making, I’ve always found returning to working with clay is like an instinct; it comes back quickly.
I started by going back to what I know, larger-scale vessel forms. I realised I have been so focused on my Gaelic roots that I omitted to explore how my home of the last 40-odd years fits into my idea of 'belonging’. As a starting point, my forms are still heavily influenced by my crofting heritage (my core) but my surfaces will take inspiration from my drawings and photographs of the farming area around my Ayrshire home. I've recently been combining my drawings and photography, using Photoshop to create repeat patterns, aiming to create a new body of work incorporating the vessel form, ceramic transfers, and new glazes.
For me, Craft is the keeper of tradition and the subverter of tradition; I find endless fascination in its ‘shapeshifting’ between design, making objects, and making art.
I am returning (for a second time!) to my ceramics practice, combining this with a long-standing commitment to supporting the role of arts and culture in effecting transformational change.
Education:
1993 - 1997 Glasgow School of Art
BA (Hons) Design, Specialism Ceramics,
Design School Prize Winner, Travelling Scholarship
Chase Charity Award: Glasgow School of Art Scholarship
Professional Associations:
2020: Visual Arts Scotland
2020: Scottish Artist Union
2019: Member of Upland, Dumfries & Galloway
2018: Member & Board Member, Applied Arts Scotland
2018: Scottish Contemporary Arts Network
1999 – 2001: VAS Council Member, Applied Arts: Selection and Hanging Committee.
1999: Elected Professional Member, Visual Arts Scotland
Craft Development:
2020: Peer Mentor, Upland, Dumfries & Galloway
2019: MAKE Manifesto Committee Member
2008 – 2017: Executive Director/Creative Director 2008 - 2017
West Kilbride Community Initiative Ltd/Craft Town Scotland
2004 – 2008: Craft Development Officer/Manager, West Kilbride Community Initiative Ltd/Scotland’s Craft & Design town
Selected Exhibitions:
2007: Gifted, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
2007; Winter Warmth, Park Gallery, Callendar House, Falkirk
2007: Spectrum Gallery, Powys, Wales
2006: Yorkshire Sculpture Park
2001: Visual Arts Scotland, Annual Exhibition, RSA Edinburgh
2000: Bridge Gallery, Dublin
1999: Strathearn Gallery, Crieff
1998: Artistic License, London
1998: Highland Open Art Exhibition, Art tm, Inverness (touring)
1998: Scottish Artists and Artist Craftsmen Exhibition, RSA Edinburgh
1998: Gilt Edged, Ass. of Applied Artist Exhibition, Collins Gallery Glasgow
1997: New Generation, Compass Gallery Glasgow
1997: GSA Graduates, Galerie Carla Koch Amsterdam
1997: Scottish Society of Artists Annual Exhibition, RSA Edinburgh
Education:
1993 - 1997 Glasgow School of Art
BA (Hons) Design, Specialism Ceramics,
Design School Prize Winner, Travelling Scholarship
Chase Charity Award: Glasgow School of Art Scholarship
Professional Associations:
2020: Visual Arts Scotland
2020: Scottish Artist Union
2019: Member of Upland, Dumfries & Galloway
2018: Member & Board Member, Applied Arts Scotland
2018: Scottish Contemporary Arts Network
1999 – 2001: VAS Council Member, Applied Arts: Selection and Hanging Committee.
1999: Elected Professional Member, Visual Arts Scotland
Craft Development:
2020: Peer Mentor, Upland, Dumfries & Galloway
2019: MAKE Manifesto Committee Member
2008 – 2017: Executive Director/Creative Director 2008 - 2017
West Kilbride Community Initiative Ltd/Craft Town Scotland
2004 – 2008: Craft Development Officer/Manager, West Kilbride Community Initiative Ltd/Scotland’s Craft & Design town
Selected Exhibitions:
2007: Gifted, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
2007; Winter Warmth, Park Gallery, Callendar House, Falkirk
2007: Spectrum Gallery, Powys, Wales
2006: Yorkshire Sculpture Park
2001: Visual Arts Scotland, Annual Exhibition, RSA Edinburgh
2000: Bridge Gallery, Dublin
1999: Strathearn Gallery, Crieff
1998: Artistic License, London
1998: Highland Open Art Exhibition, Art tm, Inverness (touring)
1998: Scottish Artists and Artist Craftsmen Exhibition, RSA Edinburgh
1998: Gilt Edged, Ass. of Applied Artist Exhibition, Collins Gallery Glasgow
1997: New Generation, Compass Gallery Glasgow
1997: GSA Graduates, Galerie Carla Koch Amsterdam
1997: Scottish Society of Artists Annual Exhibition, RSA Edinburgh
- Maggie M. Broadley
- Encrusted Vessel - Curved Implement View 1: Image Credit - Euan Adamson
- Ceramics
- Maggie M. Broadley
- Encrusted Vessel - Curved Implement View 2: Image Credit - Euan Adamson
- Ceramics
- Maggie M. Broadley
- Encrusted Vessel - Moss Twist View 1: Image Credit - Euan Adamson
- Ceramics
- Maggie M. Broadley
- Encrusted Vessel - Moss Twist View 2: Image Credit - Euan Adamson
- Ceramics
- Maggie M. Broadley
- Encrusted Vessel - Dark Winter Stretch; Image Credit - Euan Adamson
- Ceramics
- Maggie M. Broadley
- Encrusted and Worn Vessel - Spring View 1: Photo Credit - Euan Adamson
- Ceramics
- Maggie M. Broadley
- Curran's After the Fire - Wallpaper, Brick, Charred wood, Warped Metal (5)
- Digital print
- Maggie M. Broadley
- Braehead - Gouged tree, Fenced in, Scaffolding clamp (3)
- Digital print
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