Jonathan Middlemiss (1949–2021)
Featured in public and private collections worldwide, Jon Middlemiss’ ceramics combine structure, geometry and multi glazed surfaces, creating forms that are layered, architectural, and dynamically composed.
From the 1980s onward, he built an international career, his work exhibited widely from Cologne and Los Angeles to Japan and, later, the Middle East. In 1989, Middlemiss was elected onto the British Crafts Council’s Select Index. In 1992, he was elected Fellow of the Crafts Potters Association of Great Britain and the Chambre Syndicale des Céramistes et Ateliers d’Art de France, and that same year he was awarded the Gold Medal at the 13th Biennale Internationale de Céramique d’Art in Vallauris, France, one of the most prestigious international awards celebrating contemporary ceramic art. In 1994, he became a Member of the International Academy of Ceramics in Prague.
From the late 1990s, Middlemiss lectured in ceramics and contemporary craft and expanded into interdisciplinary work, including installations, public commissions, and creative workshops. After a period in which his practice focused less on ceramics, he later re-established ceramic production in the early 2010s, working alongside mixed media works informed by a deep connection to landscape and sensory experience.
Jonathan Middlemiss was a visionary whose independent approach and uncompromising application of expression and form set his work apart. His work leaves a lasting ceramic legacy, respected by collectors and makers alike.
