Chris Sanders
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Name
Chris Sanders
Other names
CS [impressed mark]
SANDERS, Christopher
Culture
Australian
Gender
Male
Birth date
4 March 1952
Birth place
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Occupations
Ceramic artist | Decorative / design artist
Summary
Worked: Australia (VIC)
NGA IRN
13637
Context
Australia
Biography
Christopher Sanders
Christopher Brown Sanders was born in Melbourne on 4 March 1952, receiving training from his father Tom Sanders from 1972-74 and Ian Sprague with whom he worked at Mungeribar Pottery, Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria from 1976-78. In 1978 he went on a study tour of the United States, Canada and England. He received a Crafts Board of the Australia Council workshop assistance grant in 1979 and also lectured part-time at Prahran College from then until 1981 when he established the Clifton Hill Pottery and commenced full-time production. Chris Sanders has thrown pots for several artists to decorate including Anne Hall, who continued to model the pieces, Murray Walker, Don Green and Peter Cooley.
Christopher Brown Sanders was born in Melbourne on 4 March 1952, receiving training from his father Tom Sanders from 1972-74 and Ian Sprague with whom he worked at Mungeribar Pottery, Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria from 1976-78. In 1978 he went on a study tour of the United States, Canada and England. He received a Crafts Board of the Australia Council workshop assistance grant in 1979 and also lectured part-time at Prahran College from then until 1981 when he established the Clifton Hill Pottery and commenced full-time production. Chris Sanders has thrown pots for several artists to decorate including Anne Hall, who continued to model the pieces, Murray Walker, Don Green and Peter Cooley.
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