About Jane Hamlyn
Born 1940. Jane Hamlyn is a ceramicist.
Jane Hamlyn (born 1940) is an English studio potter known for her functional salt glaze pottery.
Born in Whitechapel, London, Hamlyn initially trained as a nurse at University College Hospital London. She studied pottery part-time at Putney Adult Education Centre, and in 1999 she was awarded the European Saltglaze Prize.
Hamlyn is a Fellow and former chair of the Craft Potters Association.
Her work is displayed at the Victoria & Albert Museum London, in the Crafts Council Permanent Collection, and the William Alfred Ismay ceramics collection at the York Art Gallery.
Hamlyn was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to pottery and ceramics.
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