Manjula Muir

I was born in Paddington, London, but spent my formative years in Sri lanka and returned to the UK with my family when I was 7.
The unspoilt nature that was the Garden of Eden which I remember as my playground at our home in Sri Lanka has left a lasting influence on me.

I grew up in the 70's and 80's in Essex with my family and graduated from the University of Dundee. After initially following a career as an accountant, in 2003 I embarked on my long term passion for art and creativity that I had since childhood. Although I am largely self taught, I studied further into ceramics at the University of Hertfordshire in 2008 and City Lit London in 2014 and picked up skills from studio potters here in the UK, as well as in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Japan.

My mum was a dressmaker and designer and I have fond memories of my preschool years spent at her dressmaking school playing with her students and the colourful fabrics, which was my initial introduction to creativity. I also remember being encouraged to make the toys we played with from coconut shells and all matter of plant materials found/that fell from the trees in our garden in Sri lanka by my nanny.

My love of ceramics eventually took me to Japan in 2003 to observe the vari...

University of Dundee, Scotland UK

Birmingham City College Diploma in Art & Design

University of Hertfordshire Ceramic course

City Lit London Ceramic Course

Selected Society of Women Artist - Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1 London- September 2019
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Selected for solo exhibition - Foyer Gallery Barbican -Barbican Centre London May 2020
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Selected by Saatchi Art for Saatchi on screen Gallery London  March 2019 
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Solo Exhibition - Etz Chayim Art Gallery  Northwood, UK
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Selected for Solo Exhibition -Galerie du Cedre- Switzerland 2018-2019
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Selected for Journee des Arts - Nyon Switzerland  November 2018
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Ceramic classes- Dagnall school Buckinghamshire 2018
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Pinner Sketch Club summer exhibition, Middlesex 2014. 2015. 2016. 2017. 2018.
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Selected for The Maker's Art range Heath Robinson Museum, Pinner, Middlesex.  2017, 2018
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The Edinburgh Gallery,-exhibition. Edinburgh 2015. 2016, 2017
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Pinner Sketch Club summer exhibition, Middlesex 2013: Awarded commendation by Jane McAdam Freud artist, daughter of Lucian Freud)

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2004 to 2011Exhibition Chorleywood, Hertfordshire
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2009 Joint exhibition Chorleywood House grounds
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2008 Exhibition Harefield Gallery Hertfordshire
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2007 Exhibition-Praed Street, Paddington, London