Exhibitions
2024 ‘In Transit’, Indian Ceramics Triennale, New Delhi, India
2023 ‘Ceramicship’, 9th Nangyang Clay Group exhibition, International Ceramic Biennale, Singapore
2022 ‘Transgressions’, Contemporary ceramics at The Design Museum of Barcelona
2022 080 Barcelona Fashion, The MACBA Museum, Barcelona, Spain
2021 ‘More Organics’ Exhibition, Tiendshuur Museum, Tegelen, Netherlands
2020 ‘The Art of Emptiness’ Artur Ramon Art Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2019 Gyeonggi International Ceramics Biennale, Icheon, South Korea
2019 39 CICA International Biennale and Competition, Alcora Museum, Spain (Third Prize Winner)
2019 Chelsea Flower Show, Artisan Studio exhibitor, London, UK
2018 Ori Bespoke Gallery, London, UK
2018 ‘Handmade in Britain‘, at Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, London, UK
2018 The London Design Fair, London, UK
2018 Mirta Morigi Gallery, Faenza, Italy
2017-2018 Industry Gallery, Barcelona
2017 ‘The Documenta ´14 Exhibition’. The Grimm Welt Museum, Kassel, Germany
2016 ‘What you want is what you get’, Moisés Pérez de Albéniz gallery. Madrid, Spain
2016 The International Academy of Ceramics (IAC) Congress, Group exhibition ´Highfire´ ElTorn Barcelona, Spain
2015 The Grimm Brothers Museum,´Grimm Welt´ Kassel, Germany
2016 Art Gallery Chez Xefo, Barcelona, Spain
2015 ‘The Wall’, Untitled BCN, Art Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2015 Pop-up Art Exhibition, Barrio Gotico, Barcelona, Spain
2014 1240°C, Eltorn School of ceramics, Barcelona, Spain
2013 Frames Gallery, Perth, Scotland
2013 Les Galleries Maldá, Barcelona, Spain
2012 Santa Caterina Fira de Ceramica, Barcelona, Spain
2011 Caj Chai, Barcelona, Spain
2010 The Nau Ivanov Exhibition Centre, Barcelona, Spain
2003-2007 The Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece
2005-2007 Karmela Gallery, Crete, Greece
2005 Interior Design Gallery, Vicenza, Italy
2004 AFI Artists Collective, Athens, Greece
2003 Frames Gallery, Perth, Scotland
2003 Leith Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
2003 New Designers Exhibition, Business Design Centre, London, England
2003-Present Saatchi Art, US
2001-2002 Alfred University, New York State, USA
Awards
Third Prize winner – (CICA) International Competition of Ceramics Alcora Museum, CICA 2019
Diploma of Honour – Prize winner at the Korean International Ceramics Biennale International Competition 2019
Work featured in Permanent Collections/Museums
The Design Museum of Barcelona, Spain
Museo Del Cantir, Argentona, Spain
Jordi Serra Museum Barcelona, Spain
The Alcora Museum, Spain
The ´Grimm Welt´, Grimm Brothers Museum, Kassel, Germany.
(The Documenta 14´ exhibition is an exhibition of contemporary art which takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany. The work Corrie Bain exhibited was a collaborative piece called ´Banquet Table Tales´ designed by multidisciplinary artist Antoni Miralda, comissioned by the Grimm Brothers Museum. It was shown alongside the works of political activist Ai Wei Wei. The piece is a wall installation measuring 11×4 metres, and took over a year to complete. Made of over 60 large ceramic pieces, each have complex sculptural interventions depicting Grimm Brothers fairy tales. It is on display to the public in the permanent collection of The Grimm Welt , The Grimm Brothers Museum
Attended/Participated in:
2021 NCECA Panelist Speaker. Topic discussed: ‘The Impact of International Exchange’. Discussion between four founding members of International Arts programs that have designed programs in innovative subjects that integrate socio-environmental concerns with the arts.
2016 The International Academy of Ceramics’s (IAC) 47th Congress, Barcelona, Spain
2009 5th Gyeonggi International Ceramics Biennale, Icheon, South Korea
2007 4th Gyeonggi International Ceramics Biennale, Icheon,
2002 IAC’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition, Athens, Greece
2001 NCECA Ceramics Conference, Kansas, USA
Member of:
The IAC, International Academy of Ceramics, Geneva Switzerland.
NCECA, (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts)
FAD, (Fostering Arts and Design) Design Museum, Barcelona
ACC, The Catalan Association of Ceramics, Barcelona
‘The Diagonal Eleven’ Ceramic Artists Group
‘Photosagrera‘ Photographers Group
Work Featured in:
Books:
The Encylopedia of Pottery Techniques, Peter Consentino, 2018
Articles/Magazines/Publications
El Pais, 2020
Ceramics Now, 2020
Ceramics Monthly Magazine, 2019
New Ceramics Magazine, ‘In Studio Interview’ and article about Korean Buncheong ceramics, Switzerland 2017
Timeout Magazine, Barcelona, Spain 2017
Sio2 Ceramica Collet Catalogue, Front cover and review of clays inside catalogue, Spain 2017
Revistart Fine arts Magazine, article, Spain 2015
Scottish Potters Association, article, Scotland 2004
Ceramics Review Magazine, London 2003
Applied Arts Scotland Bulletin, article, Scotland 2003
Online Publications
infoceramica
El Temps
Labois Made by Artisans
New Ceramics Magazine
Saatchi Art
In the mood for Food blog article
Commissions:
Documenta Exhibition – Private commission for multidisciplinary artist Antoni Miralda and the Grimm Brothers Museum, Kassel, Germany.
Porcelain Award pieces for ELISAVA Barcelona School of Design and Engineering
Fransesc Ruestes Porcelain bottles
Art4Chef porcelain tableware for 5* Restaurants
Maia Ming Designs
Employment/Work experience:
2019-Present CEO, Founder and owner of Corrie Bain International Ceramics School, Barcelona, Spain
2009-2019 Manager, Teacher, Technician and Teacher Trainer, at ElTorn School of Ceramics, Barcelona, Spain
2009-2018 Established ceramics studio at ElTorn School of Ceramics, Barcelona, Spain
2016 Exhibitor and volunteer at The International Academy of Ceramics’s (IAC) 47th Congress, Barcelona, Spain.
2013-2016 Ceramics courses and wood firing workshops with English studio potter Seth Cardew, son of Michael Cardew, Castellon, Spain
2007-2009 Oriental ceramics research, 2 years spent studying and working with local potters in South Korea, North Korea, China, Japan, and Thailand
2006-2007 Arts facilitator and ceramics teacher, Garvalds Centre Edinburgh, Scotland
2006-2007 Arts facilitator and ceramics teacher, Bonnington Arts Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
2003-2006 Founder and teacher of Limni School of Ceramics residential summer-school, Greece
2004-2005 Ceramics teacher, Mytaras School of Art, Chalkida, Greece
2003-2004 Ceramics technician, ‘Georgoulis Pottery’ Athens, Greece
1999-2003 Arts Facilitator and ceramics teacher, Edinburgh Council’s Young Scots Organisation, Edinburgh, Scotland
1996-1997 Apprentice to studio ceramicist Alex Leckie
1987-1997 Apprentice to studio ceramicist Alan Bain
Education:
1999-2003 BA (HONS) Degree in Ceramics, Design and Applied Arts, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh.
2001-2002 Contemporary Ceramics and Glaze Calculation Theory, Alfred University of Ceramics, New York
1998-1999 Higher National Diploma: Art and Design Foundation, Langside College, Glasgow.
1997-1998 English Literature, Creative Writing, Art, and Spanish, Stevenson College, Edinburgh.
1993-1997 Drawing and Painting, Evia Arts Centre, Halkida, Evia, Greece