Roelof UysSt. Ives, Cornwall, UK

Biography

South African born ceramicist Roelof Uys took up the role of Lead Potter at the Leach Pottery in May 2013. Roelof studied Art at East London Technical College, South Africa, and founded his first ceramics studio in Limpopo Province in 1992, where he collaborated with potter Solomon Matatoko. He went on to work in Kysna as a Resident Potter at Bitou Crafts, founded by Clementina van der Walt, before starting his own production pottery in Cape Town, where he also served on the Committee of the Western Cape Potters Association. As part of the pottery’s senior management team Roelof supervises the training of apprentices and visiting interns, and oversees the production of Leach Standard Ware.