Edmund de Waal (1964)
1964-09-10Nottingham, United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Edmund de Waal
Edmund Arthur Lowndes de Waal is a contemporary English artist, master potter and author. He is known for his large-scale installations of porcelain vessels often created in response to collections and archives or the history of a particular place. De Waal's book The Hare with Amber Eyes was awarded the Costa Book Award for Biography, Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize in 2011 and Windham–Campbell Literature Prize for Non-Fiction in 2015. De Waal's second book The White Road, tracing his journey to discover the history of porcelain was released in 2015.
Date and place of birt: | 10 september 1964, Nottingham, United Kingdom |
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Nationality: | United Kingdom |
Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
Specialization: | Artist, Ceramist, Writer |
Art style: | Contemporary art |