Born in Cork, Ireland in 1951.  Lived in Ireland and Canada as a child.

From 1972 to 1995 raised four children and was involved in a number of organisations on a voluntary basis; in particular, as Secretary of the Courthouse Committee, which successfully restored the old courthouse in Tinahely, Co. Wicklow, turning it into an Arts Centre.

  In 1995 was offered a place as a mature student at Grennan Mill Craft School and then trained as a production potter on the Crafts Council of Ireland Pottery Skills Course.  In 1997-98 worked as Caretaker/Technician in the Craft School with use of the Ceramics Studio culminating in first solo exhibition in June 1998.

In Sept. 98 undertook a two-year Diploma course in ceramics in Carmarthenshire College of Technology and Art.   Received a Distinction for Diploma project – building a gas-fired soda-glazing kiln.  In 2001 received a 2.1 Hons. Degree from the University of Wales.   Was one of 24 graduates whose work was selected for “Setting Out 2002”, the annual exhibition of UK based ceramic graduates.   Awarded CPA Travel Bursary at the exhibition and also selected to participate in “Earth & Fire” Ceramics Fair at Rufford, Nottingham, UK.

During 2001 an article on my work ‘Wet-fired Ceramics’ was published in “ceramicsTechnical”, the international ceramics magazine published in Australia. Travelled to Australia in 2002 on the CPA Travel Bursary and returned there again in 2003 & 2004 making work, first, in the studio of Potter, Ian Jones and then in a couple of temporary studios.
 

In Oct 2002 undertook a month long residency at the International Ceramics Studios, in Kecskemet, Hungary.  In July 2003 was a guest Demonstrator at Aberystwyth International Ceramic Festival, then took part in the International Applied Ceramics Symposium, Avanos, Turkey.

 In Aug 2005 received an Arts Council Travel Bursary to travel to Croatia to attend 'Ceramica Multiplex' exhibition, symposium and workshop.  In June 2006 invited to undertake a residency at Cill Rialaig Artists Retreat, Co Kerry, Ireland

Invited participant in 6th International Wood-fired Ceramics Symposium, Kohila, Estonia from 2nd-23rdJuly 2006, and in the 5th International Symposium of Art Ceramics, Camaguey, Cuba from 1st-16th December

Exhibited in 'Ballade Irlandais' Galerie Embargo, Paris in March 2007.  Piece selected for 27th Concurs Internacional de Ceramica l'Alcora @ Museu l'Alcora, Spain in July. Invited to take part in 43rd International Ceramics Symposium, Boleslawiec, Poland during August.  Selected for Irish Crafts Council Stand at SOFA, the Applied Art Fair in Chicago, USA and ICMEA Emerging Artists Exhibition in Fuping, China in November.

In Oct 2007 I began my studies for my Masters degree in the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. In November I travelled to Chicago to take part in SOFA as part of the Crafts Cpouncil of Ireland Stand.

In 2008 I  took part in the 44th International Ceramics Symposium in Boleslawiec, Poland in August and in November  returned to Chicago to take part in SOFA for a second time.

I took part in 2 symposiums in 2009,  Belarus in July  and in August in Croatia. I received my Masters degree in November.

Work in the collections of the International Ceramic Studios, Kecskemet, Hungary; Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey; Collection of Contemporary Ceramics, Varazdin City Museum, Croatia; Collection of Museo del Fang, Marratxi, Mallorca; Tohisoo Manor House, Kohila, Estonia; Municipal Collection of Camaguey City, Cuba; Ceramic Museum, Boleslawiec, Poland; Bobruisk Ceramics Museum in Belarus; Nasice Museum, Nasice, Croatia and International Museum of Ceramics, Fuping, China.   

Work in private collections in Ireland, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Hungary, Germany, Spain, Turkey, Estonia, Taiwan, Switzerland, Belarus, Croatia and France.

In 2006 a number of signature pieces were commissioned and installed in White's Hotel, Wexford Town, Ireland. 

Selected for 'Portfolio' the digital catalogue of the Crafts Council of Ireland.

Member of Ceramics Ireland

Member of Visual Artists Ireland

   Member of National Sculpture Factory

   Member of Irish Contemporary Ceramics

   Registered Practitioner with Crafts Council of Ireland

Paperclay Sculptural Forms: 

The 'Standing Forms' are built over formers made from dowels and cardboard tubing stuffed with bubble wrap or newspaper. For the 'Pods' I use various sized balloons.  I texture individual sections of clay and gradually build up the surface and form.  I allow it to dry enough to hold the shape, then I either deflate the balloons; cut the long enclosed forms in the middle and gently pull out the former, reassembling with some more pieces of clay which I secure over the join; or ease the tapered former out of the flared standing forms.  The pieces are then bisque fired and given a second oxide firing.

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This was a method I developed for my Degree.  I weave formers form willow and other hedgerow materials or make formers similar to the paperclay Standing Forms.  I cover these with a mixture of clay/hay (see Aberystwyth page), porcelain slip and other additions.  I then fire this work soaking wet.  There is an article about this method in 'ceramicsTECHNICAL' No. 13, the international ceramics magazine published in Australia.

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Raku is a special technique for firning pottery, developed in 16th Century Japan  Modern Raku as practised in the West uses the same techniques as the traditional Japanese, but is more flamboyant in form and colour.

It is fired in a small kiln, which reaches between 900-1000 degrees in less than an hour.  The pots are then taken hot from the kiln using a long handled tongs.  The glaze is still molten and they are put immediately into a bin containing sawdust or other combustible material.  The red hot pots ignite the sawdust and the resulting smoke and flames react with the glaze to produce random colour variations and strong metalic lustres on the glazed surface.  The unglazed area of the pot turns black from the smoke treatment

I also make a range of small thrown raku pots - each one is slightly different and range in price €20 - €30.  It is the nearest I get to production work!

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1996:

End of year show, Grennan Mill Craft School, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, Ireland.

1997:

End of year show, Crescent Workshop Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland.

1998:

Solo exhibition, Grennan Mill Craft School,Thomastown, 

Co.Kilkenny, Ireland.

1999:

Selected exhibitor “Common Earth” Exhibition, Dublin, Ireland.

2000:

Diploma Show, CCTA, Carmarthen, Wales.

Selected exhibitor Ardgillan House C.P.S.I., Dublin, Ireland.

Exhibition with guest exhibitor, Nic Collins, Courthouse Arts Centre, Tinahely , Co Wicklow, Ireland         

Selected exhibitor RDS Craft Competition & National Travelling Exhibition: Derry Harbour &Cavan County Museums; Crawford Gallery Cork & Hunt Museum, Limerick, Ireland.

Selected exhibitor “Common Earth” Exhibition, Dublin, Ireland.

2001:

Degree Show, CCTA, Carmarthen, Wales.

2002:

Selected exhibitor “Setting Out 2002”, Contemporary Ceramics, 7 Marshall St, London

Selected for “Earth & Fire”, Rufford Country Park, at “Setting Out 2002”

2003:

Demonstrators Exhibition, International Ceramic Festival, Aberystywth Arts Centre, Wales

Participants Exhibition, 4^th International Ceramics Symposium, Avanos, Turkey.

2005:

Selected exhibitor 'Ceramics Ireland' Excel Gallery, Tipperary Town, Ireland

Waterford Designer Makers Exhibition, Waterfront Gallery, Milfordhaven, Wales.

“Relative Space” exhibition with Artist Sarah Browne, Courthouse Arts Centre, Tinahely, Co Wicklow, Ireland.

Selected exhibitor Greenan Maze Sculpture Exhibition, Greenan, Co. Wicklow, Ireland.      

Invited exhibitor “Common Ground” Grennan Mill Craft School, Kilkenny Arts Festival, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, Ireland.

Selected exhibitor “Ceramica Multiplex” the International Exhibition of Post Modern Ceramics, Varazdin, Croatia.

'Common Earth' Exhibition, Dalkey Heritage Centre, Dalkey, Co. Dublin, Ireland.

2006:

7 Ceramic Artists @ The OSB Gallery, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow, Ireland.

Selected Finalist 1st BICMA Exhibition Marratxi, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

'Craft Select' Eigse Arts Festival, Carlow Town, Ireland.

6th International Wood-fired Ceramics Symposium Exhibition, Tohisoo Mansion Park, Kohila, Estonia.

'Emerging Ceramics' National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny & Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales.

Miriam Bailey Gallery, Bandon, Co Cork, Ireland.

Sculpture-in-Context' Botanic Gardens, Dublin, Ireland.

Ceramics Ireland Exhibition, Dalkey Heritage Centre, Co Dublin, Ireland.

'Earth, Music & Poetry' 5th Ceramic Art Symposium Exhibition, Camaguey, Cuba.

2007:

Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford Town, Ireland.

Galerie Embargo, Paris, France.

Lavit Gallery Members Exhibition, Cork, Ireland.

Hermoine Arts Week Exhibition, Alexandra College, Dublin, Ireland.

'Placas de Artistas 2007' Paso de Los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina.

'Lilliput Ceramics' Worls Exhibition of Small & Miniature Ceramics, Cakavec & Opatija, Croatia.

Ceramics Ireland Exhibition, Ardgillian Castle, Co Dublin, Ireland.
'Craft Select' Eigse Arts Festival, Carlow, Ireland.  

1) Jermyn, Jane. (1997) " A Year at Grennan Mill" Ceramics Ireland Autumn 1997. The Journal of the Craft Potters Society of Ireland. 

 2) Jermyn, Jane. (1998) "Ian Jones - Australian Wood-firer" Ceramics Ireland Autumn 1998. The Journal of the Craft Potters Society of Ireland.

3) Jermyn, Jane. (1999) "Svend Bayer - Thirty Years A Potter" Ceramics Ireland Spring 1999. The Journal of the Craft Potters Society of Ireland

4) Jermyn, Jane. (1999) "Svend Bayer" Devon Life Magazine. May1999

 5) Jermyn, Jane. (2000) "Building a Soda/Salt Kiln" Ceramics Ireland; Winter 2000; Pg.6,  The Journal of the Craft Potters Society of Ireland.

6) Jermyn, Jane. (2001) "Wet-fired Ceramics", ceramicsTechnical; No 13, Pgs.51-53. Australia

7) Jermyn, Jane. (2002) "Up Front" Ceramics Monthly; Jan 2002. USA.

8) Peare, Carolyn. (2003) “Jane Jermyn’s Wet Firing” Ceramics Ireland; Autumn/Winter 2003.  Cover and Pg.19. The Journal of the Craft Potters Society of Ireland.

9) Jermyn, Jane. (2005) “A Residency at ICS, Kecskemet, Hungary” Ceramics Ireland; Spring/Summer 2005. The Journal of Ceramics Ireland.

10) Jermyn, Jane. (2005) “The 4^th International Symposium of Applied Ceramics, Avanos, Turkey” Ceramics Ireland; Spring/Summer 2005. The Journal of Ceramics Ireland.

11) Jermyn, Jane. (2005) " Report on 10th International Ceramics Festival" The Log Book; Issue 23, Pgs 22-25. 2005. Ireland

12) Jermyn, Jane. (2005)" Close-up on ....Raku-Fired Ceramics" Munster Interiors, Spring 2005. Ireland.

13) Jermyn, Jane. (2005) "Wood-firings at the International Ceramics" Ceramics Ireland; Autumn/Winter 2005/2006. The Journal of Ceramics Ireland.

14) Walker, Gerry. (2005) "Jane Jermyn....Ceramics" Ceramics Ireland Atumn/Winter 2005/2006.  The Journal of Ceramics Ireland.

15) Parker, Christy. (2006) 'Cuba set for 'Jermyn' invasion' Cork Examiner, 26th November 2006.

16) O'Connor, Joanne. (2007) "A Treat for the Senses" Wexford Echo, 7-13 February 2007.

17) Maher, Brendan. (2007) 'Gerda Teljour, Jane Jermyn and Juliana Walters @ Wexford Arts Centre' Start magazine, Spring 2007

18) Amagat, Catherine. (2007) 'Expositions' la revue de la ceramique et du verre No 154 Mai/Juin 2007

19) Various. (2007) 'Surface Tension' Catalogue, Arts Council Touring Experiment. Decemnber 2007

20) Dunne, Aiden (2007) 'Elastic Connections' Irish Times Arts Review 9th Jan. 2008

21) Flegg, Eleanor. (2008) 'The Ceramic Sculpture of Jane Jermyn' New Ceramic Magazine No. 5/08, Sept/Oct 2008

 TV Programme:
'Wedi Tri' Welsh language programme on S4C featuring 'Emerging Makers' Exhibition, December 2006